Jano Gibson

While the mercury reached almost 50C in parts of Australia this week, Tasmania is enduring its own heatwave — albeit at a far less ferocious temperature — and it has brought the worst fire conditions of the summer.

Tasmanian Labor says it will scrap electricity connection and disconnection fees if it wins next month's election. The state's network operator will bear the $4 million a year price tag.

The Tasmanian Liberals announce a series of election commitments designed to increase tenants' rights and boost the supply of rental properties.

On February 13, 1954, a group of expeditioners set up camp in Antarctica. Seventy years on, their huskies are no longer there but Australia's presence at Mawson Station remains vital for scientific research on the frozen continent.

Melissa Oates says she heard a "bang" and "panicked", but insists she had no idea she had struck her partner with her vehicle at high speed while he walked home late at night. But an inquest into Jari Wise's 2020 death has heard evidence at odds with her account.

As scientists investigate a suspected case of avian influenza on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, a new study confirms the devastating impact of the highly contagious and deadly disease on elephant seal pups.

The Australian Antarctic Division's bid to improve culture and morale within its workforce continues to face significant hurdles, with an internal survey showing almost a third of female respondents not reporting the harassment and bullying they've experienced or seen in recent months.

Tasmania's attorney-general is "deeply" considering the future of Supreme Court Judge Gregory Geason, who appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on criminal charges, with press freedom advocates condemning the barring of media from the courtroom.

The RSV Nuyina "hit" Hobart's Tasman Bridge four times during computer simulations, and would have done so another 10 times if the virtual trial wasn't aborted. It's why the ship now has to make a 660-kilometre detour to refuel at a cost of almost $1 million.

Nature guide Chris Theogold says he's devastated after seeing more than 30 dead pilot whales on Tasmania's east coast.

A series of billion-dollar projects, ranging from wind farms to an eFuel factory, have been proposed for Tasmania's north-west. But uncertainty over electricity transmission line upgrades has raised fears their viability could be undermined.

A Tasmanian company is charged in relation to the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy in 2021, in which six children died after a castle became airborne, with families of the children welcoming the news and thanking those who helped at the scene.

Bob East died two days after his electric scooter crashed down an embankment at night. A Tasmanian coroner says he'd still be alive if a wheelchair-accessible taxi hadn't taken so long to turn up.

The powerful Antarctic Circumpolar Current in the Southern Ocean acts like a force field, keeping warmer waters out of the polar region. But scientists are concerned a "gateway" is opening up.

Officials at the Australian Antarctic Division were left scrambling after a decision to block RSV Nuyina from transiting the Tasman Bridge and refuelling close to port, with the true cost of a 660km detour now revealed.

A pet dog which attacked and killed its owner and seriously injured his female companion at a property in Tasmania's south was "similar to a rottweiler", the local council says — but an expert urges people not to blame the breed, which he says are often misidentified.

It's one of the most challenging work environments on the planet. But with hundreds of applicants, the process of selecting the best candidate takes eight months and resembles a reality TV contest.

An independent investigation should be conducted into Tasmania Police's handling of child sexual abuse allegations against a former senior officer who was given a police funeral, the Greens say.

Tasmania's child abuse inquiry delivers scathing findings against the former head of medical services at Launceston General Hospital over his handling of allegations against a notorious paedophile nurse.

A trial of a medical technique from Australia that aims to expand the lungs and improve oxygen levels in premature babies finds respiratory-related hospitalisations are reduced by a third.

When Victor Shaw discovered that scammers had stolen his dad's life savings, he held out little hope of a positive outcome. But then a letter arrived from ANZ that left him stunned.

When Tasmania's wilderness was nominated for World Heritage listing in 1982, a key document said Tasmanian Aboriginal people were "an extinct race of humans". Four decades on, the "offensive and inaccurate" myth has been corrected.

When Doug went to talk to his neighbour about quotes for a new fence, he was expecting an amicable discussion. Instead, it was the start of a homophobic campaign of harassment.

A Hobart councillor who says removing a statue of a divisive colonial-era figure is akin to putting "everything that colonisation brought on the chopping block" denies her statements are racist — as some call for her to be sacked.

More than 150 daily bus services in Hobart could be slashed as public transport company Metro Tasmania continues to be plagued by cancellations, a union warns.