News from ABC News Tasmania

Published: Mon 28 Nov 2016, 6:00pm

Former Tasmanian health executive Jane Holden takes the State Government to court claiming she was wrongly sacked in 2014 and she is due $2 million in damages. Topics: courts-and-trials, public-sector, [Read more]

Published: Mon 28 Nov 2016, 3:40pm

The Royal Hobart Hospital's mental health patients will move into the new temporary inpatient facility tomorrow, completing the decant of patients from the hospital's B Block. Topics: health, government-and-politics, [Read more]

Published: Mon 28 Nov 2016, 11:00am

Two species of handfish only found in Tasmania are now listed as endangered under the state's Threatened Species Protection Act. Topics: animals, government-and-politics, environment, [Read more]

Published: Sun 27 Nov 2016, 10:25am

A council on Tasmania's popular east coast is considering adding Mandarin translations to town welcome signs to accommodate Chinese tourists. Topics: local-government, tourism, tas, [Read more]

Published: Sun 27 Nov 2016, 9:05am

Environmentalists want the Tasmanian Government to scrap a 20-year forest industry deal they say is outdated and irrelevant. Topics: forestry, forests, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, [Read more]

Published: Fri 25 Nov 2016, 5:25pm

Two new roles created to oversee Tasmania's greyhound racing industry are a slow step in the right direction, the RSPCA says as the Government promises further action. Topics: state-parliament, animal-welfare, [Read more]

Published: Fri 25 Nov 2016, 4:45pm

A criminal sentenced to jail on Wednesday has two extra days of freedom because a Tasmanian court fails to issue an imprisonment warrant. Topics: courts-and-trials, state-parliament, government-and-politics, [Read more]

Published: Fri 25 Nov 2016, 9:40am

Tasmanian fruit growers claim the Federal Government is not being clear on superannuation aspects of its 19 per cent backpacker tax. Topics: tax, fruit, work, [Read more]

Published: Thu 24 Nov 2016, 7:00pm

A multi-million-dollar Tasmanian youth detention centre had 61 staff to watch over eight inmates in September this year, the ABC can reveal, as calls mount for the jail to be closed. Topics: prisons-and-punishment, [Read more]

Published: Wed 23 Nov 2016, 2:45pm

Patients angry at spending more than 12 hours in the Royal Hobart Hospital's emergency department are sending postcards to Health Minister Michael Ferguson. Topics: health, health-policy, healthcare-facilities, [Read more]

Published: Wed 23 Nov 2016, 5:30am

A Tasmanian elder warns some people are reconsidering their support for a referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution because they do not feel culturally safe attending public consultations. Topics: aboriginal, [Read more]

Published: Tue 22 Nov 2016, 6:05pm

Liberal backbencher Adam Brooks defends wearing the Trump cap, but distances himself from 'abhorent and disgusting' comments. Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, liberals, [Read more]

Published: Mon 21 Nov 2016, 5:05pm

Hydro Tasmania's chairman tells an inquiry 'hand on heart' the Tamar Valley Power Station is needed for energy security, putting him at odds with the Energy Minister. Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, hydro-energy, [Read more]

Published: Mon 21 Nov 2016, 8:35am

Some Aboriginal people in Tasmania are angry proposed changes to the state's Aboriginal Relics Act have been delayed to allow for further consultation. Topics: aboriginal, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, [Read more]

Published: Sat 19 Nov 2016, 1:40pm

A Tasmanian MP questions the state's biosecurity after the discovery of a dead fox from Victoria. Topics: quarantine, pests, government-and-politics, tas [Read more]