Tasmania

Tasmania's election has delivered another hung parliament, with the Liberals ahead of Labor on the seat count and seemingly in the best position to govern.

Tasmania's Liberal and Labor leaders have cast their votes before counting begins at an election tipped to result in another minority government.

Swaying a group of so far intransigent independents and one Green MP in the upper house will determine if the new AFL stadium bill gets passed.

The Apple Isle is heading to its second state election in 16 months, as overdue ships linger off the coast of Africa and an AFL team hangs in the balance.

The Tasmanian Greens party have chipped in to buy a flight ticket for AFL CEO Andrew Dillon in their latest publicity stunt to draw attention to the state’s controversial proposed stadium. 

Veteran officer Keith Smith, shot and killed while executing a warrant in rural Tasmania, will be farewelled with full honours in a ceremony that marks a solemn moment for the state.

Ahead of the upcoming election Tasmanian voters have made clear what they want done before a new $1 billion stadium is built.

Bruce Lehrmann, who was accused of raping fellow former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, has pleaded not guilty to stealing a four-wheel drive.

Charges are yet to be laid against the alleged Tasmanian police officer killer as the Commissioner reveals new details of the chaotic scene at the rural property.

The veteran police officer who was fatally shot while executing a warrant on a regional property in Tasmania’s north has been identified, marking the state’s first on-duty death in 25 years.

A Tasmanian police officer is dead and the alleged shooter was shot by heavily armed police after an ambush outside a rural property.

A second Tasmanian election in 15 months is expected to be called on Tuesday, after a vote of no confidence against the Premier was passed last week.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Opposition Leader Dean Winter are refusing to change course to avoid another costly and time-consuming state election.

Two bodies, believed to be those of two Queensland tourists who went missing in North Hobart three days ago, have been found near a crashed vehicle in Tasmania’s northeast. 

The court has ruled on the fatal Hillcrest Primary School tragedy, where six children lost their lives after a jumping castle was lifted by a sudden gust of wind.