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Bushfire weather looms in Tasmania

Residents in the Beaconsfield area have been warned to stay alert as firefighters work to hold a bushfire amid dangerous bushfire conditions in Tasmania.

Number of holiday drownings rockets

Paul Millar A huge jump in national drowning deaths over the Christmas holiday period has stunned the Royal Life Saving Society.

Bushfire may threaten houses in Tasmania

A fire burning in northern Tasmania may threaten houses, authorities warn.

Rana dazzles crowd as Tasmania beat WA

Paul Carter Twenty20 import Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has produced a stunning batting, bowling and fielding display in the Tigers' 17-run victory over WA on Friday.

Tasmania set for new fireworks laws

Paul Carter Legislation limiting the sale of fireworks in Tasmania comes into effect on January 1.

Man rescued from Tasmania mine

A man trapped in a mine on Tasmania's west coast for about 30 minutes has suffered minor head injuries.

Tasmania sign Pakistani paceman for T20

Tasmania has signed journeyman Pakistan paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to the Tigers' domestic Twenty20 cricket team.

Bailey carries Tasmania to win over NSW

An outstanding innings from skipper George Bailey carried Tasmania to a three-wicket one-day victory over a troubled NSW in Launceston on Saturday.

Tasmania steal thrilling win over WA

Tasmania have snatched a sensational one-wicket outright victory over Western Australia on the final ball of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive.

Tasmania lose Mascarenhas for Twenty20s

Paul Carter Tasmania are back in the market for an international cricket drawcard after their foreign signing for the domestic Twenty20 competition was sidelined by injury.

Man's body found in northern Tasmania

A man's body has been found near a river in Tasmania's north.

Crime rate tumbles in Tasmania

Paul Carter Tasmania has been described as the safest state with crimes against people, such as assaults and robberies, falling for a second consecutive year, figures show.

Tasmania pushes for Telstra reform

Tasmania will be the first place to get the new national broadband network and the state's premier wants no delay in the push to break up Telstra.

SA thump Tasmania by nine wickets

Daniel Brettig SA rounded up Tasmania's lower order in little more than an hour and need only 76 runs to claim outright points on the final day of the Sheffield Shield match.

Leadership tensions surface in Tasmania

Paul Carter Leadership tensions have surfaced in Tasmania for Premier David Bartlett after another poor poll for Labour.

Tasmania facing 'major' bushfire threat

Paul Carter Tasmania's bushfire threat this summer is similar to that which fuelled the 1967 Black Tuesday bushfires that killed 62 people, the state's fire chief says.

Vics post comeback win against Tasmania

Adam Cooper Victoria produced an astonishing batting performance to post their greatest pursuit in one-day cricket and beat Tasmania by four wickets at the MCG.

Bushfire destroys house in Tasmania

Paul Carter A bushfire fanned by strong hot winds destroyed a house on Tasmania's east coast on Friday ahead of a southerly change expected to bring relief.

Tasmania start well chasing NSW's 420

Former NSW batsman Ed Cowan led the Tasmanian reply in the Sheffield Shield clash against his former side at the SCG on Wednesday.

Qld snatch 24-run victory over Tasmania

A captain's effort proved the turning point in Queensland's one-day clash with Tasmania at the Gabba.