Topic:Explainer
A shortage of locksmiths in Australia persists despite government-funded incentives. The nation's changing labour landscape has meant some specialist trades are not being chosen by apprentices.
Tasmania's population boom has gone bust and it spells trouble
From being a hot destination 10 years ago, Tasmania's population growth has ground to a halt. Big changes will be needed to reverse the trend, experts say.
Topic:Demographics
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 9:05am
Paramedics warn of burnout and trauma as ambulance wait times exceed 'worst case scenario'
Average wait times for ambulances in Tasmania have exceeded worst-case scenario projections, despite extra resourcing, with many staff wanting to change careers, new survey results show.
Topic:Ambulance Service
Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 1:28pm
Residents say public housing works have blocked them from their own yards
Neighbours of a Homes Tasmania development in Burnie say excavation works have caused their land to start slipping downhill, restricting access to parts of their property.
Topic:Housing Construction Industry
Sat 6 Jun 2026 at 8:12am
Ogilvie's portfolios redistributed following resignation from Tasmanian cabinet
The premier says there will be $1 million in savings from not appointing another minister and instead redistributing Madeleine Ogilvie's portfolios within cabinet.
Topic:Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries
Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 11:42am
Tugboat? Pipeline? Why there's no quick fuel fix for the Nuyina
Australia's Antarctic icebreaker can't access the marine fuel depot near its home port in Hobart. It currently makes a 674 kilometre detour to Burnie, but are there other options?
Topic:Explainer
Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 5:18am
Ban on travelling under bridge being reviewed amid refuelling debacle
Authorities are considering whether it is feasible for Australia's Antarctic icebreaker to safely travel under Hobart's Tasman Bridge, as the Tasmanian government tries to resolve a costly refuelling saga.
Topic:Antarctic Research
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 6:35am
As cost of living bites, one of the things slipping may be fitness goals
As household budgets tighten, keeping up a health and fitness regime often slips, but experts say giving people cheap or free ways to stay fit is critical to longer-term wellbeing.
Topic:Public Health
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 9:38am
New deer hunting rules not expected to bring numbers down
The Tasmanian government is making changes to the rules for deer hunting in the state, but farmers say it won't be enough to bring numbers down, with the sector's peak body calling for the species to be declared a pest.
Topic:Pests
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 12:48pm
'A fifth of the price': Council uses AI for 10-year strategic plan
A Tasmanian council says using AI for a strategic plan has saved them time and money, and will be used much more in the future, but a resident says the community consultation is 'completely lost with AI'.
Topic:AI
Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 8:03am
Greyhound ban bill won't go to vote until 'we know it will pass', Rockliff says
A bill to ban greyhound racing in Tasmania has been delayed until the government can secure enough support to pass it. Meanwhile, financial support has been offered to racing participants ahead of the 2029 phase-out deadline.
Topic:Greyhound Racing
Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 4:43pm
Cancer survivor's disappointment over hospital funding promise
A cancer survivor who stood alongside the Tasmanian premier at a 2025 election promise announcement says he is disappointed that the hospitals investment appears to be "on the back burner."
Topic:Health Policy
Fri 29 May 2026 at 12:04pm
'Deeply disappointed': Premier silent on leaked email complaint
Ruth Forrest says she is "deeply disappointed" about a lack of government response over a leaked email and is considering referring a complaint to WorkSafe Tasmania and parliament's Privileges Committee.
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
Fri 29 May 2026 at 6:22am
'People do care': Why private owners are handing land back
It has been two decades since substantial land hand-backs in Tasmania, so private owners are doing it instead. Near Hobart, a piece of land that was once a dumping ground is being restored.
Topic:Environmental Management
Fri 29 May 2026 at 4:21pm
Tasmania introduces 'nation-first' levy on family violence offenders
New laws designed to strengthen family violence protections in Tasmania include an extension to the statutory limitation period for coercive control offences, and a "nation-leading" levy which would be paid by offenders.
Topic:Domestic Violence
Thu 28 May 2026 at 3:11pm
Hopes inquest into Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy will begin in September
A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children at a Tasmanian primary school could begin in September, nearly five years after the tragedy occurred.
Topic:Courts
Thu 28 May 2026 at 1:55pm
Farmers desperate for nitrogen 'drug' search for substitutes
A war thousands of kilometres away from Australia's farms is quietly reshaping what crops are planted and what will be available at supermarkets in the future.
Topic:Fertilisers
Thu 28 May 2026 at 6:09am
Hungry eleven-armed seastars making a meal of Tasmanian scallops
The fast spread of pest eleven-armed seastars has fishers, along with researchers, concerned.
Topic:Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
Wed 27 May 2026 at 6:04am
Notorious children's jail could become minimum-security adult prison farm
The Tasmanian government says Ashley Youth Detention Centre could become a minimum-security adult prison and "agriculture-based prison rehab and training facility".
Topic:Youth Crime
Tue 26 May 2026 at 5:01pm
Tasmania 'just wanted to roll trucks in' as quick fix for icebreaker refuelling saga
A federal department says the Tasmanian government's proposed interim solution to a costly refuelling saga affecting Australia's Antarctic icebreaker is "far from" acceptable.
Topic:Antarctic Research
Tue 26 May 2026 at 5:36pm
Committee rejects calls to review greyhound phase-out bill
The parliamentary committee says it is not for it "to answer the questions raised by the Legislative Council members", pushing back that the government should provide answers to convince upper house MPs to support the bill.
Topic:Greyhound Racing
Tue 26 May 2026 at 7:27am