The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Long-lost remains of last Tasmanian tiger from 1936 found in museum cupboard

The last-known Tasmanian tiger died in Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo in September 1936

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Gale calls on govt to support Tas AFL team

Richmond boss Brendon Gale wants the federal government to tip in for Hobart's proposed new stadium to help ensure Tasmania is granted an AFL licence.

AAP · Dec 5, 2022

Long lost Tassie tiger found at museum

Researchers have realised the long-lost remains of the last-known thylacine have in fact been in the collection of a Tasmanian museum.

AAP · Dec 5, 2022

Tasmanians under guardianship orders to be allowed to speak out under proposed reforms

People under guardianship orders in Tasmania would be able to speak publicly for the first time under potentially groundbreaking and nation-leading changes being considered by the state's attorney-general.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

SA near 300 Shield lead after quicks star

A strong pace bowling effort has given South Australia the advantage in their Shield match in Hobart, leading Tasmania by almost 300 runs after day two.

AAP · Dec 2, 2022

How a new clinical trial is aiming to improve the lives of people living with MS

A new treatment to repair the damage the disease causes could be on the horizon, thanks to a ground-breaking study underway in Tasmania.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Nurses warn aged care reform 'loophole' could see positions axed across the country

Nurses lobby federal ministers after a Tasmanian aged care provider's shock decision to axe enrolled nurses, citing a lack of funding.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Tasmanian farmer wages battle over logging plan, fearing swift parrot habitat loss

A Tasmanian apple farmer says he was told forest next to his property was safe from logging but then out of the blue, bulldozers started to roll in.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Toddler dies, second child in hospital after shed fire in northern Tasmania

Police investigating a shed fire in the Launceston suburb of Mowbray say a toddler was found dead at the scene and another with serious injuries has been taken to hospital.

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Toddler dies in Tasmanian shed fire

A shed fire in Tasmania has killed a toddler and seriously injured another young child.

AAP · Nov 30, 2022