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Long before Greg Lynn was convicted of murder in Victoria's High Country, his estranged wife died suddenly at home in Mount Macedon. Now, some of those closest to Lisa Lynn are pushing for the coroner to re-examine her death.

A stadium on Hobart's waterfront has gained enough support to pass parliament, after key independents declared they would support the contentious project — as it happened.

With the ABC's Country Hour celebrating eight decades on air, a 91-year-old Tasmanian farmer and his successor reflect on why they've been tuning in most days.

State politicians face a looming debate in parliament's upper house, which will finally decide whether a stadium is built at Hobart's Macquarie Point and whether Tasmania gets an AFL side.

An incident at a Tasmanian youth detention centre where a detainee had an improvised spit hood put over his head while being transported by a contracted security company, has been criticised for being "entirely incompatible" with human rights.

There are concerns that social media is leading to poor bushwalking decisions with trends such as "rawdogging" a hike glorifying a lack of preparedness.

By the end of this week, Tasmania will know whether or not Hobart will have a new AFL stadium. Many Tasmanians are still making up their own minds about whether they support it or not.

A  Victorian tourist has been "blown away" after discovering a connection with a volunteer at the Hobart Penitentiary, with the volunteer noting people seem more open to discussing their convict histories.

The long-running debate over whether an AFL stadium should be built on Hobart's waterfront is reaching an end, as the parliamentary vote takes place this week.

Local King Island teen Lusian West, 16, has not been seen since Friday, with Tasmania police and rescue crews to conduct aerial searches of the island's north.

Supporters of Tasmania's proposed AFL stadium have gathered on Hobart's parliament lawns on Sunday to show their backing of the controversial build.

When Marlene Engelhorn inherited tens of millions of dollars from her grandma, she felt she had two choices: do something about it, or confirm she was "full of sh*t". 

Since its inception, the stadium project has divided the Hobart community in a tug of war between development and preservation of its historic waterfront. In just days, the door will shut forever on one side of the debate.

The cancellation of Jetstar flights due to an issue with Airbus A320 planes has left passengers stranded across Australia.

From potential gridlock to an "immersive" viewing experience, let's set aside the politics — just for a moment — and look at what planning documents tell us about the building at the heart of Tasmania's fiery stadium debate.

Peter Gutwein initiated the push for a stadium in Hobart, but he has had to watch the drama unfold from the sidelines. He says rejecting the proposal would be the biggest "lost opportunity" in the state's history.

Australia's emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19 shutdowns, but there's still a lot of work to do.

Twenty years ago, Cape Barren Island was handed back to its traditional owners. Today's children are proof of the life-changing power of that act.

Tasmania is the only state or territory that is not joining the federal government's Help to Buy home ownership scheme, which aims to reduce the time it takes home buyers to save for a deposit.