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

Tasmania's minority parliament has delivered the Liberal government a stinging verdict on integrity and transparency, with two motions passed without the government's support. 

Daily heart surgeries have been cut to two a week in Tasmania while a small group of crucial specialists strikes for better pay and conditions. But negotiations with the government have halted, and locums are being sought to plug resulting healthcare gaps.

Australian home owners now have the protection of a "financial shield" in uncertain times, a report by property portal Domain has found, but record profits from property resales are widening the gap between established owners and aspiring first home buyers.

A real possum nestled among soft toys and animals in a gift shop has thrilled passengers — but caused "pandemonium" after going on a sightseeing tour of the departure lounge.

The body of a woman in her seventies has been recovered after what police described as a "freak accident" while boating near Marion Bay, in Tasmania's south-east.

Tasmanians will soon be able to build second dwellings that are 50 per cent larger than the current size. An urban planner says other jurisdictions should follow suit.

A CSIRO report has found Tasmania's salmon farming industry has experienced a "significant and sustained shift" away from strong community support it experienced a decade ago.

Museums display only a fraction of their collection so we went behind the scenes at the Melbourne Museum to find the untold stories kept from public view.

A preliminary report has revealed new details about how an Australian research vessel hit the ocean floor after navigational echo sounders were turned off to stop interference with scientific sampling.

Scientists warn sharp swings from extreme heat to flooding this summer signal climate change is overtaking other weather drivers.

Tasmanian cabinet documents would be proactively released after 20 years under reforms proposed by the state government in response to a scathing review of the state's Right to Information system.

Tasmanian Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff says the "vile material" does not come from the party.

Police say the 23-year-old man is thought to have jumped from a scientific vessel docked at Hobart's waterfront, as early indications show alcohol may have been involved.

Tasmanian duck hunters believe their shooting shelters, known as hides, are being burnt down by protesters, with 80 destroyed in the past four years.

A Tasmanian woman has pleaded guilty to 21 animal cruelty charges. More than 70 animals were found living in "squalid" conditions, with some requiring euthanasing.

The King and Queen of Denmark will visit the queen's home town of Hobart on the last day of their official visit to Australia.

Gun law reform is always fraught, especially in Tasmania. An impassioned plea from the state's top cop hasn't been enough to sway the government on gun ownership caps, but opposition and crossbench MPs may be able to pass the limits into law.

In the push for gun law reform in the wake of the Bondi attack, Tasmania's police commissioner urged the state government to limit the number of firearms a person can own, citing the murder of an officer the year before in her plea — but to no avail, documents show.

One night in 1997, fuelled by boredom, trainee ship bartender Erika Boyero filled some empty bottles with handwritten notes and threw them overboard in Norway. Last week, she met with the Tasmanian woman who found one of her messages.