The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Tasmanian police have identified three youths in relation to the killing and mistreatment of penguins a week ago in Burnie in the state's north.

After years of dog attacks, the little penguin colony at Low Head on Tasmania's northern coast is rebuilding — and it is in part thanks to a community project.

A program to find homes for greyhounds after their racing career is not able to rehome them fast enough — and a leaked document reveals Tasmanian authorities are warning "difficult end-of-life decisions will need to be made".

In desperate search of a safe space, 1,182 women and children called the Hobart Women's Shelter last financial year — 943 of them were turned away.

Voters in New South Wales are heading to the polling booths on March 25. For both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns, it is their first election as leader. The Coalition government has held power since 2011. Labor needs to gain a net nine seats to form majority…

A penguin has been found with its leg dangling and toe torn, after allegedly being abused by a group of youths in Tasmania — and bird advocates want those responsible punished "to the fullest extent of the law".

Queensland face an uphill battle to keep their Sheffield Shield final hopes alive after conceding a large deficit to Tasmania in Hobart.

Exclusive: State will join NSW, WA and Tasmania in banning tattoos with hate symbols ‘that seek to invoke fear’

A huge increase in Victoria's power prices has stoked fears that a dramatic price rise could also be on the way in Tasmania — with a social services advocate warning people "do not have any room left in their budgets".