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Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff. → Read More
An independent Tasmanian MP says forestry and mining groups were given the "unusual" opportunity to give the state's Legislative Council confidential briefings ahead of debate on controversial proposed anti-protest laws. → Read More
The wife of a Tasmanian man who died in floods in 2016 told police the floodwater that killed her husband "came so quickly" and she had "never seen anything like it before". → Read More
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges the Tasmanian government to "get on with" developing prime land on Hobart's waterfront that he poured tens of millions of dollars into when he was last in government a decade ago. → Read More
Outspoken Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says she is considering putting her hand up to become the next leader or deputy leader of the Liberal Party, as she looks to be one of the few moderate voices left in the party room after the election. → Read More
A metropolitan Victorian seat emerges as Australia's most left-leaning, while a sprawling Queensland electorate is the country's most conservative, according to Vote Compass. → Read More
Environmentalists are celebrating a seven-year legal battle over Tasmanian politician John Tucker — despite the judge likening their argument to that of the bumbling lawyer Dennis Denuto character from the classic Australian film The Castle. → Read More
Climate change is cutting across the traditional left-right political divide, helping explain why teal independents are gaining traction where progressive parties would not, according to Vote Compass analysis. → Read More
A psychiatrist who developed a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient during at-home visits is barred from working in mental health until 2024 after acknowledging his actions may have been "terribly damaging". → Read More
In a break with tradition, several trade unions in Tasmania are backing the lead candidate of a newly founded political party over Labor for the Senate. → Read More
Australians were asked to rate Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese out of 10 on trust and competency — Vote Compass has the results. → Read More
Aged care worker Carlton Williams also has a hospitality job to makes ends meet — and says he gets "paid more to pour drinks and wait tables" than to "look after someone's life". → Read More
More than half of Australians think the federal government should pay a greater share of childcare costs, according to new data from Vote Compass. → Read More
As China seeks stronger relations in the Pacific, many Australians think the government should take a harsher position in its diplomatic dealings, new data shows. → Read More
The University of Tasmania goes on a charm offensive, splashing out on full-page newspaper advertisements, collaborations with an Instagram influencer and sponsored posts on social media — meanwhile some staff are reporting morale "at its lowest ebb". → Read More
Close to half of Vote Compass respondents are more worried about making ends meet than they were a year ago, and an overwhelming majority want businesses that increased revenues during the pandemic to pay back COVID-19 support. → Read More
Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians this election, but there's a large split along voting lines, according to Vote Compass. → Read More
Six years after he called a colleague's election campaign urging people to vote below the line destabilising, Eric Abetz's supporters are doing exactly that. → Read More
The head of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation issues a statement strenuously denying allegations of bullying put forward by one of her staff. → Read More
Which side of the political spectrum do you stand on? How socially progressive or conservative are you? All of this explained and more, only with Vote Compass. → Read More