The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

A contentious wind farm proposed for Tasmania's north-western tip could interfere with the recovery of a critically endangered parrot species, and significantly impact a population of Tasmanian devils thought to be key to the species' survival, documents obtained under right to information laws show.

Tourism operator Experience Co is pushing for a seven-day catered walk through Tasmania's south-west, but elders say proposals in areas with Aboriginal heritage sites should be put on hold until the state's new Aboriginal Heritage Act is tabled later this year.

As the Tasmanian winter sets in, Michael Reardon and many others who can't afford to rent are struggling to keep warm.

A prisoner in Tasmania who set his mattress on fire had been locked in his cell for four days straight and was unable to access mental health help.

Fancy living where a former prime minister used to dispense wisdom? This 1860's school house might be just what you are looking for — if you don't mind a shift from the mainland.

A female school cleaner in Tasmania has been jailed for one year for the persistent sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy over about four months.

The Tasmanian energy market operates differently to mainland states — but that does not mean it is immune from the pressures they're facing, explains Adam Langenberg.

Tasmania will offer free flu vaccinations at GPs and pharmacies for four weeks in response to a rising rate of influenza infections in the island state.

When Rowen and Leanne Carter opened their caravan park in Tasmania's Huon Valley 10 years ago, they decided it would be purely for tourists, with no long-term spots. But then the housing crisis came knocking at their door.

Now a parent herself, Rachel says she has a new appreciation of just how deeply abuse she suffered at school affected her own mother, a woman she says was her "saviour".

Market operator warns of possible shortfall of gas supplies on Thursday in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania amid cold snap