Animal welfare claim launched against Tasmanian salmon industry by Animals Australia
Animals Australia is calling on Biosecurity Tasmania to launch an immediate investigation into what it says are serious…
Is the ‘Tassie trade-off’ of lower pay still a good deal as cost-of-living bites?
Tasmania’s lifestyle is generally slower and quieter compared with other Australian states. For most people, there are no…
Leaking tents and ‘substandard’ gear given to sub-Antarctic expeditioners
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) says there are “lessons to be learnt” after internal documents revealed expeditioners were…
Neil the seal’s damage bill and management costs revealed
Neil the elephant seal has become a “wildlife icon”, bringing immense joy to fans in Tasmania and around…
Tasmanians letting fitness regimes slip as cost-of-living pressures rise
For Hobart teacher Mary Holton, health means everything. She started feeling the squeeze from cost-of-living pressures when fuel…
Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Declaration of interests Q E S Adnani reports grants or contracts as a recipient of the study under…
Antarctic station discovers its shipping containers floating away on iceberg after blizzard
From the air, they look like seven little ants on a torn piece of white paper. But a…
Beaconsfield mine rescue continues to defy belief two decades on
Brant Webb is cracking jokes and taking photos with star-struck tourists from the mainland. Standing only metres away…
Invasive long-spined sea urchin found on Tasmania’s west coast sparks fears for marine habitat
The discovery of a long-spined sea urchin on Tasmania’s remote west coast has signalled a critical new expansion…
Tasmanian private mental health service The Hobart Clinic reopens after 17-day closure
The last large-scale private mental health hospital in Tasmania’s south has reopened after a 17-day closure, with the…
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…
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…