Tasmania

Residents of a small town in Tasmania's Derwent Valley call on the Government to move a residence housing former sex offenders before someone gets hurt.

The incredible true story of a Tasmanian man's journey to India to find his biological mother is the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman and David Wenham, which tomorrow could win four Golden Globe awards.

A religious support home for convicted sex offenders in Tasmania is targeted in a suspected arson attack, amid a community backlash at the arrival of ex-prisoner Sonny Day.

Girl skaters as young as five are taking on the boys and dominating Tasmanian skate parks in a group they got off the ground with the help of a Hobart dad.

A group of girls in Hobart that go by the name "She Shreds" are breaking into skateboarding - a typically male-dominated sport.

The hills of Tasmania's Huon Valley are filled with music, with the 35th Cygnet Folk Festival in full swing and 115 acts on show over the weekend.

A Tasmanian team takes the sting out of jellyfish around the world, with a GPS-based app that identifies them and tells you how to treat their stings.

Urgent action is needed to ensure there is adequate support for people with a mental illness who are not eligible for the NDIS, mental health service providers say.

Australia's oldest book shop is preparing to close after more than 170 years of trading in Launceston, Tasmania.

A pioneer of the Tasmanian Pacific oyster industry forges links with Japan to grow the industries of both countries.

The organisers of the Falls Festival say they are disgusted and angry over reported assaults at the Tasmanian event and "boys and men need to have some respect".

Tensions in Ellendale are again at boiling point after Christian support network The Freedom Centre confirms child sex offender Sonny Day has moved into their facility.

A teacher ready to travel and a van fitted out as a classroom. It is the innovative approach to young offenders that is finding success in Tasmania.

Five women have now reported to police that they were sexually assaulted at the recent Falls Music and Arts Festival, prompting senior police to stress that such behaviour in the mosh pit is not OK.

Police are appealing for help to find a driver in northern Tasmania who fled after hitting a pedestrian and then rammed a police car to avoid arrest.

Warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology ahead of the devastating floods in Tasmania last June were not timely or adequate, farmers say, adding that they contributed to damage and stock losses.

Tasmanian author of the Blue Day Book Richard Trevor Greive criticises his own publisher for their "disgusting validation of hate" in doing a book deal with a US right-wing figure.

Peter Frankham is on a quest to deliver perfect fresh figs on the day he picks them.

A wayward fur seal that made international headlines after being photographed on a car in suburban Tasmania on Boxing Day has a history of run-ins with authorities.

A wayward fur seal — dubbed 'Lou-seal' by police — that made headlines after climbing onto on a car in suburban Tasmania has a history of run-ins with authorities.

Tasmania's doctors' lobby is concerned about the impact of a downgrade of one of the Launceston General Hospital's teaching accreditations.

Four years on from the Dunalley fires, the Government says Tasmania is better equipped than ever to combat bushfires.

Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman says he will contact police to admit he had his phone in his hand while driving on New Year's Day.

Businesswoman Jan Cameron is part of a push to remove Bellamy's independent directors after the company lost half its value in a share market rout late last year.

A downgrade of Launceston General Hospital's training accreditation for internal medicine may result in difficulties recruiting enough staff, medics say.