Tasmania's south-east coast recently experienced blooms of small jelly-like creatures called "salps", caused by an abundance of phytoplankton from agricultural and aquacultural processes ...

Two interstate hikers were rescued on Friday morning from a mountainside in Freycinet National Park, on Tasmania's east coast. They were walking when they got into trouble and were "unable to ...

Intense rain is sweeping across eastern Australia, marking the end of a stifling heatwave as a powerful cold front moves ...

Beach shacks have long been isolated and precarious. What we find charming today was once considered ‘fringe-dwelling’, ...

After a scary near-miss for two walkers in a national park, authorities are warning Aussies not to make the same disastrous ...

Tasmania can be found just south of the southeastern coast of mainland Australia. Many of the area's best restaurants, shops and accommodations are situated in its capital, Hobart, but Tasmania's ...

The Mercury understands advocacy bodies Tourism Tasmania, Destination Southern Tasmania, and East Coast Tourism have all made submissions to the Airservices review, arguing against the ...