The Latest Breaking News from Hobart

A rowdy meeting in Hobart 50 years ago was the start of an organised effort to push for a spotlight on environmental issues

Two Australians fleeing the war in Ukraine have finally touched down in Tasmania to the warm embrace of family after a marathon 30-hour journey — but their thoughts keep swinging back to those they left in the besieged city.

Police have charged a 53-year-old woman with murder after the body of a 51-year-old man was found inside an apartment in Hobart.

Police charge a woman after discovering a body at a home on Harrington Street, near Hobart's CBD. A man who was earlier taken into custody is released without charge.

The spokesperson for a group opposed to a "monstrous building of glass and mirrors" development warns Launceston could become "just another city … like Hobart" if it goes ahead, as those behind the project welcome a big planning win.

Jason Cadee and Robert Franks put on a shooting clinic in Hobart, helping the Brisbane Bullets sail past the struggling New Zealand Breakers 92-74 in the NBL.

CCTV captures the moment a shop owner locks in a machete-carrying man while he is distracted and trying to steal cigarettes from a takeaway shop in Hobart.

Tasmania have thrashed Victoria by 139 runs in their Marsh One-Day Cup clash in Hobart thanks to Matthew Wade's 86 runs and four wickets to Peter Siddle.

Tuesday's communications blackout across all of Tasmania caused by a "dial before you dig" blunder had wide-ranging effects: a house settlement delayed, businesses struggling to operate and one person even saying they would miss their uncle's funeral.