The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people.

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

A former detainee at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was searched naked, hog-tied and constantly belittled by staff at the facility.

Capturing birds on camera has become an obsession for this full-time engineer.

An e-petition against greyhound racing to the Tasmanian parliament reached a record number of signatures last week, with 13,519 people demanding the state government end public funding of the industry. The previous record in Tasmania was 11,699 signatures, for an e-petition supporting end-of-life choices.

As the price of fuel skyrockets, Penny Cocker is one of the hundreds of Tasmanians making the jump to an electric vehicle.

An inquiry examining sexual abuse in Tasmania's public institutions has been told evidence gathered about a child-on-child assault is limited.

Teenagers at risk of homelessness are allowed by Tasmania's child protection service to live in unsafe environments, the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

The Tasmanian government has announced mask mandates for schools and public transport will be dropped on June 25.