The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Police have blamed "misadventure" after they found the body of a Tasmanian man following a two-day search in the state's remote northwest.

A missing man's late night fishing trip has been described as "out of character" after Tasmanian emergency services discovered his empty kayak.

Tasmanian nurses and healthcare staff are being recalled from holiday leave to cope with significant shortages, with a Facebook rant over the state of the system going viral before being deleted — but the government says the situation is being "managed carefully".

“At one stage we had the whole family standing on the dining room table while my husband was trying to chase the poor thing out with a broom."

A search continues after a man was reported going overboard from a boat in a central Tasmanian lake.

A Hobart mum has bent down to pick up her dog's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the "toy" started running, resulting in her and the kids taking refuge on the kitchen table until the animal bolted out the back door.

Essential accommodation for mine workers on Tasmania's west coast has been destroyed in a bushfire that raged through the small community of Rosebery — with authorities set to review warnings which were sent out during the emergency.

A 70-year-old Queensland man travelling in Tasmania has died after suffering serious injuries when a tree branch fell on him.

Tasmanian firefighters have contained a large bushfire that burnt through three hectares in the state's west.