Australia, a unique island continent, is both a country and the smallest continent, yet the sixth-largest nation. It features ...

Independent Peter George is set to join the Tasmanian parliament after campaigning against salmon farming and the proposed ...

The Opposition leader has made his final pitch to Tasmanians as they head to the polls today for an election after Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff received a vote of no confidence. The polls opened ...

Polls have closed in Tasmania’s second state election in 16 months. Labor’s Dean Winter is hoping to unseat Liberal incumbent ...

Epic circumnavigation of the globe by the 42ft ketch 100 years ago was seen as Ireland’s first international sporting achievement ...

Tasmania's Liberal and Labor leaders have cast their votes before counting begins at an election tipped to result in another ...

What will today's snap election — called less than halfway through the state government's term — mean for the Apple Isle?

A strong cold front will pass over Tasmania today, bringing with it intense north to northwesterly winds as well as rain and ...

Australians living in the nation’s south are being warning to brace for chilly conditions through the weekend as a cold front develops off the Great Australian Bight.

Labor is facing a swing against it in the Tasmanian state election, but the Liberals will still struggle to form majority ...

As of Thursday July 17 at 5:30pm, 114,688 of the 408,000 enrolled voters in Tasmania had voted early. The ABC asked the ...