The official space weather alert wording was careful and contained no guarantees, but veteran aurora australis hunter Margaret Sonneman said that would not stop those keen for a chance to photograph a cosmic light show.
To eat or not to eat? The fight over Tasmanian salmon
This chef vows he'll never serve it, while a local in a rural community says she is "sick of people coming from Hobart telling us we're unhappy with fish farms" — why is the salmon industry so divisive in Tasmania?
Photo shows A man with silver hair sits on a chair in a restaurantTasmania's salmon farm industry has lost its 'social licence', minister says, but it wants it back
The Tasmanian government says critics of industrial fish farming are a "noisy minority". But some restaurants have dropped salmon from their menu over environmental concerns and that isn't about to change.
Photo shows An aerial photo of a ship next to a circular salmon pen in a Tasmanian bay.'Chainsaws already operating': Tasmanian farmer battles sudden logging of native forest
A Tasmanian apple farmer says he was told forest next to his property was safe from logging but then out of the blue, bulldozers started to roll in.
Photo shows A man stands next to a trees with red tape in the backgroundRural Tasmanian ratepayers hit with levy to help councils keep GP clinics open
Ratepayers in rural areas around Tasmania are being slugged with a levy to prop up medical clinics, prompting fresh calls for the commonwealth to step in and help.
Photo shows A doctor holds a stethoscope in two clasped handsIt's been almost five years since Bruce disappeared, but it'll be at least seven before his wife can get on with her life
The wife of a man missing since 2017 says she feels hamstrung by the fact she cannot obtain a death certificate and move forward with her life, almost five years after they became separated on a bush path in Tasmania.
Photo shows Bruce Fairfax, photographed with his dog.Tasmanian town to lose permanent doctor in widespread GP shortage
A town in southern Tasmania could be without a permanent doctor by the end of the year in the midst of a widespread GP shortage.
Photo shows Dover in southern TasmaniaSteve says he's too busy to be paying attention to Tasmania's upcoming election
It is escaping everyone's attention, but there is another election taking place in Tasmania's south-east — the battle to enter the state's Upper House.
Photo shows A man in a cafe.Cars in floodwater, schools closed and a platypus on the march — storm clean-up in southern Tasmania
Conditions ease after a severe thunderstorm sweeps through parts of Tasmania, leading to power outages, school closures and roads flooding.
Photo shows A composite image of a partly submerged car and platypus.'Equivalent of riding up Mount Everest': Father and son's unicycle expedition across Tasmania
Many families look for different activities to do over the summer holidays, but Lloyd Godson and his 11-year-old son Oliver have gone a step beyond most.
Photo shows A man and his son ride unicycles along a wet bush track in the rain.Snow joke, this is classic Tasmanian spring weather
"Don't plant tomatoes before Show Day" — so the saying goes in Tasmania. Well, Show Day was three weeks ago, and those poor little tomato plants could soon be covered in snow.
Photo shows A fluffy grey wombat in thick snow.From neglected child to takeover target, what a mega deal says about aquaculture
Moves by a global meat processing giant to take over a local salmon-farming champion suggests Australia's fledgling aquaculture industry is finally growing up.
Photo shows Aerial view of a salmon enclosure.Tasmanian salmon company set for Brazilian ownership
Salmon giant Huon Aquaculture appears almost certain to become foreign controlled, after Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board green-lit a takeover plan from Brazilian meat-processor JBS.
Photo shows Salmon on iceTasmania's 'snap' lockdown restrictions explained
People in south Tasmania have entered a "snap" lockdown due to a traveller's quarantine breach. Here are the rules people have to follow.
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Photo shows Map of areas affected by Tasmanian COVID lockdown.Scientists planted kelp forests in the hope they will resurrect a dead ecosystem — a year on, they're growing
A project to save Tasmania's giant kelp forests from extinction has seen success, with specimens that began life on a laboratory plate now thriving and growing off the coast.
Photo shows Kelp forest in ocean.What causes the beautiful patterns on icy windscreens?
If you live in an area where frost covers car windscreens in a layer of ice, you may have marvelled at the delightful patterns on the glass. So, what causes them?
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Photo shows Frost patterns on the windscreen of a car as seen from the inside.Twiggy Forrest increases Huon Aquaculture stake in push to ensure 'full carbon neutrality'
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest significantly increases his stake in Huon Aquaculture just days after a takeover offer from Brazilian meat-processing giant JBS. He is now demanding a greater focus on animal welfare and the environment.
Photo shows A grey-haired Andrew Forrest in a bright yellow work shirt speaks with a mine site behind him.Tasmanian salmon farmer being pursued by Brazilian meat giant
A Brazilian meat processing giant is after 100 per cent control of Tasmania's second-largest salmon farming company — with the couple who founded the business set to make hundreds of millions if the deal goes through.
Photo shows Large salmon processing ship next to fish farming pens.Salmon companies report nearly 70 instances of increased fish deaths
Tasmania's three major salmon companies reported 68 instances of increased salmon deaths at leases across the state between December 2019 and February this year, with more than a third of the reports relating to Tassal's farms in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, documents obtained by the ABC reveal.
Photo shows Picture of a salmon leaping.Blunt force trauma a factor in half of Tassal's autopsied seal deaths, report shows
Tasmanian right-to-information documents have revealed the extent that salmon producers go to protect their harvest against seals, with the use of more than 75,000 seal crackers and almost 4,000 bean bag shots recorded over a three-year period by the industry.
Photo shows Seal on a metal landing platform.At least 20 people hospitalised after gas leak at salmon giant Tassal's facility
More than 20 people are sent to hospital after being exposed to gas at Tasmanian salmon giant Tassal's Strathblane facility near Dover.
Photo shows A road leads down to a wharf and salmon pens in a river