Peter Myers is homeless and has to contend with keeping his belongings hidden in bushes to ward off theft. He is one of many people sleeping rough in Launceston who want more personal lockers installed.

Frankie Atkinson developed an unhealthy relationship with pokies early in her life and fed thousands into the machines. Now there are calls for the tax Tasmania raises on poker machine losses to exclusively fund problem gambling services.

Natalie Melling and her family were led to safety through the smoke by her nine-year-old son, Tyler

Tourism Central Australia welcomes the return of the popular tourism voucher scheme but says the industry needs more support and investment to ensure survival.

Farmers first started noticing mice populations growing a year ago. Now it's a full-blown plague, and scientists are struggling to stop it.

The closure of day programs for people with disability has caused serious harm to many clients' mental health, and advocates are worried the pandemic's impact on some of society's most vulnerable will be long term.