Tasmania

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 species has been gone for almost a century, but that might be about to change.

AARON PATRICK: An expensive battle over an endangered stingray-like fish has dominated the election campaign in the island state.

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.

Nature has found a way after an echidna was spotted on an island where wildlife was mostly destroyed by a devastating bushfire more than a decade ago, leading experts to rejoice.

In February alone, the industry has seen an elevated mortality rate equivalent to about 6 per cent of the state’s annual production.

A teenager was made to stand for hours, sometimes while naked, and sleep on the floor by his grandmother as part of a punishment regime.