Scout Wallen

If you're looking for advice on the perfect place to propose this Valentine's Day, Will and Sarah Figueira have a story for you. Just check the weather before you set off.

International students are reporting a range of negative experiences, including overt racism and bias against them in the classroom. The Australian Human Rights Commission is preparing its final report on the prevalence and impact of racism in the country's universities.

The spectacle of thousands of jellyfish at Hobart's waterfront dock may be breathtaking, but a leading scientist has warned their presence indicates something in the environment is out of balance.

An independent review into Tasmania's education system has found four main areas for improvement, with a union saying it must result in real change — and not just be "another review that gets put to the backburner".

HMAS Protector, crumbling offshore of Heron Island, played an important part in Australia's naval history and is now a marine paradise providing security for fish, turtles, rays, and sharks.

Thousands of Tasmanians are off the hook for fines imposed for not voting in council elections, due to an administrative error.      

The wine industry's peak body hopes it can attract the next generation of growers and producers, but young, first-generation winemakers say nepotism and historical industry connections are barriers to entry.

Hours from the mainland and in the middle of the ocean, Ruby Holmes and Heinrich Breuer are raising their son on the Great Barrier Reef.

Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Jim Everett again refused attendance at a court hearing where he was convicted on multiple charges. He agreed to pay fines relating to 'social laws' but continues protesting the court's jurisdiction over him. 

Since her son's death in a stabbing attack in 2019, Laraine Ludwig has campaigned for tougher knife laws in Tasmania. Now, with a trial for police to be able to search for weapons about to begin, she hopes no other family will go through what her's did.