Lucy MacDonald

The Labor party's first state conference in seven years reunited old friends and potentially a few "frenemies", but with issues like greyhound racing absent, drama was largely kept at bay.

Almost 3 tonnes of the antibiotic florfenicol were used at one Tasmanian salmon farm lease in just two months, with information on its use across eight other sites yet to be released to the public by authorities.

Tasmania is one step closer to introducing a levy on short-stay accommodation, after legislation passed the lower house.

It was a revelation that came at the end of a parliamentary week.

Thu 28 May 2026 at 7:11am In short: The Tasmanian government has unveiled new laws designed to strengthen family violence protections and address coercive control.

Sat 30 May 2026 at 9:32am Tasmanian government minister Madeleine Ogilvie will move to the backbench after accusations she misled parliament.

"You can ask it in 50 different ways … I won't be commenting any further", the Tasmanian premier says as he responds to questioning in parliament from Labor and the Greens.

Tue 30 Jun 2026 at 9:31pm In 1997, Tasmania became the last Australian state to decriminalise homosexuality.

Sat 11 Jul 2026 at 2:07am When Labor recorded its lowest electoral result in over a century last year some may have felt the party had hit rock bottom, at least in terms of polling.

Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 9:13pm A top surgeon has warned Tasmania will be sent "back into the dark ages" if Hobart Private stops offering certain procedures due to its potential takeover by a Catholic healthcare provider.