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Latest news: Tasmania

Ferry saga sinks $47k a week for Scotland berth

Ferry saga sinks $47k a week for Scotland berth

Port infrastructure delays and cost blowouts have plagued the delivery of two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, with one of the ships now sitting in Scotland.

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

A proposed expansion of native forestry could include areas of land home to old-growth trees, endangered animals and Aboriginal heritage.

Renshaw ton fires Bulls to one-day win over Tasmania

Renshaw ton fires Bulls to one-day win over Tasmania

Renshaw ton fires Bulls to one-day win over Tasmania

Renshaw ton fires Bulls to one-day win over Tasmania

Queensland beat Tasmania by 56 runs in the One-Day Cup clash thanks to starring roles by Matthew Renshaw and Mitchell Swepson.

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Knife-wielding man shot dead by police after threats

Knife-wielding man shot dead by police after threats

Police have shot dead a man who threatened members of the public with a knife and ignored warnings from officers to drop his weapon.

State settles further $7.5m child sexual abuse claims

State settles further $7.5m child sexual abuse claims

A settlement of about $7.5 million will be paid to survivors of alleged child sexual abuse at a hospital the focus of a damning inquiry.

Keeper heroics help Perth to women's hockey title

Keeper heroics help Perth to women's hockey title

Perth Thundersticks goalkeeper Aleisha Power has produced one of the finest displays of her career to help lift her team to the Hockey One women's gold medal.

Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title

Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title

Melbourne are the new Hockey One men's champions after Kookaburras star Nathan Ephraums starred in a 5-2 win over Canberra Chill in the grand final.

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Blaze v Chill: Hockey One champs recall star for semis

Blaze v Chill: Hockey One champs recall star for semis

Blaze v Chill: Hockey One champs recall star for semis

Blaze v Chill: Hockey One champs recall star for semis

The Canberra Chill have gone from last to first on the ladder in the space of a year, but they face a huge battle to topple the red-hot Blaze on Saturday.

NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking 'human error'

NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking 'human error'

NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking 'human error'

NZ Navy report finds Manawanui sinking 'human error'

Human error was behind the sinking of New Zealand Navy vessel Manawanui, which crashed into a Samoan reef in October.

Youth detainees abused in care to share $75m settlement

Youth detainees abused in care to share $75m settlement

Youth detainees abused in care to share $75m settlement

Youth detainees abused in care to share $75m settlement

More than 100 former detainees at a notoriously troubled youth detention centre have had a $75 million payout approved for alleged abuses over 63 years.

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

A coroner says the death of a 65-year-old man was certain after a hospital incorrectly diagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding as pneumonia.

Sixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

Sixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

Sixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

Sixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

The Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers produced a dramatic WBBL super-over tie in Hobart, before the Melbourne Renegades made light work of the Hurricanes

Shelving of poker machine reforms 'sickening'

Shelving of poker machine reforms 'sickening'

Shelving of poker machine reforms 'sickening'

Shelving of poker machine reforms 'sickening'

Tasmania's government has parked their commitment to "nation-leading" harm minimisation poker machine reforms.

Tasmania's AFL club picks high performance centre site

Tasmania's AFL club picks high performance centre site

Tasmania's AFL club picks high performance centre site

Tasmania's AFL club picks high performance centre site

The site for the Tasmanian AFL club's high performance centre has shifted because of cost and building timeline risks with the preferred option.

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Inglis relishes captaincy after Pakistan T20 whitewash

Josh Inglis will link with the Test squad on a high after leading Australia to a Twenty20 series clean sweep over Pakistan.

Glenn Maxwell hurt, Australia sweep Pakistan T20 series

Australia has secured a clean sweep of the T20 series against Pakistan with a convincing seven-wicket win featuring a brutal 61 from Marcus Stoinis.

New Zealand treaty protests to climax in capital

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are expected to march against reforms to the Treaty of Waitangi in Wellington.

Judge who assaulted woman formally resigns

Supreme Court justice Gregory Geason has formally tendered his resignation after being found guilty of assault and emotional abuse.

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Tasmanians rally round JackJumpers after online abuse

Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth has been flooded with messages of support after speaking out about abuse directed at his players and their families.

Tasmania's Milton Doyle shoots down NBL Bullets

Tasmania have clinched back-to-back NBL victories with a three-point win over Brisbane courtesy of eight three pointers from Milton Doyle.

Logging protest charges against Bob Brown get the chop

Prosecutors have dropped an anti-logging protest charge levelled at former Greens leader Bob Brown, citing legal deficiencies in the case.

Judge who assaulted ex-partner avoids jail sentence

A Tasmanian judge has been ordered to serve 100 hours of community service after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing a woman.

Lizelle Lee lights up WBBL for another record

Hobart Hurricanes opener Lizelle Lee has become the first player to score back-to-back hundreds in the WBBL as her side beat the Adelaide Strikers by 28 runs.

Captain proud of NBL JackJumpers airing online abuse

An investigation by Basketball Australia and the NBL into "brutal" social media trolling of Tasmania JackJumpers players and their families is ongoing.

Judge to quit after ex-partner assault guilty ruling

A Supreme Court judge will resign after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing his then-partner and breaching a family violence order.

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