Tasmanian researchers hope to transform the way Vietnamese farmers raise their cattle, and dramatically improve their standard of living in the process.

Bushfires, floods and heatwaves are the new standard in Australia, leading climate scientists say, but they are growing fatigued explaining it to people who cannot accept it or have a vested interest that means they do not want to.

Tasmanian survivors of sexual abuse linked to the Anglican Church plan to launch legal action after damming findings by the royal commission.

Klaus Dieter Neubert, who allegedly shot his wife dead on a busy Hobart road, was not in a "murderous rage" his lawyer tells court in closing statements at his trial.

It is "ethically disgusting" the Tasmanian Government is profiting from the gaming industry while people's lives are being ruined, a gambling counsellor tells a parliamentary inquiry.

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says she is considering fielding candidates for her own political party at the next Tasmanian election if nothing is done to fix the state's health system.

A Tasmanian farm has a new maze to entertain the kids, shaped into a crop of maize.

Do you need video proof to report hooning to Tasmania Police? Who has to move a dumped car? Inspector John Ward has the answers.

Tasmania's Anglican Bishop takes disciplinary action against Philip Newell — a bishop in Tasmania for 18 years — who was found to have allowed a man he knew had sexually abused boys to stay in the church.

The Tasmanian Greens want a Tassal lease being destocked in Macquarie Harbour examined as part of an audit deciding if the company keeps an international standards accreditation.

Former Archbishop of Brisbane Peter Hollingworth is found by the royal commission into child abuse to have prioritised the needs of an abusive rector over those of one of his victims and other children at risk.

Hobart octogenarian Sue Mayne takes a 1.5-kilometre dip in the Derwent, proving age is no barrier lining up against younger competitors for the Royal Hobart Regatta event.

Horticulture growers and traders will be able to employ an expert mediator in a new fast, efficient and flexible dispute resolution process.

As Tasmania sees an uptick in tourism, instances of snakebites and bushwalkers getting themselves into trouble see the state's police rescue helicopter crew clock up a record number of flying hours.

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival is in full swing on the Hobart waterfront with young and old revelling in the salty atmosphere, including 88-year-old sailing legend Peter Mounsey.

The Tasmanian Greens say a $150 million budget windfall from a booming property market should be spent on fixing Launceston's ageing water and sewerage system.

Tourist hotspot Bruny Island will have a new ferry service by the middle of next year but the Tasmanian Government is short on detail.

The potential exposure of 25 workers to asbestos prompts calls from Labor and the construction union for a fresh audit of the $680 million Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment.

An environmental group is warning water quality in Macquarie Harbour is threatening the survival of an ancient skate species.

New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT swelter in a heatwave, while southern Western Australia braced for more rain and flooding.

Up to 25 contractors working on the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment in the CBD have potentially been exposed to asbestos due to an administrative error.

A thief who stole hiking gear from the back of a ute returns one of the items after the Hobart victim posts a letter pleading for their return on a street pole — and now beer is on offer in exchange for the remaining goods.

Large crowds on the shore and around the Hobart docks welcome a huge flotilla of wooden boats.

A Tasmanian man charged over one of the state's largest ever drug seizures sold pot to fund his retirement, the Burnie Supreme Court hears.

Tasmania's youths are less likely to commit a crime today than they were in 2008, official figures show.

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