The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

A full police funeral provided to a senior officer who died by suicide while being investigated for child abuse offences was regrettable, Tasmania Police says.

The death of a three-year-old boy in a shed fire in Tasmania has been ruled an accident by the coroner.

All-rounder Jack Edwards has led NSW to a six-wicket win against Tasmania in the one-day competition.

It will take years to close a troubled youth detention centre described as being a "live" sexual abuse risk, Tasmania's government says.

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Tasmania's premier has apologised to child sexual abuse survivors after an inquiry found failings across multiple government institutions.

Peter Handscomb has struck an important half-century in Victoria's three-wicket win against Tasmania in their domestic one-day competition opener.

Fire authorities are still mopping up, days after people were told to evacuate a popular tourist destination on Tasmania's east coast.

Researchers have recovered RNA - genetic material present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA - from the desiccated skin and muscle of a Tasmanian tiger

A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found in a home on Tasmania's northwest coast.

In 2022, there were nearly 1,200 road crash deaths in Australia – a figure that has remained largely the same over the past decade. However, some states and territories have seen dramatic increases in just the last five years, such as the ACT (100%), Tasmania (59.4%) and Queensland (21.2%).