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Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia have placed restrictions on the importation of unprocessed Tasmanian potatoes, following the island state's outbreak of mop-top virus.

Snow settled as low as 150 metres in parts of Tasmania, but warmer conditions are on the way.

Tasmania's energy saver loan scheme gave households and small businesses a chance to obtain interest-free finance for rooftop solar and other energy efficiency measures. It's been so successful, the government decided to end it.

There are calls to expand the eligibility of a workplace justice program that allows visa holders to extend their stay while they are pursuing workplace exploitations claims.

As federal and state governments devise a plan to address school bullying, a child in Tasmania escapes a distressing case of body-shaming, playground exclusion and cyber bullying. 

A history expert says this Australian National Flag Day there should be pause for concern in the wake of the anti-immigration rallies at the weekend.

The $5 billion Marinus Link undersea power cable project to connect Tasmania and Victoria passes two major milestones, with financing locked in and suppliers ordered start production on key components.

The class action involves junior doctors who worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital during the past six years. 

After distressing video was aired showing the shocking treatment of animals inside a Tasmanian abattoir, CCTV cameras were made mandatory. But since then, it has been revealed no record is being kept on whether the surveillance video is being reviewed.

Options for the new Spirit of Tasmania ship to "ease the housing crisis" in Scotland or accommodate "displaced residents" in California were passed over in favour of it being docked at a cost to Tasmanian taxpayers of around $600,000 a month, documents reveal.

Tasmanian obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Brett Anthony Daniels has appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court by phone.

Residents at a seaside caravan park in northern Tasmania own their own homes, but the park is no longer allowing sales due to council rules that say the land is not approved for residential use.

Former jumping castle operators have joined calls from Hillcrest victims' families for improved regulation of the inflatable amusement device sector.

Tasmania recorded its highest number of visitors for the June quarter on record — but what attracts tourists to a colder climate?

With promised local content requirements for streaming services delayed indefinitely, Australian filmmakers say the local industry is hurting.

Prisoner Nicholas Aaron Scott was shot and killed by another man in a scuffle the morning after his escape from Royal Hobart Hospital, where he was meant to be handcuffed at all times.

As part of a months-long investigation, officers from Tasmania Police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force, intercepted the man and allegedly found $580,000 cash in several sealed plastic bags in a supermarket-branded cooler bag. 

A 100-turbine wind farm, the largest in Tasmania, will be built on Robbins Island in north-west Tasmania following seven delays to the decision, and multiple court appeals.

Tasmania's child safety regulator is inquiring into concerns that prisoners who have offended against children could — until recently — be employed at the state's reception prisons.

Biosecurity Tasmania says the virus has been detected at a further four Tasmanian properties, and may have been present in the state for two years.