5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (364+ words) A coroner has been unable to determine what caused a house fire that killed a Swansea woman on Tasmania’s east coast. Merrell Down, 68, died at her two-storey home on February 28, 2024. Her remains were found in the debris three days later…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (327+ words) A new documentary 16 years in the making will give audiences the full story behind one of the world’s most iconic big wave surfing locations, right here in Tasmania. Stern Fever, produced by Clifton Beach filmmaker Talon Clemow charts how Shipstern…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (201+ words) Police caught 114 drivers making a banned left turn in the Hobart CBD in just two hours on Thursday morning, nine days after the restriction came into effect. The operation was run at the corner of Argyle and Liverpool streets, where…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (317+ words) A Hobart pub is putting its kitchen to work for people doing it tough, cooking a massive batch of curry every fortnight for a free community meal run by Food Not Bombs Hobart. The New Sydney Hotel will prepare a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (525+ words) Treasurer Eric Abetz says the government remains open to reviving a short-stay levy after the upper house voted down the proposed 5% charge on Wednesday. The Legislative Council split six-all, with president Craig Farrell voting against the bill as is convention....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (149+ words) A man has been fined for dangerous driving after dashcam footage showed him overtaking across double white lines on the Bass Highway near Elizabeth Town, in the state’s north. The incident happened close to Gannons Hill Road, where three people…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (80+ words) A car has gone over a barrier in a crash on the Southern Outlet at Mount Nelson, blocking a lane of traffic heading towards Kingston. Tasmania Police said emergency services were called to single vehicle crash just after 2:30pm on Thursday....

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (358+ words) A $12 million election promise for a new Launceston bus interchange has been returned to the state budget as a saving after the site it was tied to fell through. The money was committed at the 2024 state election for a new…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (457+ words) Tasmania was the only state or territory to score significantly below the OECD average in maths in the latest international student testing, a report released this week shows. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), run in Australia by the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (455+ words) Graffiti, shoplifting, fuel drive-offs and other minor crimes can now be reported to Tasmania Police online instead of by phone or by visiting a police station. Tasmania Police opened its online crime reporting portal to the public today, months after…...