NSW Labor conference backs ambitious climate goal

A coronial investigation has begun into the disappearance of Lucille Butterworth - one of Tasmania's oldest suspected murder cases. The 20-year-old disappeared from a Hobart bus stop in 1969 on her way to a Miss Tasmania Quest fundraiser after a ...

Tasmania's health overhaul should include the closure of one of the state's four hospitals, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says, adding that politicians should put aside "self-interest". The State Government is merging the state's three regional ...

For the best part of 50 years Mr Hawkes has been lovingly restoring pianos in southern Tasmania but even after this time, he admits he's still learning. Most people who walk up to a piano might run their fingers across the keys to hear the sound ...

Tasmanian Small Business Council executive officer Robert Mallett said small businesses were already fed up with the number of people coming in who weren't interested in looking for a job. Source: Supplied TASMANIAS small businesses ...

, 7:48 pm ABC Health Minister Michael Ferguson says a public hospital will not be closed as part of the Government's healthcare plans. The Tasmanian Government has ruled out closing a public hospital in its bid to improve the health system. ...

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a panel beater's business at Grove in Tasmania's Huon Valley. They were called to Jackmans Bodyworks about 7:00pm when smoke was seen from the building. About 30 firefighters are on the scene using nine ...

Warmer weather is driving a boom in Tasmanian wine as wineries look to expand to cooler climbs. According to ABC, climate change is responsible for increased production and a growth in investment as interstate investors look further afield for ...

Two hospitality businesses on Tasmania's West Coast have gone into administration in the wake of the closure of the Mount Lyell copper mine. More than 200 jobs were lost earlier this month when Australia's oldest mine closed after a spate of ...

The prosecution has begun its closing address in one of Tasmania's longest-running criminal trials, saying Stephen Roy Standage is the only link between two alleged bushland murders. The trial of Standage, 61, who is accused of murdering Ronald ...