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Australian and international scientists have used satellite imagery to chronicle the collapse of a New York City-sized ice shelf in Antarctica, shedding light on key processes linked to future sea level rise.

As a new Spirit of Tasmania vessel sits in storage in Scotland, its operator is "urgently" trying to find someone to lease it to in Europe. Interest from New Zealand has been ruled out, while a new Sydney service has been considered.

It'll cost at least $47,534 a week, plus costs, for the Spirit of Tasmania IV to berth in Scotland under a 30-day deal struck by the Tasmanian government.

A man who allegedly continued to advance at police with a knife despite being pepper-sprayed has died after being shot twice by officers in Launceston.

Survivors of alleged historical child sexual abuse at a Tasmanian hospital have received a combined $7.85 million settlement, with one claimant saying that while no money could remedy the abuse, it was "life-changing".

The Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry is making its way across the North Sea to its temporary home in Scotland, but taxpayers are yet to learn how much it will cost to remain there.

Halls Hut is about as isolated as you can get in Australia's wilderness. A heli-tourism proponent will seek federal approval to fix it up, but is facing extensive opposition from bushwalkers, fly-fishers and environmental groups over the use of a helicopter.

Young mothers in Tasmania report stigma as being the hardest battle they've faced, saying the way they have been treated simply for being young and pregnant is "not OK".

After being arrested the first time, the Deloraine woman was disqualified from driving for two years, but that allegedly did not stop her getting back behind the wheel again the following day.

Authorities say a 65-year-old Lithuanian man who had his left leg amputated at the knee during a complex rescue operation in Tasmania's remote south-west is now in a stable condition in hospital.

Mum of two Jane Dutton has made the call to shut down her kids' social media before the ban comes into effect from the end of next year. Like many parents, she felt pressure to allow her children onto the platforms in the first place.

A mountain bike rider is airlifted to hospital after a crash at Maydena, north-west of Hobart, which is home to world-famous biking trails.

A family member of the victims tells a Tasmanian court: "I didn't just lose my mum and brother … I lost my family unit and I lost myself. I will never be me again."

Lawyers acting for the owners of a Tasmanian caravan park argue in court that long-term residency at the park is illegal and therefore an occupant's fight against an eviction notice should be dismissed.

The government wants some planning decisions to be made by development assessment panels rather than by councils, but the legislation has been knocked back by the parliament's upper house.

The chief justice of Tasmania's Supreme Court has blamed "unacceptable delays" in police paperwork for contributing to a growing backlog of criminal cases, holding up some matters by years.

Donations to the Tasmanian Liberals from a shopping centre developer are "a bit stinky", opponents say, and raise questions about the government's "quick and decisive action" to get the company's Devonport Stony Rise project up, in spite of a planning rejection. 

The $1.25 million bus interchange at Kingston, south of Hobart, has been sitting idle since construction finished almost a year ago.

A Virgin flight was forced to make an abrupt U-turn over Bass Strait less than half an hour from its destination after missing a runway curfew due to planned upgrade works.

Neighbouring landholders of a private hydro-electric scheme in north-west Tasmania fear what will happen if it begins pumping again, after it was paused last year to investigate potential flooding.