The Latest Breaking News from Hobart

Police are investigating what a principal says is a suspected attempted kidnapping, after an unknown man approached a primary school student in Hobart.

Tasmania's Planning Minister will attempt to overrule a council's decision to reject a massive housing plan on Hobart's eastern shore — and it could come down to a line on a map — but neighbours say the minister has gone back on his word.

The snow has fallen on Hobart's mountain and all you want to do is get up there for a frolic and build a snowman with the kids — so why is the road almost always shut?

A housing development on Hobart's eastern shore, described by council as "likely the most significant development in Australia", has hit a major hurdle but could still proceed with help from the state's planning minister.

As a person living with multiple sclerosis, Wendy Reid has been warned to avoid stress, but recently she could not escape it. Despite being offered a home after going to the media about the difficulties in finding a place to live in Hobart, the accommodation she has been offered still…

A goal two minutes from fulltime has given the Hockeyroos a 2-1 win over the USA in an absorbing Pro League encounter in Hobart.

Spain have inflicted another loss on the Kookaburras, beating the hosts 3-1 in their latest Pro League clash in Hobart.

An appeal has been lodged against a social housing development in a Hobart suburb, with neighbours arguing it is poorly designed and does not fit in with the surrounding area.

The Kookaburras have defeated Argentina 3-0 in their latest Pro League match at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart.

The proponent behind a knocked-back proposal to build a cable car to the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in Hobart say its remains committed to the project.

On a regular weekday morning in Hobart, the city's popular Rivulet Park track is busy with pedestrians and cyclists — but few seem to have noticed the tents which have popped up in the trees.