The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

A magistrate says she cannot sentence the operator of the Spirit of Tasmania or former Australian polo captain Andrew Williams over the 2018 deaths of 16 polo ponies until fresh evidence of them "whinnying in distress" is considered.

A New South Wales minister says it "absolutely beggars belief" that a federal program to assist with GP recruitment trialled in the state is being expanded to Tasmania — but not to other NSW regions.

As more satellites are sent into orbit, a new antenna in southern Tasmania is keeping a watchful eye on the traffic in the skies.

Tassie footy fans in the north will soon have a shiny new $65 million stand — but as for the money to finish the rest of the project, that ball is firmly in the hands of the federal government.

Hawthorn have extended their deal to play four AFL games a season in Tasmania until the end of the 2025 campaign.

A support worker who helps Aboriginal prisoners when they are released in Tasmania is not surprised the rates of incarceration have doubled in a decade, saying the system is failing her community.

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.