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The reforms include a statewide gun buyback scheme and the reclassification of some guns to a more restrictive licence, but the Tasmanian government does not plan to limit the number of firearms an ...

Two waterfront marine businesses in the heart of Launceston have been destroyed in a fire overnight, causing more than $5 million in damage, police say.

After more than six months of preparation and 14 hours underground, a group of cavers has uncovered Australia's deepest known cave, at a depth of 401 metres. The new cave, dubbed "Delta Variant", is ...

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 lawyer representing an ex-teacher being sued for allegedly sexually abusing his former student in the 1980s tells a court that evidence given by the ex-student contained "straight-out lies".

Tasmania's Governor, Kate Warner, says Australians should consider changing the date of Australia Day to better reflect the concerns of the country's Aboriginal population. Professor Warner has ...

As Tasmanian students return to school today, three primary schools will kick off a nation-leading trial that the government is hoping will turn the state's education system around. Australia's ...

Police are providing further details about the potential discovery of Celine Cremer's remains at a media conference in Launceston. Human bones were found by a volunteer search member in bushland near ...

For more than two years, Sharryn Johns has been unable to access her own backyard. It took questions from the ABC for the public housing authority to take action.