Loretta Lohberger

In short: The first Maugean skate hatchling from an egg laid in captivity is thriving.

In short: A man in his 60s has died after being hit by a police vehicle on Tasmania's Flinders Island.

In short: The Tasmanian government has scrapped plans to widen the pedestrian and cycling pathways on the Tasman Bridge two years after releasing concept designs of the widened paths.

129 former inmates alleged they had suffered, witnessed or were threatened with sexual abuse, serious physical abuse, and false imprisonment at the centre, between 1960 and 2023.

The Tasmanian government's proposed changes to planning laws, which would mean some development applications would bypass councils, have failed to pass the state's upper house.

Before Nellie Melba captivated international audiences, another Australian soprano rose to international fame.