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The Spirit of Tasmania IV has entered a second month mothballed in Scotland while efforts to rent the ship out continue — ...

The AFL might need to start paying attention to the political problem it's created in Tasmania with the deal it has made for ...

A leading independent economist tasked with reviewing Tasmania's proposal to build an AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront finds the project is "already displaying the hallmarks of mismanagement" and is ...

From Tasmania to New South Wales, Western Australia to Victoria, the night's sky was lit up by a dazzling aurora. They've ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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