A report commissioned by RSL Tasmania has found more than half of its members rated their health as "average" or "poor". 40 percent of the 802 Tasmanian RSL members surveyed said they'd experienced an adverse or...

Tasmania could reopen to safe jurisdictions - including South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory - by the end of October, pending advice from Public Health officials. "At this stage, we're not declaring that we will...

The preferred design option for the Fingal Irrigation Scheme has been launched today. The $49.37 million scheme is estimated to deliver 12,600 megalitres of irrigation water to farmers along the South Esk River between Fingal and...

Real time fuel price reporting kicks off today in Tasmania after a slight delay in bringing the scheme together. Involving an app and website, drivers can check out the best prices, with a view to increase...

There's finally some movement on a block that's sat vacant near Hobart's CBD for more than a decade. Hobart City Council is now assessing a development application for the fenced-off land next door to St Michael's...

Residents near a controversial recycling plant slated for Invermay are voicing their concerns to the Launceston City Council. Dozens of locals have already rallied against the Churchill Park Drive facility, amidst concerns about noise as well...

West Coast Wilderness Railway's steaming back into life after the pandemic brought its popular trips to a standstill. Twenty-three local tourism industry representatives took to the railway today on a special Rack and Gorge departure, with...

Encouraging signs for the employment market are emerging from new data. Tasmania restored some jobs in the latest ABS figures for August, although the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose a little to 6.3%. The ABS data finds...

New data shows a growing number of Australians want a permanent increase to the Job Seeker rate. The double dole will be reduced by $300 a fortnight at the end of this month, affecting more than...

A Tasmania teacher accused of a sex crime against a student is being suspended. The Mercury reported that a retired former colleague claims the teacher resigned after he got a Year 9 student pregnant at a...