The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

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Researchers say their proposal to save the swift parrot could also benefit Tasmania's public forestry company by making native forest timber more profitable.

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

NSW finally overcame Tasmania's resistance with little more than an hour to play to collect a final-day Sheffield Shield victory at the SCG.

A NSW man who sparked a lockdown in Tasmania has lost his appeal against a jail sentence for breaching public health requirements and domestic violence orders.

Tasmania has reported 569 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase from 24 hours earlier.

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For world-renowned Tasmanian chicken breeder Rob Wilson, chooks were a way to cope with a difficult start in life, and became a lifelong passion. He shares with Back Roads his journey to understanding his own genetic make-up.

Self-taught painter Susan Lester's life changed when media magnate Edmund Rouse commissioned 200 detailed paintings of Tasmanian birds. When he was jailed for attempted bribery, her paintings just disappeared.

The Tasmanian government had hoped the state could join forces with greater Victoria to stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but Victoria's sports minister says that is unlikely.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will spend time campaigning in crucial electorates in Tasmania, ahead of an expected May election.