Kingborough's Mayor says he's disappointed a councillor who was due to apologise for bad behaviour at Monday night's meeting didn't show up. Councillor Paula Wriedt's code of conduct complaint against David Grace for threatening to "put...

Burnie City Council is withdrawing from the Cradle Coast Authority, as it grapples to get on top of financial woes. In announcing the decision, Mayor Steve Kons said remaining in the group of nine north-west councils...

The Bureau of Meteorology has crunched the numbers on Tasmania's weather experienced in April. It found conditions drier and warmer top temps than average in the north east, minimum temperatures higher than typical in the south...

Police are investigating an aggravated armed robbery at Ulverstone's Lighthouse Hotel on Sunday night. It's a understood a male wearing dark clothing approached the pub's gaming lounge bar at about 9:20pm, holding the barrel of a...

Two bushwalkers who went missing on the Forestier Peninsula east of Hobart are safe and well. The Westpac helicopter was sent to the Fazackerly Range near Murdunna, after the men aged in their 60s got lost...

The death of a man in the Royal Hobart Hospital on Saturday following an alleged assault at Sorell has seen a 19-year-old local man charged with murder. The teenager was detained after a 51-year-old man suffered...

Tasmania's Liberal leader has claimed victory in the state election, although yet to officially secure a parliamentary majority. The party is on track to win at least 12 of the 13 seats needed to govern in...

  With just over 57% of the total votes counted, some electorates have been won, while others are heavily contested.   In Bass, Peter Gutwein was re-elected in a landslide, with Sarah Courtney and Michael Ferguson also holding...

Image: ABC election analyst Antony Green outlining early numbers in the Tasmanian Election Tally Room in Hobart, Saturday, May 1   Mr Rockliff is leading the count in Braddon where 42 per cent have been counted on...

The Liberals need just one more seat to claim a 13-seat majority, and it is clear in the early stages that Labor will not reach majority. Leading Bass is Peter Gutwein in a landslide, with 50.7%...