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New Australian research has found that young men are identifying as Christian and seeing the benefits of organised religion at much higher rates than women of the same generation.

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.

As a new Spirit of Tasmania vessel sits in storage in Scotland, its operator is "urgently" trying to find someone to lease it to in Europe. Interest from New Zealand has been ruled out, while a new Sydney service has been considered.

After five Olympics and a record 451 international appearances for Australia over 18 years, hockey great Eddie Ockenden announces his retirement.

Hobart-based creative Grant Pearson lives with cerebral palsy. He's also an emerging game designer and 3D artist. Grant taught himself to use specialist software and adaptive technology to express his creative vision and smash stereotypes about people living with a disability.

It'll cost at least $47,534 a week, plus costs, for the Spirit of Tasmania IV to berth in Scotland under a 30-day deal struck by the Tasmanian government.

Despite a cost-of-living crisis, young people aged 25 to 29 have had the biggest take-up of private health insurance over the last year.

A man who allegedly continued to advance at police with a knife despite being pepper-sprayed has died after being shot twice by officers in Launceston.

The festive season can be stressful and emotionally charged, but creating new traditions and setting expectations with your core family can help manage the stress.

Survivors of alleged historical child sexual abuse at a Tasmanian hospital have received a combined $7.85 million settlement, with one claimant saying that while no money could remedy the abuse, it was "life-changing".

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.

The 163-year-old Tasmanian Club has, after much fuss, voted to overturn a rule excluding women from the bar — but before you ladies begin queuing up for a peek inside, please note — you'll still need to be accompanied by a gentleman.

Halls Hut is about as isolated as you can get in Australia's wilderness. A heli-tourism proponent will seek federal approval to fix it up, but is facing extensive opposition from bushwalkers, fly-fishers and environmental groups over the use of a helicopter.

Young mothers in Australia continue to report high rates of discrimination in their communities. Experts say fresh perspective is needed.

Young mothers in Tasmania report stigma as being the hardest battle they've faced, saying the way they have been treated simply for being young and pregnant is "not OK".

National home prices are losing momentum, new data shows, and anticipated interest rate cuts are unlikely to stop falls in house prices next year.

An area of Hobart's waterfront was cordoned off on Sunday because of a jet fuel spill, with fire crews seen near Australia's Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina.

After being arrested the first time, the Deloraine woman was disqualified from driving for two years, but that allegedly did not stop her getting back behind the wheel again the following day.

Award-winning actor, educator and community leader Mawuyul Yanthalawuy, who starred in the film Manganinnie, is being remembered as a "national treasure" after her death at the age of 85.

Authorities say a 65-year-old Lithuanian man who had his left leg amputated at the knee during a complex rescue operation in Tasmania's remote south-west is now in a stable condition in hospital.