Tasmania's south-eastern ocean is experiencing a rare bioluminescent red algal bloom that bursts into vibrant blue at night time. A biologist warns that the dazzling colours may indicate an imbalance ...

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Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual ...

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While the Sydney to Hobart yacht race takes centre stage, yachts competing in the Melbourne to Hobart set cracking pace down ...

A "big spike of sugar" discharged from a chocolate factory hit a sewage treatment plant. Here's why that is bad news for swimmers in Hobart.

Rich people and their toys, a real test of sailing skill, or a bit of both? The Sydney to Hobart yacht race explained — and ...

For almost all of the crews in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the 628-nautical mile bluewater classic is their ...

First responders and the Lithuanian Ambassador to Australia meet with the man who had his leg amputated after being trapped ...

More Tasmanian families are travelling interstate to access publicly funded IVF services, something that's not available to ...

There have been plenty of “firsts” in the history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which was first held in 1945 ...

New South Wales yacht Celestial V70 has been named the provisional overall winner of this year's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht — owned and skippered by Sam Haynes, Commodore of race organiser ...