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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.

The fast spread of pest eleven-armed seastars has fishers, along with researchers, concerned.

Council-owned airports have been bailed out by the federal government to the tune of $4.8 million, $2 million of which was for NSW alone.

One in 20 Australians under the age of 18 has lost a parent, but families say grief services for children are limited. A national program teaching children how to navigate grief is trying to change that.

Health groups fear the impact of hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts expected to be found in the Health Department as part of Treasurer Eric Abetz's state budget operational efficiencies program.

There will be "short-term pain" to get Tasmania's finances back in the black within two years, state treasurer Eric Abetz says ahead of today's budget.

A landlord's decision to deny a tenant's request to keep a 6-month-old rescue kitten in a unit has been upheld, despite new Tasmanian laws intended to make it easier to keep pets in rentals.

The lead-up to state budget day is normally a time for flashy funding announcements. But as Tasmania stares down the barrel of $7 billion of debt, things are looking a bit bleaker.

A recent Tasmanian poll has shown that One Nation would win a "number of seats" in the next state election.

The announcement comes as TT-Line continues to wrestle with the financial fallout from its bungled delivery of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels.

In a week where "broken promise" is being shouted by the Tasmanian Liberals in support of their federal colleagues' attack on the Labor budget, closer to home, a promise of their own is giving them grief.

She won office running under Jacqui Lambie's banner, but brand-new Labor recruit Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell says she wanted a "seat at the powerful table of the government".

Police say it is believed the man in his 30s and the shooter knew each other and were involved in a "disturbance" at the front of the home before the incident.

A shipping company's attempt to avoid paying millions of dollars to Tasmania's port authority over the sinking of two tugboats in Devonport has been overturned by Australia's High Court.

The crossbreeding of Pacific black ducks with introduced species has devastated the native species in New Zealand — and conservationists say there's a risk that's happening in Tasmania too.

The Spirit of Tasmania ferry replacement program has cost $717 million more than was forecast in the original business case, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

Thousands of carrots have spilled onto a Tasmanian highway, causing a traffic hazard, with police calling for public help to find the driver involved.

Tasmania's premier is under fire for backtracking on an undertaking to explain why taxpayers paid a $15,000 legal bill for a backbencher.

An Aboriginal woman's request to have her Tasmanian court hearing held on country was rejected. But on-country hearings have been held in other jurisdictions. So how do they work?

Caroline Wells will become the 30th Governor of Tasmania after receiving formal approval from King Charles III, replacing Barbara Baker AC.