Hobart News

Huon Valley Council is formally sacked after a last-ditch effort failed to change Local Government Minister Peter Gutwein's mind.

The tiny towns along the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, south of Hobart, are proud of their history and excited about the future.

A speciality mushroom farm in Tasmania is on the brink of expansion as demand for its produce grows.

Current Tasmanian poker machine licences will be cancelled if they fail to pass a planned public interest test that will be applied retrospectively.

The crew of Wild Oats XI is determined to reclaim the line-honours title in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

A 33-year-old Hobart woman accused of murdering Michelle Meades is remanded in custody after a court appearance.

Environmentalists fear a controversial sewerage pipeline planned to run through a nature reserve will threaten a critically endangered bird species.

The doctor told Donald Targett his baby daughter was a "glorified miscarriage". The next morning a man found him at a football ground to declare: "Your baby is alive." Can you help find the mystery messenger?

A union says the financial collapse of Tasmanian company Russell-Smith is much worse than first thought with creditors owed $7 million.

A new pub in Tasmania's "pokies capital" applies for more gaming machines, prompting renewed calls for a ban.

A small development team in Hobart produces Tasmania's first homegrown PlayStation game, in what one of its developers says is a dream-come-true moment.

Hobart City Council is dropping its cashless system for the Taste of Tasmania, just one year after its introduction.

A Mornington woman is charged with the murder of Michelle Meades, whose body was found in a burnt-out house near Hobart.

Chris Fagan has been appointed as the new head coach of the struggling Brisbane Lions for the 2017 AFL season, with the former Hawthorn football operations manager replacing the sacked Justin Leppitsch.

Is your house heritage listed? A Lower Sandy Bay property owner and developer says his rights have been trampled by council with his house added to the heritage list.

How would you cope if your daughter or your sister disappeared, and no trace of her was ever found?

A Mornington woman denies setting fire to a unit in Hobart's eastern suburbs, where a body was discovered two weeks ago.

A woman is facing charges of assaulting police after allegedly throwing a running chainsaw in the direction of two officers in Tasmania.

Bullet-proof glass and steel framing will be a feature of $900,000 worth of security upgrades at Tasmania's Parliament House.

Tasmanian Minister for Women Jacquie Petrusma speaks for the first time on an alleged bullying incident involving Rene Hidding and independent MLC Ruth Forrest.

Police confiscate a large stash of firearms and ammunition from a Glenorchy property in northern Hobart.

An Australian-first counselling program for war veterans in Hobart to help each other is attracting interest from across the country and overseas

The tower on top of Hobart's GPO has been telling people the time for 110 years, ticking over the minutes as smooth as clockwork.

Tasmania's councillors and planners are being urged to get around in a wheelchair to see just how hard it is.

Clarence Mayor Doug Chipman wants a share of the federal Smart City funding for a traffic monitoring system in Hobart.