The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmania have rebounded from their horror Sheffield Shield loss to Queensland by beating South Australia by seven wickets in Adelaide.

Victoria has agreed to pitch in and help Tasmania and the Commonwealth fund the Marinus Link undersea power cable link between the states — but one expert is questioning the benefits to Tasmania and says it does not "make sense".

Tasmanian and Victorian renewable energy projects have been fast-tracked with additional funding in an attempt to lower power prices for consumers.

Cat-owning residents who want to live in this new suburban housing development will have to prove to the local council their pets won't roam nearby bushland, where an endangered bird species lives — and while bird watchers have welcomed the rule, one expert doubts it will be enforceable.

Ten years ago, Tasmania acknowledged the pain and suffering caused by forced adoptions. There are now calls for the state government to open the way for victims to seek compensation.

Upgrades will also be made in suburbs across the ACT, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Tasmanians have begun assessing the damage from last week's devastating floods as hundreds wait to hear back from their insurance companies.

A powerful wind gust preceded a jumping castle accident that killed six primary school children in Tasmania, a pre-inquest court hearing has been told.

Tasmania are 0-104 in their chase of 234 to defeat South Australia in the Sheffield Shield game in Adelaide.

For most of Australia’s human past sea levels were lower than they are today. Australia’s mainland was connected to Papua New Guinea and Tasmania as part of a larger landmass called “Sahul”.

A prolonged rain event across eastern Australia is likely to cause flooding rain from central Queensland to Tasmania this week. Here's a breakdown of what it could look like.