The Weather Bureau is predicting a cooler end to summer as Tasmania's bushfire season continues.

It's been a dry January statewide with rainfalls less than half long term averages around Hobart - rain also down by half in the midlands, north and northwest.

Conditions in the Indian and Pacific Oceans are hinting at subnormal temperatures and...

Coalition Leader Tony Abbott's spruiking candidates for the upcoming election during his visit to fire-hit Dunalley this morning.

Mr Abbott has renewed his promise of $400 million to take the Midland Highway to four lanes, as well as warding off any more native forest reserves.

Recent betting odds have at least two federal seats likely to slip...

Green groups are celebrating after the Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke extended nomination for Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Areas - with the endorsement of signatories to the forest peace deal.

It's means the Tasmanian Forestry Agreement is one step closer to being finalised.

Premier Lara Giddings has also welcomed the announcement -...

The prospect of 100 jobs being created through a new mining venture in the state's north west isn't just good news for the region's unemployed - but also to re-establish the social fabric of many communities suffering under the forestry downturn.

Bass Metals will next month sell it's Hellyer mining operations to Hong Kong based Ivy Resources for...

The speed limit on a major bypass designed to reduce travel time has finally been enforced

After being opened amid a sea of controversy over aboriginal heritage claims in November last year - commuters using the $191 million Brighton bypass can now finally put the foot down.

Infrastructure Minister David O'Byrne says lifting the limit from 100...