Truck seized as police reveal further details in Brooker Hwy fatal
A truck believed to have struck and killed a young man along the Brooker Highway has been seized by police as officers provide an update on the tragedy.
Tasmania
Crowther statue award nomination sparks delight and fury
The Hobart City Council’s decision to remove the controversial Crowther statue from Franklin Square still causes division in the community. Why an award nomination has reignited the debate.
Charges laid over alleged jewellery store burglary
Police allege a 40-year-old man from the state’s North-West burgled a jewellery store in Launceston, and that’s not all the accused has been charged with.
Beautiful, kind and adventurous teenager remembered
A popular young teenager lost to a crash earlier in the week is being remembered as a devoted twin brother and for his adventurous streak. Read his family’s tribute to their beloved son.
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Multimillion-dollar developer wants $26m handout for next project
Prominent Tasmanian developer Errol Stewart is backing a call for the next federal government to stump up millions — that would assist in his CBD project.
Let them eat cake: Why dapper greyhounds are having high tea
Black tea, white tea or even grey? Dogs Home of Tasmania serves up a very special, exclusive high tea for the ‘long and narrow’ in a bid to grow awareness.
‘Natural leader’: Popular police officer and footballer mourned
Sgt Adam “Rex” Eastley was a popular police officer and footballer. Read the tributes to the father of two young daughters.
Hobart mourns destruction of child convict statues, as man charged
The removal and destruction of two bronze statues depicting the plight of orphaned convict children in colonial Tasmania has devastated members of the group which commissioned the project.
Shattered: The reason Beardy McBeard is big on road safety
‘I was lucky to be alive:’ Renowned Tasmanian photographer and cyclist ‘Beardy McBeard’ was cleaned up by a ute in 2023, Now he wants drivers to stay safe this Easter. CONTENT WARNING
UTAS upgrade is between a tree and a hard place
Between a $130 million stadium and a 100-year-old tree – council had a hard choice to make. Here’s what unfolded.
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Period pain education program scrapped
The Tasmanian government has discontinued funding for a popular period pain education program delivered in state schools, instead choosing to provide its own in-house program.
Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash at Glenorchy
Police say they attempted to intercept the motorcycle shortly before a fatal crash. Here’s what we know.
Survivor, movie star Akubra goes missing in Hobart
Peter Greste’s Akubra hat has survived the bowels of the Egyptian prison system — but not Hobart’s waterfront with his trusty companion going missing.
Interstate demand for Dark Mofo forces airline to put on extra flights
Tasmania’s favourite winter festival is proving to be so popular among mainlanders this year that one major airline has had to schedule an additional six return flights to Hobart this June.
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