The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

A paedophile priest who abused Victorian schoolboys will be sent to Tasmania to face further indecent assault charges.

It only took emergency services eight minutes to respond to a car crash early this morning in Tasmania's north, after one of the passengers' phones detected the incident and made the call. Here's how the technology works.

One of the largest gems in Tasmania's tourism crown, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, has been made more friendly to visitors, with the new Dove Lake viewing shelter officially unveiled — but not everyone is happy about it.

Police say they suspect fatigue may have played a role in an early morning crash that injured five people and killed four horses in a float being towed by a young woman in Tasmania's north today — with a prominent racing stable thanking the public for their support.

Months on from the devastating floods that wreaked havoc in Tasmania's north, residents in Deloraine are still struggling to rebuild their lives.

The last thylacine is thought to have died in the 1930s. Meet the scientists who want to bring it back.

Months on from a mass whale stranding on Tasmania's west coast, researchers say all the effort saving and refloating 44 of them has paid off with electronic trackers confirming they are thriving.

John has been diving with Speedy the sea dragon on Tasmania's east coast for 16 years. Using facial recognition, scientists have identified Speedy as the longest-living sea dragon recorded.

A 2006 survey found Tasmania has the lowest level of adult literacy in the country; fed up with an education system that he feels is letting children down, one cattle farmer decided to take matters into his own hands.

Unusually dry weather is leaving the state's Wilderness World Heritage Area sensitive to fire. It's a prospect that threatens a living fossil that traces its history to the ancient super-continent Gondwana.

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