Wildlife refuge [email protected] has sent off another batch of insurance population devils it bred in captivity, overseas. Four of the endangered animals are flying out from Launceston today, bound for Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch.   The young...

A faulty rice cooker was apparently behind a fire which damaged a shop in Hobart's CBD on Monday night. A neighbouring business owner raised the alarm when he noticed smoke pouring out of Sup Express in...

A population of 650,000 by mid-century might be the Hodgman Government's big goal for Tasmania, but without some changes it's looking a little fanciful. While the state's numbers have been rapidly growing recently, a new report...

Tasmania's farmers have emerged as the most upbeat in Australian agriculture and are far more confident than their counterparts interstate, according to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey. The agrifinance operator found a third of this...

The state's peak body on drug use is urging a sceptical approach to new data which shows cannabis, MDMA, oxycodone, and fentanyl use in Tasmania are soaring. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission wastewater report showed we...

Hobart churches are ditching their complaints and fighting art with art in response to this year's Dark Mofo festival. The large inverted crosses seen on the waterfront in 2018 stirred up debate about who has the...

A young girl has been discharged from the Royal Hobart Hospital after contracting the state's third case of meningococcal this year. The 3-year-old from Spreyton in the north-west was diagnosed with the B strain of the...

A man is behind bars following a string of car burglaries and shed break-ins across Launceston in recent months. The 45-year-old from Kings Meadows was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with 12 counts of burglary and...

On the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the state government's unveiling a prevention strategy covering this year to 2022 with $850,000 of funding. Walks have been held through the streets of Hobart and Launceston...

Developers are hoping to begin work on Launceston's new 5 star hotel as soon as possible, after the $50 million dollar project was given the green light. Josef Chromy's luxury 39 metre 'Gorge Hotel' was voted...