The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Calls for national container deposit scheme to stop 'discouraging innovation' of small producers

Small brewers in Tasmania and Victoria are struggling to keep up with individual container refund schemes across the country. Brewers say the red tape is killing innovation.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

What to do if the property you buy has a cemetery on it

Denis and Kay Whitehouse always dreamed of converting a church into a home. That dream became a reality when they bought one in Tasmania's southern midlands in 2008. But it wasn't just the church they became responsible for — it was also the property's cemetery.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2023

When an old Tafe campus is bought for a $50m makeover, what do you do? Fill it with art

Tasmania’s Mona Foma festival has taken over a car museum, a hardware store and now Launceston’s daggy former Tafe building, which is packed with art, music and performances

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

Circular Head Council gives green light to Robbins Island wind farm

A contentious wind farm proposal for Robbins Island in Tasmania's far north-west gets council approval the Greens say is in the "worst place" environmentally but the project still faces hurdles.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Rebekah had to travel more than four hours after her waters broke due to a midwife shortage

A growing number of north-west Tasmanian women say they are having birth inductions started and stopped, or are having to wait days after their waters break to be induced due to a midwife shortage.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

JackJumpers beat Breakers to stay alive in NBL playoffs

A second-half surge helped Tasmania JackJumpers level their NBL semi-final series against the New Zealand Breakers with a 89-78 win in Hobart.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Receptionist could be jailed for Cricket Tasmania theft

The woman at the centre of a texting saga with one-time Australian Test cricket captain Tim Paine could be jailed for stealing from Cricket Tasmania.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Hot Hughes smashes ton as NSW thrash Tasmania in Cup

Daniel Hughes continued his prolific run by scoring 129 for NSW in a 102-run win over Tasmania which smashed the visitors' hopes of making the one-day final.

AAP · Feb 16, 2023

Dairy giant Saputo to spend $20 million relocating manufacturing from mothballed Maffra site to Tasmania

In a sign of the times for the dairy industry, as one milk factory closes, another is expanding.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2023

Political lobbying in Tasmania is opaque — with little known about meetings with MPs — but that could change

Former politicians Eric Abetz, Christopher Pyne, Lara Giddings and Paul Lennon are among the registered lobbyists working for clients in Tasmania, that much is known — and now there is a push for more transparency around the practice.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023