Border Disease, also known as “hairy shaker disease”, has been detected for the first time in Tasmanian lambs.

There’s estimated to be six jobs to every agricultural science graduate in Australia – this is especially true in Tasmania with 80 per cent of Bachelor of Agricultural Science students graduating in Launceston last week having jobs lined up in the industry, with many receiving multiple offers of employment.

Any changes to gun laws in the wake of the Bondi massacre must be "careful, considered and responsible", Premier Jeremy Rockliff said today.

Regional Express Airlines (Rex) has confirmed it is now operating under new private ownership following the completion of a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA, providing certainty for passengers using the airline’s vital air link between King Island, Melbourne Airport and Tasmania.

It is now cheaper to buy groceries in London than Launceston.

Five new offshore gas exploration areas have been released for public consultation in the Otway Basin, with the closest zone located about 60 kilometres west–south-west of King Island, according to official Commonwealth maps.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a national gun buyback scheme that he has dubbed the biggest since the Port Arthur Massacre almost 30 years ago.

Two country music stars are in Tasmania to entertain and learn from farmers.

In its global animal protein outlook 2026, RaboResearch says high cattle inventories will maintain elevated Australian beef production, while sheepmeat production takes time to recover.

The Hughes family at Circular Head will be eating Cape Grim beef steaks for lunch and possibly a beef roast for dinner on Christmas Day.