Jano Gibson

Australian and international scientists have used satellite imagery to chronicle the collapse of a New York City-sized ice shelf in Antarctica, shedding light on key processes linked to future sea level rise.

The Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry is making its way across the North Sea to its temporary home in Scotland, but taxpayers are yet to learn how much it will cost to remain there.

A family member of the victims tells a Tasmanian court: "I didn't just lose my mum and brother … I lost my family unit and I lost myself. I will never be me again."

The chief justice of Tasmania's Supreme Court has blamed "unacceptable delays" in police paperwork for contributing to a growing backlog of criminal cases, holding up some matters by years.

The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.

Hundreds of polar researchers issue an emergency statement calling for urgent action to deal with the impacts of climate change in Antarctica.

Helen Bird's friends never believed she would take her own life, leaving behind her three children. Fourteen years later, a coroner rules her husband made her death look like a suicide.

Shareholder activists have failed in their bid to stop Woolworths sourcing farmed salmon from a Tasmanian harbour that is home to an endangered marine species.

A gambler's losses while playing electronic gaming machines would have been capped as part of a harm-minimisation system which was soon to be implemented in Tasmania, however advocates say a new statement by the premier is the clearest signal yet the plan will be spiked.

Environmentalists have raised concerns after new data showed about 10 per cent of salmon farmed in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour died during the process.

Crews are working to rectify a "problem" identified during the ongoing construction of a new $786 million bridge north of Hobart, which has resulted in two parts of the structure not lining up — but the Tasmanian government is adamant it won't cause delays or cost money.

Artificial intelligence (AI) was used by the Tasmanian government to validate a developer's claim about the economic benefits of a contentious luxury hotel planned for Hobart, new documents reveal.

Tasmania's prison service operated a "hostile management regime" within a high security unit at Risdon Prison, Tasmania's Custodial Inspector has revealed.

Three Australians have been in space. Polar explorer Eric Philips is about to become the fourth — thanks to a cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

The development application for a proposed multi-purpose stadium in Hobart has been lodged, with construction expected to cost $60 million more than previously estimated.

Tasmania has built a brand off it's clean, green identity. But a new state of the environment report — the first in 15 years — paints a different picture.

Tasmanian 40-year-old John Oldfield Nettleton has been jailed for committing dozens of "abhorrent" sexual abuse offences against children overseas over a two-year period.

A Tasmanian man who previously stabbed an ex-partner multiple times has been sentenced to jail for violence and intimidation against another partner.

Millions of birds and mammals have already died across the world but the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is yet to reach Australia or its Antarctic territories. A team is preparing for when, not if, that happens.

A new exhibition amplifies the voices of women involved in Antarctica, a place that "gets under your skin".

Tasmania's port operator is facing problems at both ends of the state with ageing infrastructure, including some over 100 years old, leading to safety concerns and costly upgrades.

Plans for a major wharf upgrade for Australia's Antarctic icebreaker have been scaled back after the initial $515 million cost estimate was deemed "exorbitant", an inquiry has heard.

In 1968, an aircraft flew over the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica. More than five decades later, photos taken on that flight have been used to create a 3D model of the region's melting glaciers.

Wilkes Station in Antarctica has been abandoned since 1969. The site, with its old fuel drums, asbestos buildings and other waste, has been described by a French inspection team as "concerning" to the local environment.

A long-awaited coroner's report into a veteran pilot's death is handed down, deeming it a "tragic" accident — with one of his daughters just "weeks away" from "following in her dad's footsteps" by getting her own commercial helicopter licence.