A grove of ancient trees, including Tasmania's oldest-known Huon pine tree, has come under threat by an ongoing bushfire.

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Tasmania's Education Minister Jo Palmer responds to the release of an independent review into the state's education system.

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A Tasmanian hotel business has donated approximately $500,000 worth of furniture to assist the fit out of a new transitional housing facility for women at risk of homelessness in Hobart. Amelie House, ...

The Lithuanian tourist man had been visiting the Franklin River with a group of friends when he found himself in a ...