Tasmania

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.

The Tasmanian Parliament voted 18-17 to dismiss the state’s Liberal Government, a decision that threatens the creation of a 19th team in the Australian Football League, the Devils.

A new development has the 19th AFL club facing the real possibility of a fatal blow before it has even formed.

Police are working to trace the final movements of a father of two found dead in an industrial bin behind a Hobart shopping strip.

Fast-track plans for a new waterfront stadium attached to a state's AFL dream have revealed the venue will likely cost an extra $170 million.

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The victim’s mother previously spoke about the heartbreak of losing her son.

The 19-year-old fought for his life in hospital for a week before tragically succumbing to his injuries.