The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

The owners of a stricken Sydney to Hobart yacht salvaged from a remote Tasmanian island plan to restore the vessel to its former glory.

After appearing doomed, stuck in the sand on a remote Tasmanian beach with no road access, the Sydney to Hobart yacht Huntress has been refloated and is licking its wounds in port — with its crew vowing to repair it to its "former glory".

The wording of a letter informing patients their mental health service is in crisis is "a template, in case it's needed in the future", Tasmania's health department says — but a health union says it shows mental health care is "in such a state it might be embarrassing to admit".

Ambulance Tasmania reported a significant increase in patients being given the wrong medication, doses, and routes last year, in what a union says is a result of excessive workloads.

Firefighters working in Tasmania's south-west wilderness are hitting a bushfire hard ahead of hot conditions expected later in the week.

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania has claimed ownership of a stranded yacht that washed ashore on Christmas Beach during the Sydney to Hobart race.

The opposition has called for 28 Tasmania Fire Service job vacancies to be filled urgently, which the government blames on low unemployment rates.

The Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania claims a Sydney to Hobart yacht that washed up on a remote beach is the property of Indigenous Australians and they are entitled to a third of its worth, despite the vessel already being salvaged.

Flying into Hummocky (Mount Chappell Island) and landing on the grass airstrip feels a bit like arriving at Jurassic Park — and just like in the film, mystery surrounds the island's reptile inhabitants.

Kenji Sabine moved to Tasmania for a low-paying gig exploring the state's most remote locations, but when funding dried up he said he'd do it for free.

Tasmania already has teething problems when it comes to population growth, so now that the population is getting older, just how well prepared is the island state?