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Three police officers acted with "bravery in very hazardous circumstances" during the 2016 flooding disaster at Latrobe, in Tasmania's north, but a regional SES manager "did nothing", a coroner has found.

Edward 'Teddy' Sheean is the first and only Australian Royal Navy Victoria Cross recipient. A life-sized statue and a naval training unit renamed in his honour mark a significant step in the long fight for recognition of the 18-year-old's deeds.

A federal flood insurance inquiry has found evidence of systemic problems during the 2022 floods, including inconsistent decision making, poor-quality expert reports and long delays.

Tasmania's hammering from wild weather continues, with thousands of people without electricity and a major flood peak expected on Monday evening. Victorians are also being battered by winds, and are inundating the SES with calls for help.

Tasmania has been hit by days of downpours, damaging winds and power outages, with residents in some communities now facing a flooding emergency.

A drunk driver jailed after a fatal crash that killed a much-loved Tasmanian father of three has said he wished he had died in his place. 

Eight years on since a devastating flood wrecked their lives, these residents of Tasmania's Latrobe say fighting for an insurance payout is "the last thing you need to struggle through" after losing so much.

A new organic waste processing plant in Tasmania's north-west means more households will be able to have food and garden waste, known as FOGO, collected.

The same week a mountain-biking trail bridge across the Mersey River was installed, it washed away. A second, more sturdier version also washed away in another flood. Now it is hoped a third bridge will be the last.

The owner of a house where 40 workers from Vanuatu were living dismisses concerns of fire risk at the property, where Tasmanian authorities found 56 beds and conditions described as "poor and unsafe".

An integrity expert says a Liberal candidate in Tasmania's state election acted "inappropriately" after her construction company was found to have put in a tender for a council project, while she was deputy mayor of the council. 

Traffic detours have been in place for most of the day as the Tasmania Fire Service worked to clean up a chemical spill in the state's north-west

Australian crime is returning to pre-pandemic levels, but certain offences are bucking the trend. We ask the experts what's behind the crime hotspots and whether more policing and help-seeking may explain the "new normal" of crime in 2023.

One sting from a jack jumper ant lurking in Jennie Kun's garden could be deadly. She's just started a treatment program to train her body to stop being allergic, but says it needs to be made more accessible.

An inquest into the death of a woman who died in floodwaters in Tasmania's north-west seven years ago has heard the State Emergency Service's (SES) regional manager for the north-west ignored his colleagues' calls to evacuate the town.

This Tasmanian craft brewery knows what it takes to keep its volunteer hop-pickers happy, allowing them a chance to be part of the beer brewing process while also ensuring they have plenty to sample along the way.

An inquest into the death of a 75-year-old Tasmanian woman who drowned in her Latrobe home in 2016 has heard family members made desperate calls to the SES and police prior to her death.

Despite regular hold-ups over tangled leads, this trio of rescue-dog-loving nannas are devoted to their cause of proving that old dogs can have new homes.

Tasmanians have begun assessing the damage from last week's devastating floods as hundreds wait to hear back from their insurance companies.

With the floods of 2016 a not-so-distant memory for many in Tasmania, the latest heavy rains have brought a new round of heartache and devastation. Here is a look at the event in pictures.