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David Warner breaks the shackles with a Sheffield Shield century to start his home summer

David Warner's much-queried spot in the Test side looks a little more secure after the Australian opener makes a Shield century for NSW against Queensland.




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TasPorts rules out 'aggressive developments' on Hobart's waterfront

TasPorts has plans to give the popular Sullivan's Cove a facelift over the next 15 years, but has ruled out any 'aggressive' development.



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Probe into controversial plan to open up Tasmanian National Parks to private development

The Liberals' plan to open up World Heritage Area and national parks to more tourism developments has been contentious from day one now, it has attracted the attention of Tasmania's auditor-general.




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Jorgen Jorgenson's fall from Iceland 'king' to Tasmanian convict captured in exhibition

Jorgen Jorgenson visited Van Diemen's Land when it was first settled 20 years later he would return as a convict and former self-proclaimed king of Iceland.




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Tasmania news: Motorist fined after allegedly being caught driving 172kph, UTAS engages 'reputation protection' consultants

DAILY BRIEFING: A motorist is fined $963 and has had his car clamped for 28 days after allegedly being caught driving 172 kilometres per hour, and the University of Tasmania engages a "reputation protection" consultancy group.




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Tasmania is full of heritage-listed sites, but are they worth saving?

Tasmania is brimming with history but anyone who owns a heritage-listed property knows it takes "buckets of money" to keep it up and running. Is it worth it?




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Paul has been living in a tent for more than a year, and he says Tasmania's housing crisis is only worsening

A tent in his sister-in-law's back yard has been Paul's home for the past year, and despite government plans to build hundreds of affordable homes he is not optimistic of getting a roof over his head.




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Tasmanian tiger sightings detailed as document release reveals alleged encounters

Reports from people convinced they have seen Tasmanian tigers in the wild are released, with observers describing encounters with "cat-like creatures" they were "100 per cent certain" were thylacines.




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Redactions fail reveals serious deficiencies in Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre

A botched effort at censoring a scathing report on Tasmania's juvenile detention centre reveals a litany of shortcomings, including "very little real security", CCTV that is "rarely monitored", inadequate reporting of force being used and a fence that would not stop an escape attempt, only "slow it down".




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Tasmania news: Driver plunges over cliff, request for bushfire funds 'still being prepared'

DAILY BRIEFING: An elderly female driver has a fright after her car swerves off a road and over a cliff, and the Tasmanian Government holds off formally asking the Commonwealth to help pay for firefighting in the Wilderness World Heritage Area last summer.




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Study reveals fishing habits of little penguins from Tasmanian colonies

Until now little has been known about what penguins get up to when they head out to sea to forage.




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Tasmanian surfing pioneer Mick Lawrence tells life story through film Rogue Waves

Mick Lawrence was making a film for his son, Tim. But, when Tim was tragically killed in a jet ski accident in 2017 he dropped the project. Now, two years on, it's finished.




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Councils to 'improve safety' of Tasmanian cliff edges two years after Maggie Lore's death

The death of 17-year-old Maggie Lore at the Blackmans Bay blowhole in 2017 prompts a southern Tasmanian council to conduct a risk assessment of several areas in its municipality.




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Let Her Speak: Tasmanian Government announces sexual abuse victims will be able to tell their stories

The 24-year-old believes a move to change laws in Tasmania allowing survivors of sexual crimes to share their stories will give greater insights into how perpetrators operate.




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Farm innovation proving to be a key to survival of multi-generation farming families

Diversification and innovation are proving to be a key factor in the survival of multi-generation farming families.




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Tasmania News: Logging protest underway in Hobart, political row over teenage escapee

DAILY BRIEFING: Protesters fearing an imminent logging operation in Tasmania's Tarkine area are outside a government building in Hobart, as Labor calls for an investigation into how a 17-year-old escaped detainee custody.




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Family of Philippines shooting victim Anthony George Wilson 'shattered' by street killing

The daughter of a Tasmanian man shot dead in the Philippines says the family is shattered by the loss and having trouble repatriating his body due to "language barriers".




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Underwater dive reveals original Tasman Bridge ruins

A diver in the Derwent River has filmed the underwater site of the original Tasman Bridge, which collapsed in 1975.




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Tasmania news: Plans for AFL stadium at Mac Point released, Mayor survives no-confidence motion

DAILY BRIEFING: A Tasmanian architect releases concept plans for an AFL stadium at Mac Point, and Hobart's Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds survives a no-confidence vote during a heated meeting.




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Low-income Tasmanians on public wait list take out loans for private surgery

Vicki Denton is seeing better than she has in years. She gave up on the public health system and went into debt to have private surgery to avoid going blind.




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Derwent Entertainment Centre NBL revamp would create jobs but poach retail business if built too soon, report says

A draft report has found a $260 million development of Glenorchy's Wilkinson's Point would great 1,100 jobs and inject millions into Hobart, but it could come at a cost to locals.




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Myer sues building and engineering companies over 2016 Hobart Rivulet flood

Companies impacted by the catastrophic 2016 Hobart Rivulet wall collapse which flooded Myer just months after it reopened after being destroyed by fire launch civil action in the Supreme Court.




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For Sarah, Aurora Australis's last voyage will be an emotional one

As Antarctic icebreaker Aurora Australis launches into its last season, there are many stories to tell, including a love story.




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Anger over plan for maximum security prison at Westbury in northern Tasmania

Residents of a heritage town in northern Tasmania accuse the Government of not consulting them over plans for a new prison nearby, and demand to know the location of other potential sites.




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Suicide prevention training push to help construction workers save lives

When Molly Sandford's construction worker ex-husband was told to have a "cup of cement" and "harden up" it was the last thing he needed. After losing him to suicide, she's determined to help others in the sector get the support they need.




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Bushfire alert in Tasmania's Derwent Valley downgraded

The Tasmanian Fire Service downgrades the threat from a bushfire in the Derwent Valley where a lack of fresh water had earlier made firefighting "a challenge".




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Tasmania news: Prisons inspector vows to fight government requests to black out reports

DAILY BRIEFING: The prisons watchdog says he was pressured to redact a report on the Ashley youth detention centre and he will strongly resist requests to do so in the future.




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More patients waited over 24 hours at the Royal's ED than Victoria's four big hospitals combined

The head of the Royal Hobart Hospital's emergency department tells an inquest of a large increase in the number of mental health patients trying to access care, and of more suicide attempts at the facility.




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AFP seizes $17.3m worth of property in Victoria, Tasmania in Chinese money laundering probe

A mansion in Melbourne's east, newly constructed units and more than 3,000 acres of Tasmanian farmland are among the assets seized by Australian Federal Police as part of a two-year investigation into alleged money laundering by Chinese nationals.




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Woman gets compo payout after being told to remove 'disgusting' facial hair by manager

A woman resigned from her job after her employer "expressed disgust and made comments" about her facial hair and another was suspended for shaving her hair to support her cancer patient mother, an anti-discrimination report says.




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Millions in government contracts steered toward friend's business, integrity commission finds

A public servant improperly awarded, or attempted to influence, millions of dollars' worth of government contracts for the benefit of a close friend, an inquiry finds.




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'UFO clouds' create spectacle in skies over Tasmania

A series of UFO-shaped clouds spotted in the skies over Tasmania this week have shutterbugs working their cameras overtime, but there's a scientific explanation for why they're a more common sight in Australia's island state.




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Royal Hobart Hospital revamp hit by construction dust damage

The redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital continues to be beset with problems, the latest involving $1 million in construction damage.




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Tasmanian fires get reprieve from weather but residents are warned to remain 'on alert' this weekend

As bushfire conditions ease around Tasmania this weekend, the firefighter's union wants laws to back volunteers leaving work in an emergency as the bushfire season extends to as long as six months.




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More private landowners looking at giving their properties back to Tasmanian traditional owners

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania says more private landowners are investigating handing their land back to Aboriginal people, to protect it from development and "to do the right thing".




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Doctors at odds over value of vaping, as study finds it's just as harmful as cigarettes

Scientists at the University of Tasmania find vaping is just as harmful to human health as cigarettes and even has the potential to cause lung cancer. But some say any alternative to smoking is worth the risk.




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Tony Benneworth, former-Liberal and state cricketer, in severe panic before drowning, coroner finds

A former Tasmanian cricketer and Liberal member of Parliament struggled to inflate his life jacket while panicking in the water before he drowned, an investigation into the fishing trip tragedy finds.




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Monash IVF patients receive bogus emails after 'malicious cyber attack' on fertility company

A national fertility business attached to clinics in six Australian states and territories says its email system has been subjected to a "malicious cyber attack", with patients reporting receiving bogus messages that appear to be from the company.




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Elderly couple paying $600 a year for health insurance services they'll never use

A Tasmanian great-grandmother-to-be was shocked to discover she was forking out for private health services she didn't ask for and didn't need. But her insurer said it was simply a case of 'buyer beware'.




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Complete skeleton of 'Tasmanian devil on steroids' reveals secrets of Australian 'stealth predator'

Researchers have used marsupial lion fossils discovered in Naracoorte and the Nullarbor to discover that the Thylacoleo was similar to a tree-climbing Tasmanian devil, ambushing its prey in forests.




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Nullarbor Plain murder accused appears in court over death of 'brilliant' cricketer

The man accused of murdering a 29-year-old man on the Nullarbor Plain is remanded in custody after appearing briefly in court in Ceduna, in South Australia's far west.




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Victim of alleged Nullarbor Plain murder was interpreter for ADF and US Army in Afghanistan, friends say

Friends of a man allegedly murdered on South Australia's Nullarbor Plain on Monday say he had previously worked as an interpreter with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the US Army in Afghanistan, and had "escaped the warzone" in moving to Australia.




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How frustration with oyster baskets led to an innovation award for a SA grower

Garry Seidel became so frustrated with the durability of his oyster baskets, he set out to create a more robust design capable of lasting years longer than those that had failed and were stacking up in his shed.




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Rock lobster fishers in South Australia concerned over Western Australia's Government quota plans

South Australia's fishing industry is "banding together" to make sure the WA Government's plan to take control of a portion of the rock lobster catch does not also happen in its state.



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Hot weather to hit Victoria, SA threatening temperature records, BOM warns

A severe heatwave threatens to break all-time records in South Australia and Victoria today including the maximum of 46.1C in Adelaide set in 1939 as experts warn that "nowhere is going to escape the heat".




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Images of cold case victims to be displayed at prisons to help solve more than 100 cases

Inmates at four South Australian prisons will be confronted with the faces of cold case murder victims in what authorities hope will be a "conscious jogger" for people to come forward with information.




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International students groups call for action on cheating to get into Australian universities

International student associations call for more regulation of overseas migration agents as they reveal cheating on English tests required for Australian universities can be common practice.




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Country Fire Service powers to stop farmers lighting fires could see volunteers leave, inquiry hears

Proposed new powers for South Australia's Country Fire Service volunteers to be able to stop members of the public from operating due to fire dangers has put them at odds with farmers.




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Lives of Australia's 'largely unrecognised' unpaid carers the focus of new campaign, 3-legged challenge

Phoebe is your average 13-year-old, except that when she's not at school, she cares for her mum. She is among one in eight Australians who are unpaid carers, but are "largely unrecognised", something a new awareness campaign hopes to change.




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Malleefowl chick discovery on Eyre Peninsula hailed an 'exciting' find

A vulnerable malleefowl chick is the first to be discovered in a South Australian wildlife refuge and comes after the last cats and foxes were removed from the exclosure.