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Latest news: Tasmania

Boy's home pool drowning prompts safety reform call

Boy's home pool drowning prompts safety reform call

A coroner has called for greater safety campaigns and law changes after the drowning of a four-year-old boy in a family pool that wasn't properly fenced.

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Spring sperm whale deaths in 'hotspot' for strandings

Five sperm whales have died after getting stuck on a remote beach off Tasmania - an island considered a hotspot for strandings.

'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

A lack of government support is partly to blame for delays and cost blowouts for two new passenger ferries set to sail the route between Victoria and Tasmania.

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Milton Doyle lifts Jackies to tough OT win over Perth

Milton Doyle lifts Jackies to tough OT win over Perth

Milton Doyle's 20 points and a three-point buzzer-beater have steered Tasmania to a tense NBL overtime win over the Perth Wildcats.

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

'Security risk' for Hillcrest jumping castle accused

'Security risk' for Hillcrest jumping castle accused

The lawyer for a woman charged with safety breaches over a jumping castle incident that killed six children says an upcoming court hearing will be challenging.

'Chopper' Read's son jailed over loaded-gun joy ride

'Chopper' Read's son jailed over loaded-gun joy ride

Charles Read, the son of late underworld figure "Chopper", will serve more jail time after dodging police on a late-night drive involving drugs and two guns.

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Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

Evidence faked during attempted murderer's appeal

A man jailed for 18 years for trying to kill his partner by setting her on fire after she told him the relationship was over has lost a Supreme Court appeal.

Kearney hurt as Kangaroos hold off Richmond in AFLW

Kearney hurt as Kangaroos hold off Richmond in AFLW

Kearney hurt as Kangaroos hold off Richmond in AFLW

Kearney hurt as Kangaroos hold off Richmond in AFLW

North Melbourne have lost captain Emma Kearney to a hamstring injury but maintained their unbeaten start to the AFLW season with a 12-point win over Richmond.

JackJumpers, United happy to see the back of each other

JackJumpers, United happy to see the back of each other

JackJumpers, United happy to see the back of each other

JackJumpers, United happy to see the back of each other

They have enjoyed such an intense rivalry that the Tasmania JackJumpers and Melbourne United are happy to take a break from battling against each other.

JackJumpers right at home on night of celebration

JackJumpers right at home on night of celebration

JackJumpers right at home on night of celebration

JackJumpers right at home on night of celebration

Will Magnay and Jordon Crawford have fired the Tasmania JackJumpers to a home win over Melbourne United in their NBL clash in Hobart.

Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

Patriarchy 'smashed': ladies' win in lounge legal fight

A legal decision that forced the closure of an art gallery's ladies' lounge because it "discriminated" against men has been overturned.

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

Safety and culture reset needed after rally deaths

The organiser of the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally has flagged a suite of safety reforms following the deaths of four competitors in two years.

Olympian slapped, threatened to choke ex-wife

Olympian slapped, threatened to choke ex-wife

Olympian slapped, threatened to choke ex-wife

Olympian slapped, threatened to choke ex-wife

Three-time Olympic rower and silver medallist Simon Burgess entered his ex-wife's home wearing black rubber gloves, and slapped and threatened to choke her.

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Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Numbers of an endangered ray at the centre of a fight between conservationists and the salmon industry have increased for the first time in nearly a decade.

Rally deaths inquest raises safety system questions

An inquest into four deaths in three crashes at the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally event is examining safety procedures, including briefings and car assessments.

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species.

'No clear answers': fresh call in missing veteran case

Police have renewed a call for information 35 years after a Vietnam War veteran went missing in Tasmania's remote highlands.

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Stadium's estimated cost blows budget by $60m

A 23,000-seat roofed stadium planned for Hobart's waterfront has an estimated price tag of $60 million more than the state government's initial figure.

Heat on state leaders as emissions, temperatures rise

An analysis of Tasmania's environment has found the state is in poor shape on more than half of its indicators, prompting calls for stronger climate action.

'Flipped universe': legal fight for ladies' lounge

Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art is appealing a tribunal decision which ruled their ladies-only lounge discriminated against men.

Minority Liberals hit another cross bench bump

A cross bench MP has refused to sign a new deal of support with Tasmania's minority Liberal government but has instead given a "verbal agreement".

'Mortgaging the future': Liberal state debt criticised

Labor and key cross bench independents have lashed the Tasmanian Liberal minority government for a budget which doubles debt.

Liberals to double debt, delay budget surplus

The Tasmanian Liberal government's 2024/25 budget has pushed back a projected surplus and forecast net debt to double in four years.

'Chapter closing': outlier passes workplace safety laws

Tasmania has become the final state or territory to pass industrial manslaughter laws, despite opposition from the state's Liberal minority government.

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