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Tasmanian scientists could help revolutionise Australia’s rock lobster fishery if new man-made reefs prove successful in Hobart’s River Derwent.

A memorial for almost 100 political prisoners sent from Canada to Australia’s penal colonies following an 1830s rebellion is rededicated in Hobart.

Questions are being raised about the living conditions seasonal fruit pickers are enduring in Tasmania, with locals complaining of an explosion in unregulated accommodation.

Dec 18, 2014 ... A witness comes forward with evidence a paedophile teacher, implicated in the royal commission, moved from Hobart's private school sector to ...

Bid to save birds from Tasmania devils on Maria Island haven

One of the world's rarest species, the orange bellied parrot, almost doubles its wild population thanks to help from scientists.

One of the world’s rarest species, the orange bellied parrot, almost doubles its wild population thanks to help from scientists.

A Launceston athlete wins one of Australia's most gruelling half-marathons from Hobart's Wrest Point casino up Mount Wellington.

A Launceston athlete wins one of Australia’s most gruelling half-marathons from Hobart’s Wrest Point casino up Mount Wellington.

A 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome has helped raised thousands of dollars for the Special Olympics riding from Tasmania's east coast to Hobart.

A 12-year-old boy with Down syndrome has helped raised thousands of dollars for the Special Olympics riding from Tasmania’s east coast to Hobart.

An ice age and drought from thousands of years ago, not hunting and disease, placed Tasmanian Devils on the path towards extinction, scientists say.

Child sex abuse victims at a Hobart school in the 1950s urge other victims to come forward to the royal commission.

A famed gravel football oval that strikes fear into the hearts of those who play on it is set for a facelift.

Two Tasmanian farmers have found what they hope to prove is the world’s woolliest sheep.

Tasmania has been urged to invest more in renewable energy despite the state-owned electricity generator, Hydro Tasmania, facing serious financial challenges. A defunct carbon tax, uncertainty around the Renewable Energy Target and a changing climate are all posing threats to the renewable energy producer. Hydro Tasmania has all but abandoned plans to build the world's largest wind farm on King Island, but insists its future prospects are favourable. Energy experts now say drier conditions are emerging as yet another threat to hydro-electric generation.

A Hobart school chaplain has been sacked for re-posting a comment on Facebook that described homosexuality as “not normal”. Troy Williams has been stood down from his role at the Kingborough Council and Hobart College.

The world's peak science body has put the Australian Government on notice, warning it could lose out on lucrative contracts following cuts to science in the federal budget. In Hobart, the CSIRO's staff numbers are being cut and the Australian Antarctic Division is being forced to find efficiency measures. Medical researchers are also bracing for an indirect impact as the structure of PhDs change.

Apr 23, 2014 ... Brian Harradine, Australia's longest-serving independent senator, has been honoured with a state funeral in Hobart.

A foam box manufacturer is warning it may shut up shop in Tasmania due to crippling energy costs.