A discharge of mine processing waste water in Tasmania's north-west has prompted a warning from the Environment Protection Authority. The EPA says there's a low risk the Park River at the Kara Mine near Hampshire could...

A siege in the state's north-west has tragically ended with the death of man from self-inflicted burns. Reports of threats being made at the property on Bells Parade in Somerset meant police were dispatched to the...

Police have arrested a woman over an alleged mugging in a Launceston hotel carpark last night. Detectives believe they know who the other offenders are, after the incident at Prospect at around 10.30 pm. It's alleged a...

Two teenagers have pleaded guilty to murdering a man in Launceston last year. In a rare move, Justice Robert Pearce made the names of the accused minors public, given the nature of the "heinous" crime.  19-year-old Billy...

All is in readiness for the first Tasmanian Wine Festival staged at the state's Botanical Gardens in Hobart this weekend. 20 wineries each with around half a dozen products are setting up, as are gourmet food...

The State Government's making no apologies for having the Bob Brown Foundation slapped with a Worksafe Tasmania prohibition notice. The Foundation, which has made headlines lately for its tree-sit blockades and equipment lock-ons at a West...

An Australian-owned homewares company, which has 60 stores nationwide, is the latest retailer to collapse into voluntary administration. Ishka employs more than 450 people, including at its Rosny Park and Launceston stores, and has been trading...

West Coasters will welcome news of a trial bus service between the region's towns. Mayor Phil Vickers says a 12-month pilot will be up and running as of next week, thanks to a $100,000 State Government...

At an unchanged 5.8% for January, Tasmania's trend unemployment rate remains the third highest in the nation in the monthly ABS report on unemployment. Only Queensland and South Australia have worse trend rates, the best state...

Two New Norfolk men are due in court on Thursday over an alleged aggravated burglary involving firearms.  Police allege the pair aged 33 and 35 stole three guns from a Derwent Valley home on Tuesday.  The weapons...