The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

As AFL club presidents pore over documents to decide if Tasmania will win the 19th AFL licence, Premier Jeremy Rockliff increases the amount taxpayers will contribute, repeating his pitch that the "flow on effects" will benefit the state.

It has faced appeal and counter-appeal, but the man behind a Tasmanian wilderness camping proposal is not giving up the fight, despite years of opposition to the tourism venture.

Surfers and swimmers are urged to stay clear of a stranding of whales off King Island in Bass Strait due to the danger of sharks being attracted by the carcasses — with experts saying most of the animals were young males.

More than a dozen dead sperm whales have washed ashore on King Island, north of Tasmania.

Chris Wilson had to get special permission from the government to work underground in a Tasmanian mine in 1978. At the time, other mines were being fined $500 if women were found below the surface.

When Bass MP Janie Finlay was asked whether Labor supported the card-based scheme under which poker machine users would have to set bet limits before they start gambling, she appeared unsure of what to say and took advice before returning to answer the question.

It is of "grave concern" the unit, which acknowledges the importance of the relationship between incarcerated mothers and their babies, has not been utilised for that purpose, a report finds.

The announcement comes before the AFL’s 18 club presidents are presented with Tasmania’s formal bid on Monday.

Tasmania's state government has confirmed the preferred location for a new stadium as it continues the push for an AFL licence.

Is the carpet you walk on each day potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars? Karl Pertl has uncovered such gems in Tasmania.

As mainstream religion starts soul searching in the wake of scandal some communities are choosing to reclaim their local church.