Tasmania

Tasmania heads to polls on March 15

Andrew Darby State Labor government bidding for a fifth term.

Nairobi victim laid to rest in Tasmania

Andrew Darby, Hobart Ross Langdon, the young Australian architect killed in the Nairobi shopping mall attack, has been buried on the island he left to make good.

Euthanasia bill put forward in Tasmania

Andrew Darby Voluntary euthanasia legislation claimed to be globally pioneering in its safeguards has been introduced in Tasmania, where it is expected to face a hard road in parliament.

Tasmania's old growth forests win heritage protection

Andrew Darby After decades of conflict, Tasmania's old growth forests have won protection on the World Heritage list.

Hope for peace in Tasmania grows as last tree falls

Andrew Darby With an explosive crack and a thunderous thump, the last tree fell in the forest.

Tasmania under new fire threat

Andrew Darby Hot, dry and windy conditions have sparked a fresh spate of bushfires threatening homes in Tasmania.

Former top cop assaulted in Tasmania

Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Simon Overland has been assaulted on a Hobart street.

Tasmania mining talks collapse

David Wroe Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness is set for a Franklin Dam-style showdown after talks between green groups and unions over disputed mining projects collapsed yesterday.

Same sex marriage debate begins in Tasmania

Andrew Darby Tasmania's bid to be first state to legalise same sex marriage is facing its toughest test in the state's upper house, where an advocate is calling for change though it may end up in the High Court.

Tasmania ban mooted

The circumcision of boys could be banned in Tasmania after a report on the legality of the procedure.

Tasmania's gay marriage bill clears first hurdle

Dan Harrison Gay marriage campaigners were celebrating last night after Tasmania's lower house became the first chamber of an Australian parliament to pass a bill to legalise same-sex marriage.

Tasmania more fun than blisters in the sun

Andrew Darby US musician Brian Ritchie has settled his love of Australia by taking citizenship.

Health academic killed in Tasmania

Andrew Darby Man known as an international founding father of health economics said to have been murdered.

Tasmania fire survivors ready to rebuild

Andrew Darby Just a fortnight after wading into the sea to hide beneath a jetty, a Tasmanian family whose bushfire survival story resonated globally are keen to rebuild.

Grave concerns for sailor adrift on a liferaft south of Tasmania as rescue described as a 'very big if'

Ian Lloyd Neubauer A lone French yachtsman adrift in a life raft south of Tasmania is facing seven-metre swells and winds of up to 75km/h as he awaits a rescue described as a ‘‘very big if’’ by the captain of the...

Tasmania dips into debt

Andrew Darby Tasmania will fall into net debt, borrowing to pay its bills, as the smallest state battles sluggish economic growth running close to recession.

Bushfires on the run in Tasmania

Andrew Darby Bushfires are on the run in Tasmania, threatening rural hamlets in extreme weather conditions.

Mainland support to arrive in Tasmania

Support teams from the Australian mainland are set to arrive in Tasmania today to help in the continued battle against bushfires, and with the quick assessment of damage.