The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Concerns for missing 80-year-old sailor

Tasmanian police hold concerns for the welfare of 80-year-old sailor Peter Baggenstos who has been missing since December.

AAP · Jan 26, 2023

Tasmanian Aboriginal community frustrated over lack of monuments marking frontier violence

Tasmanian Aboriginal community members say it is frustrating that the state still has no public physical recognition of its bloody history of frontier violence.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Fears for at-risk kids as Tasmanian child protection investigation times blow out

New figures show it is taking about 20 per cent longer to start and finish child safety investigations in Tasmania than just a year earlier, as one worker says staff are struggling to keep on top of priority cases.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Hope renewed for family of missing man, Nicola Sallese, after discovery by divers of Dale Nicholson's body

A diver emerges from a river clutching a car's number plate, captured on video — could it be from the car owned by a man who went missing more than 14 years ago? After this weeks' remarkable discovery solving another cold case disappearance, one Tasmanian family hopes that they, too,…

ABC News · Jan 23, 2023

Cancelled event prompts questions in Tasmania

The cancellation of a historic motorsport expo in Tasmania has raised questions regarding government funding, according to a local report.

Motorsport · Jan 23, 2023

River body find in Tas missing person case

Divers have found a body in a submerged car belonging to a 61-year-old Tasmanian man who disappeared more than six years ago.

AAP · Jan 23, 2023

Longford Grand Prix Expo cancelled despite being backed by $450,000 in taxpayer funding

Organisers cancel the inaugural Longford Grand Prix Expo, with the Tasmanian government yet to confirm what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funding.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2023

Tasmanian devil joeys successfully audited in Aussie Ark mainland breeding program

Tasmanian devil joeys born last year in a mainland breeding program have been captured and "audited", with researchers saying they appear healthy and happy.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2023

JackJumpers end Taipans winning NBL run

Tasmania JackJumpers produce big final quarter to defeat Cairns Taipans and boost their NBL playoff hopes.

AAP · Jan 20, 2023

Disability housing wait has Tasmanians in state of 'desperation', 'despair' advocates say

Judi needs new accommodation and is on an ever-growing list of Tasmanians without suitable housing — and advocates say a "complete lack of transparency" in the process leaves those waiting in a state of "total despair".

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023