Australians are moving to Tasmania to escape climate change, but the island state is not immune
Jack Taylor can still vividly remember the day when the air around him became too hot to breathe.…
Tasmania’s tree fern trade accused of ‘greenwashing’ over native forest logging links, but others say it is sustainable
Kingsley Dixon’s trip abroad could have been perfect. After all, the acclaimed Australian botanist won the “plant Olympics”…
Teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter over Hobart waterfront drowning
A teenager who shoved two people on Hobart’s waterfront into the river, resulting in a man’s drowning death,…
Hawthorn Hawks list build and profile, recruiting strategy and success, draft picks, free agency, trade, Nathan Buckley analysis, latest news
Hawthorn appears to be “reprising” the late 2000s and early 2010s version of itself with its recent recruiting,…
Potato mop-top virus ‘impossible’ to eradicate, Biosecurity Tasmania says as ninth incursion detected
Potato mop-top virus is here to stay and its source is unlikely to ever be discovered, Biosecurity Tasmania…
Bruce Lehrmann likely to face four-day hearing in Tasmania over motor vehicle stealing charge
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is likely to face a four-day hearing over a motor vehicle stealing charge…
Does the damning planning report mean the end for Hobart’s Macquarie Point stadium?
It’s a town-planning exercise of immense complexity. A roofed stadium at the intersection of Hobart’s only major arterial…
Macquarie Point stadium report recommends project not proceed, as Tasmanian Planning Commission flags concerns
The proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium in Hobart should not proceed, a long-awaited assessment from the Tasmanian Planning…
Pathological Demand Avoidance, a little-known profile of autism affecting kids and adults
When 11-year-old Milly and her mum Jenny arrived at the school principal’s office, Jenny’s heart sank. There were…
Polar ‘geoengineering’ projects won’t protect environment against climate change, scientists warn
Proposed “geoengineering” projects designed to reduce the impacts of global warming in polar regions would be ineffective, extremely…
Four dolphins found dead in Huon Aquaculture salmon farm pens during six month period
Four dolphins have died in the first half of the year after becoming entangled at salmon farms in…
New program training GPs in responding to domestic and family violence in Tasmania
Rebecca* credits her general practitioner with saving her life. It was her doctor who, when her child presented…