Spirit of Tasmania operator TT-Line deemed ‘insolvent’ in August, but board disagrees
Tasmania’s auditor-general says that Spirit of Tasmania operator TT-Line was insolvent in August, but the state-owned company has…
Re-entering housing market after divorce hard for many due to loss of shared income
The rising cost of housing means many couples going through a divorce will struggle to return to home…
Many migrant woman facing having to ‘start from scratch’ in Australia but an employment program is trying to help
Two years ago, Areej Fatima migrated to Australia on a skilled migrant visa. She arrived with a master’s…
How the star of lost silent film Jewelled Nights went from the limelight to selling sweets for cinemagoers
It has been nearly 100 years to the day that Tasmania’s remote and rugged west coast played backdrop…
Fears for endangered Tasmanian crayfish species after ‘unauthorised’ earthworks
A creek in northern Tasmanian known to be home to the endangered giant freshwater crayfish has sustained “serious…
Calvary Health Care questioned over Launceston private hospital’s future after infrastructure failure
A major infrastructure failure at a private hospital in Tasmania’s north has healthcare experts calling for assurances about…
Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina ‘makes contact with ocean floor’ near remote Heard Island
Australia’s icebreaker has been involved in an incident in which the ship’s hull “made contact with the ocean…
Tasracing sacks chief thoroughbred steward for ‘conduct-related matters’ days into employment
Tasracing has sacked its newly appointed chief thoroughbred steward for “conduct-related matters” that occurred just days into their…
Tasmanian MP Craig Garland temporarily disqualified from driving over drug driving charge
A Tasmanian MP caught drug driving has been disqualified from driving for six months. Braddon independent Craig Garland…
Stalemate breaks over power security deposit for Tasmania’s Boyer paper mill with Aurora Energy
A power supply agreement between Australia’s last paper mill and Tasmania’s state-owned energy retailer has been reached, ending…
Tasmanian schools’ virtual learning trial to tackle non-attendance, school refusal
For year 11 student Amadeo Ambrosino, a school day can be far from typical. The 17-year-old lives with…
First survey in five years shows feral deer population boom in Tasmania
Tasmania’s feral deer population has had an “unanticipated” increase of nearly 20,000 in a five-year period. An aerial…