2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (330+ words) Tasmania’s lower house has passed the most significant overhaul of the state’s firearms laws in 30 years, but not before voting down a push to cap the number of guns a person can legally own. The Firearms Amendment (Strengthening Firearms Security)…...

3+ day, 12+ min ago   (323+ words) Tasmanian parliament has voted down a Labor amendment to cap the number of firearms a person can legally own, with the proposal failing 16 votes to 15 shortly before 7pm tonight. The amendment, moved by Labor member Jen Butler, would have limited licence…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (383+ words) Last summer’s bushfire season was rated normal. Buildings still burned at Dolphin Sands and St Helens. This spring, north-east Tasmania’s risk is rated higher than normal and fire agencies are urging residents to prepare now. Below-average rainfall is forecast across…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (413+ words) A woman on Centrelink had nearly $40,000 move through her bank account while running a methylamphetamine trafficking business from her Burnie shed, a court has heard. Tori Rhonda Summers, 30, has avoided immediate jail over the operation, which she kept running even…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (312+ words) One of Tasmania’s most influential creative organisations is marking 40 years with a landmark exhibition opening at Rosny Farm this week. DOT40: Celebrating 40 Years brings together 15 leading designer-makers in a major show celebrating Designed Objects Tasmania’s contribution to contemporary craft and design....

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) A $12 million election promise for a new Launceston bus interchange has been returned to the state budget as a saving after the site it was tied to fell through. The money was committed at the 2024 state election for a new…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (333+ words) Bird flu has reached Flinders Island for the first time as the highly contagious H5 strain continues to spread across Tasmania. A greater crested tern tested positive on the island, marking the first confirmed case there, the Department of Natural Resources…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (370+ words) Australian cricket star Adam Zampa has chosen the Hobart Hurricanes over rival Big Bash League offers, saying the club’s playing group was the deciding factor behind his move to Tasmania. The 34-year-old leg-spinner has represented Australia more than 200 times across…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (358+ words) A woman in her 80s has died and two men remain in hospital after a head-on crash on the East Derwent Highway at Old Beach, north of Hobart, yesterday. The crash happened around 1:35pm on Monday near Riviera Drive. Acting Inspector Nicholas…...