Madeleine Rojahn

For some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, receiving an Australian of the Year award can be used to draw attention to important issues. But others feel unable to accept a nomination because the timing of the awards is too painful.

A 65-year-old Lithuanian man remains in a critical condition after being trapped and partially submerged in the Franklin River for 20 hours. Medical crews amputated the man's left leg to free him. 

The mayor of a Tasmanian rural council has been made to complete training in "mayoral functions" following a series of run-ins with councillors which were found to have brought council into disrepute.

The coach of the Tasmania JackJumpers demands the National Basketball League to do more stop abuse of players and their loved ones on social media after online attacks were directed at a player's pregnant wife.

Dyscalculia, which Alfie Barker describes as being like "dyslexia but for maths", receives only a fraction of the research funding its literacy counterpart does, and experts believe that needs to change.

More financial assistance has opened up for Tasmanians affected by the recent storm and flooding event, as residents continue assessing the damage.

A store owner in Hobart's northern suburbs says he has dealt with 15 to 20 antisocial behaviour and crime-related incidents at his store since June, ranging from staff intimidation and racist abuse to shop damage.

For the first time since her mother's murder, Romany Wake shares her story, telling a rally calling for an end to domestic and family violence her family was "let down" by the justice system.

The co-conqueror of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hilllary, described it as Australia's "only true mountain". But, with a death just this week bringing home the dangers, climbers know Tasmania's Federation Peak is not for the faint of heart.

Feral cats continue to plague Australia, costing farmers billions and pushing native animals to extinction. Researchers say to solve the problem, we should change tack and target one of their main food sources — rabbits.