The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmania's peak medical body says maternity services in the state's north-west are no longer safe and the state government needs to immediately take them over.

Tasmanian former chief psychiatrist Aaron Groves has suffered both personally and professionally as a result of his medical licence being suspended over an alleged "inappropriate" personal relationship, his lawyer argues.

A toy poodle owner has likened rescuing her dog from quicksand at a Tasmanian beach to the notorious swamp scene from The NeverEnding Story, while an expert advises if you are stuck in the stuff — the best thing to do is lean back and relax.

Tasmania JackJumpers gun Josh Magette will have surgery after specialists confirmed he had suffered a broken cheekbone and fractured eye socket.

Tasmania's education minister resists calls by a Christian lobby group to shut down a sold-out drag story time library event for toddlers — as the state's deputy premier declares he wouldn't take his children to see it.

Isolated from the world around him, Dean Baron found a lifeline in a different reality. Now he's determined to ensure others don't have to go it alone.

Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says star import Josh Magette faces a long road to recovery after suffering a serious facial injury against Illawarra.

After working as a lighting consultant for two decades, Landon Bannister has become the president of an organisation fighting for the preservation of starry skies — and, somewhat ironically, arguing for cutting back on illumination.

Tasmanian Olympian Jake Birtwhistle and elite athlete Ellie Salthouse have won Tasmania's first IronMan event, amid mass road closures around Hobart that organisers insisted would not result in traffic chaos for motorists.