‘Abandoning the basics’: The community sector union is flummoxed over youth crime prevention announcements when a program supporting at-risk youth has been placed on hold for months.
A Labor landslide in Tasmania has flipped the seat of Bass to newcomer Jess Teesdale, teacher for 14 years and Launceston native. Meet the teacher who took the seat from Bridget Archer.
A sheep shearer from King Island opens up on the ‘devastating’ reasons he is cycling Australia on his low-rider, three wheeler to raise a big sum of money for mental health research.
Tasmania’s biggest agricultural event has all you need — farming equipment, food, boats, cars — and plenty of politicians as well shaking hands ahead of Election Day.
Pressure is once again growing on councillor Danny Gibson, who faces serious allegations, to resign. The latest.
Tasmania’s first smash room is hoped to be up and running soon where people can let out their frustrations. Find out what a smash room is and how it works.
A northern Tasmanian female team was disqualified from a prelim over player selection rules, which one player claims is due to a different set of rules to the men’s side.
A man was stabbed twice in the buttocks during what a Supreme Court judge called ‘a vigilante-style attack’. What went down during the stabbing.
They are beloved by Launcestonians and a tourism drawcard, but by 2050, no monkeys will likely be left in City Park. Why the animals will be disappearing.
Years of work have led up to it, but now, more than 500 university students have officially graduated. All the colour from the first lot of University of Tasmania graduation ceremonies.
A Tasmanian council is set to make a call on whether it should prevent future reproduction of its beloved population of Japanese snow monkeys, which have become a fixture of the city.
After going on strike earlier this week in the north of the state, Hobartians should expect disruptions to bus services as drivers take stop-work action.
McDonalds is making sure to have all sides of Launceston covered with a pitch for another restaurant in the city’s suburbs. The details.
When a young constable jumped in the water to save several drowning children, he says he was filled with adrenaline. He was one of 110 police officers honoured with awards and medals.
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