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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."

Lawyers acting for the owners of a Tasmanian caravan park argue in court that long-term residency at the park is illegal and therefore an occupant's fight against an eviction notice should be dismissed.

The government wants some planning decisions to be made by development assessment panels rather than by councils, but the legislation has been knocked back by the parliament's upper house.

Donations to the Tasmanian Liberals from a shopping centre developer are "a bit stinky", opponents say, and raise questions about the government's "quick and decisive action" to get the company's Devonport Stony Rise project up, in spite of a planning rejection. 

The $1.25 million bus interchange at Kingston, south of Hobart, has been sitting idle since construction finished almost a year ago.

Since her son's death in a stabbing attack in 2019, Laraine Ludwig has campaigned for tougher knife laws in Tasmania. Now, with a trial for police to be able to search for weapons about to begin, she hopes no other family will go through what her's did.

A rescue team faced with a terrible decision, complicated by a language barrier and unthinkable challenges, such as 13 tonnes of water per second to deal with. How did they save a man trapped for more than 20 hours in a river?

For some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, receiving an Australian of the Year award can be used to draw attention to important issues. But others feel unable to accept a nomination because the timing of the awards is too painful.

A few years ago, the University of Tasmania proposed about 1,200 dwellings including medium-rise apartment buildings above its Sandy Bay campus. It sparked a furious response — but the land is back on the agenda.

A 65-year-old Lithuanian man remains in a critical condition after being trapped and partially submerged in the Franklin River for 20 hours. Medical crews amputated the man's left leg to free him. 

Nestled within the walls of the world heritage-listed Woolmers Estate sits Tasmania's largest rose collection. The sprawling 1.5 hectare garden is largely maintained by about a dozen volunteers.

A man in his 60s has had his leg amputated by a rescue medical team after it became wedged between rocks in the Franklin River. Police said the rescue operation was "complex and protracted". 

Parents in this island community, which has no child care services, were "very excited" when an early learning trial for three-year-olds was promised by 2024. Now, with no progress made on delivering that, parents want answers.

A day after Tasmania's government said it was pausing the introduction of a system designed to cap a gambler's losses to the pokies, the state's gaming commissioner says she hopes "common sense will prevail" and "something" is put into hotels and clubs to "support people".

A Supreme Court justice rules a Tasmanian mayor and general manager repay ratepayers a combined amount of about $25,000 spent by the council in legal fees, after finding the "expenditure was always for a private rather than a public purpose".

Long-time volunteer Vicki Purnell's activity blankets are highly prized in local hospitals and aged care facilities, where staff say they help patients, despite scant scientific evidence so far.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff tells those seeking to support a no-confidence motion in his leadership that if it is successful it will result in a state election less than eight months after the last one.

Spelling mistakes and incorrect questions have been identified in several year 11 and 12 exams in Tasmania. One concerned parent says it left her son "rattled". 

After 10 days, the final evidence has been heard in the criminal case into Tasmania's Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy.

The wording of Daniel John Ridgers' charge was also amended, from "throwing" to "dropping" baby Khaylan into a cot.