A man who threatened police and the public with a knife was shot dead on Tuesday by officers in the Australian island state ...

hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said. The man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, was airlifted to a hospital in Tasmania ...

Today, the island of Tasmania lies across the Bass Strait from southern Australia, but once, the two were connected by a land ...

Officials said the man, a tourist in his 60s, was kayaking with friends in the Franklin River when he slipped and became ...

Tasmania’s first large-scale solar project has been locked in with project developers TasRex reaching a commercial offtake ...

A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in ...

On King Island and Flinders Island ... per person. To get to Tasmania from mainland Australia, you can take a Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne to Devonport. Most ferries depart at 7: ...

In the 1837 Theatre Royal (oldest theater in Australia), I saw a stage ... but I was ready to delve into Tasmania's wilderness. Nearly a third of the island is protected within 14 national parks ...

The island's capital, Hobart ... the largest boutique whiskey distillery in Australia. One of Tasmania's most charming towns is Strahan. Situated on Tassie's west coast, Strahan gives visitors ...

Australia’s island state’s far-flung flavor makes ... discusses the bounty of fresh seafood in Tasmania with diver and chef, Analiese Gregory. In the waters off Tasmania’s Cape Frederick ...

Trained rescuers are helping move the whales into deeper waters At least a third of 270 whales stranded off Tasmania have died and more are feared to be dying, rescuers in Australia say.