Tasmania

The club faces a giant hurdle to enter the AFL after the Tasmania Planning Commission released its findings into the viability of the Macquarie Point Stadium.

After years of delay, Tasmanians finally have an answer on whether a major wind farm will go ahead.

ANDREW CARSWELL: The Tasmanian Premier has what Sussan Ley could only dream of: a party unbound by the Nationals.

In a bid to shore up the support of progressive independents, one state government has announced it will phase out greyhound racing by 2029.

Jeremy Rockliff will remain Tasmania's premier after the State's governor reappointed his government, ending weeks of political limbo.

Wild details have emerged days after a ‘very experienced’ pilot, his passenger and pet dog disappeared over the Bass Strait.

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after killing a mother of four with a car on the driveway of a property has argued his 13-year jail sentence is too high.

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.