Clancy Balen

King Frederik of Denmark and Queen Mary have been welcomed to Hobart by a crowd happy to see the Danish Royals up close.

Ian Wright captured the Franklin River blockade on film. Forty years later, the officer who arrested him reached out.

Tasmania will introduce new laws to stop the use of "good character" references by serious offenders. Advocates say the state has joined a broader national shift to support victim-survivors.

Tasmania needs more nurses, but lower wages and fewer opportunities for career growth remain barriers for enticing health workers to return to their home state.

Allegations of the most serious rated police misconduct have more than doubled in three years, according to police data, with complaints including family violence and possession of child exploitation material.

TasWater has continued to press its case for a steep water bill hike, despite the economic regulator's decision to halve its proposed price earlier this month. 

Biosecurity Tasmania has introduced stricter requirements for Tasmania's salmon companies reporting on farmed fish deaths — but whether the public finds out is another matter.

Tasmania's water provider says there is no risk of antibiotics entering Hobart's water supply, following Huon Aquaculture's use of oxytetracycline in the River Derwent to treat a disease outbreak.

Thought the chaos of Tasmanian politics was over? Think again, because upon the parliament's return, a new speaker will be elected — and if recent history is any guide, that can provide its own drama and upheaval.

For many Australian parents the 9am to 3pm school day doesn't line up with their working day, but in large parts of the country accessing a spot at before and after-school care is not an option.

Tasmanian Labor Leader Dean Winter says a no-confidence motion will be moved in the Liberal government when parliament returns on August 19 — just on two months after the last no-confidence motion resulted in Tasmania going to a state election.

For Tasmanians wondering when they might have a parliament in place and some certainty about who will have the support to govern, it could still be weeks off. However, the official process is already underway.

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party candidate Carlo Di Falco will join the crossbench in Tasmania's new parliament.

Hundreds of motorists are speeding over Hobart's new four-lane bridge each week. It comes amid a surge in road deaths compared with last year.

Giving his first speech in the Senate, Tasmanian Labor's Josh Dolega tells young queer people: "I hope you know that you're seen, that you're understood and you are represented."

Two Tasmanian-built electric Incat ferries have been commissioned for one of Europe's busiest ferry routes. It follow's the launch of the world's largest electric vehicle in May, which was also built by Incat.

The Liberal Party will have the most seats in a hung parliament, while the Labor vote has gone backwards in an early election instigated by its no-confidence motion in the premier.

Scammers have used promises of lucrative investments, romantic relationships, and pleas for assistance to steal $2.5 million from 15 Tasmanians. Police say the victims will suffer life long impacts.

Mourners at the police funeral for Constable Keith Smith have been told he "made a real difference in the lives of everyday Tasmanians".

A Tasmanian coroner concludes "driver error" was the cause of four deaths over two years during Targa Tasmania's annual rally race.

Questions remain about why the alleged offender opened fire on the officer, and why the police specialist tactical group remained at the end of a driveway, sending the uniform officers in first.

A search continues amid freezing conditions for a Victorian man believed to be missing in Tasmania's Cradle Mountain region.

Some 830 Australians will be recognised as part of the King's Birthday 2025 honours on Monday, including film director Baz Luhrmann and his frequent collaborator Catherine Martin, an award-winning costume, production and set designer.

The EPA report says eight samples of wild fish were taken in the Zuidpool North lease, with three samples — all blue mackerel — testing above the reporting threshold. One sample site showed a result 12 times higher than the maximum antibiotic threshold for commercially sold salmon.

The state's largest and most expensive transport infrastructure project, the new Bridgewater Bridge, has been opened to the public, with thousands expected to walk it on foot.