The Coalition has ‘completely lost touch with the mainstream’, Wilkie says, casting an eye over the future of the Oppositions. Tassie also sent Labor a strong message on salmon, he claims.
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.
Meet the comedy group that ambushed Pauline Hanson with a Donald Trump lookalike at a polling booth in Hobart.
Tasmanians experiencing family violence often make their first disclosure to their doctor. This new service will help GPs connect them with the right support.
All eyes will be on Tasmania as the 2025 federal election results come in. LIVE RESULTS
Tasmanian Deadloch star has an emotional reaction to the federal election result, while “four strong women” are keen to get to work for Tassie. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW>>
Labor celebrates having two more Tasmanian voices inside their party room — but things are more subdued for our Liberal state government who will face the fallout of the federal vote. Analysis from our Political Editor David Killick >>
Officers had spotted a BMW driving above the speed limit before it crashed and rolled into a river in the state’s North-West, police say. Here’s what we know.
Thirteen candidates will vie for three seats in the Legislative Council in this month’s second chance to vote for some Tasmanian electors.
The deaths of William (Bill) Alomes, Alwyn Denis Badger and Colleen Ruth Wilby have been announced in the The Mercury’s My Tributes. Read the latest death notices here.
Funerals for William (Bill) Alomes, Helen Grayson and Dunstan Urwin-Mann will be held in in Hobart this week. Read the latest funeral notices here.
Tasmania recorded five property sales over a million dollars last week, the latest auction and sales results reveal.
Here is a list of people appearing at Hobart Magistrates Court on May 2.
A theatre adaptation of a classic British sitcom set to be performed at the Playhouse Theatre has run into an immovable obstacle: Australia’s political advertising laws.
Only the Liberal Party has a plan to deliver cost of living relief to Tasmanians, Liberal candidates stressed as their federal election campaign wrapped up in Launceston on Friday.
Labor’s Southern Tasmanian candidates finished their federal election campaign spruiking Medicare and portraying Peter Dutton as its foe.
A young woman has taken to the witness stand to describe the night a man allegedly “pushed” her into sex when she was 14-years-old. What the court heard:
The largest battery-electric ship in the world has officially been unveiled by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat, with the landmark event being described as “the birth of the first unicorn”.
A shocking number of road deaths occurred across Tasmania in April, in what was the highest road toll recorded in a single month since July 2009.
Top race caller and former journalist Colin McNiff has called his last race after being made redundant. Read the reactions to his shock departure.
The team behind Bar Wa Izakaya have opened a new venture, Lost in Asia, a bar and restaurant they promise will transport diners to the streets of South-East Asia.
‘The only people who can’t get to it are members of the public:’ Why there’s no support for Greens’ plan to ‘unlock’ the unique Tarkine rainforest.
Australians are heading to the polls to cast their vote. See the full list of Tasmanian polling booth locations here — including the ones that will have a democracy sausage sizzle.
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.
Fronting a parliamentary inquiry, State Service boss Kathrine Morgan-Wicks revealed just how many public servants remain suspended over allegations of child sexual abuse.
Glenorchy Mayor Sue Hickey has denounced the rampant speculation and social media rumours about gang violence and anti-social behaviour supposedly planned in her community.
The head of Ambulance Tasmania has announced his resignation after accepting a new role interstate, making him the third CEO to depart the organisation since 2020.
Much loved Australian actor Patrick Brammall is diving into his family history on a popular SBS show — which brought him to the Apple Isle.
A new survey reveals the public sentiment behind Hobart’s hot topics, including an AFL team and stadium, GBE sales and a cable car.
An unassuming cottage that played a huge role in Hobart’s early colonial days has reopened its doors, with a local museum unveiling a new interpretative centre at the site.
More than 50,000 Tasmanian students and graduates would be worse off if a Liberal government was elected and cancelled higher education debt relief, Labor says.
Schools and retail outlets across Hobart’s northern suburbs tightened security measures and police stepped up patrols as social media posts fuelled rumours of planned anti-social behaviour on Wednesday.
New rules intended to protect the salmon industry in Macquarie Harbour don’t seem to be operating as promised, the federal opposition says. And why former PM Tony Abbott was in town.
A key mental health service managed by the state government is set to be taken over by a not-for-profit organisation, angering staff who fear the change will result in worse outcomes for patients.
Police are at the scene after a vehicle and an e-bike collided on Main Road at Glenorchy, injuring one person. The latest.
A 26-year old Channel man who deliberately rammed his ute into an adversary’s stationary vehicle during an early morning melee on Cygnet’s main street faces court.
The state’s long-awaited container deposit scheme will finally launch this week, with its ‘reverse vending machines’ set to become a familiar site to Tasmanians.
A campaign to force the Hobart City Council to pay for an elector poll on the two-year trial of bike lanes on Collins St has failed after opponents of the project missed a crucial deadline.
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