Tasmania

A man who allegedly shot a veteran police constable at a rural property has appeared in court on charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.

Residents across Tasmania’s south west have been rattled by a magnitude 4.1 earthquake that one local described as like a ‘thunderclap’.

A court has delivered its decision in the appeal of a couple who were found guilty of murdering their former son-in-law in the driveway of his rural home.

Tasmania's Labor opposition has confirmed its support for the Macquarie Point AFL stadium, ahead of a parliamentary vote that will decide its fate.

Tasmania’s AFL dream is in crisis after a damning report found the proposed $1.8bn stadium would harm the state’s economy but Jeremy Rockliff has other ideas.

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.