3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (383+ words) Last summer’s bushfire season was rated normal. Buildings still burned at Dolphin Sands and St Helens. This spring, north-east Tasmania’s risk is rated higher than normal and fire agencies are urging residents to prepare now. Below-average rainfall is forecast across…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (339+ words) More than 400 polar experts will converge on Hobart next week for the biennial Australian Antarctic Research Conference, hosted by the University of Tasmania. The conference, themed “Antarctic science, Australia’s future”, runs from August 25 to 28 and organiser say it comes at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) Artificial intelligence is making cybercrime more sophisticated and scams harder to detect, one of Australia’s leading security experts has warned in Hobart. Darren Kane, chief security officer at nbn, delivered the message as closing keynote speaker at the TasICT-AISA Cyber…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (574+ words) The Tasmanian government has partnered with RACT to deliver its TasInsure insurance policy, signing a three-month memorandum of understanding in efforts to make cover cheaper and more accessible across the state. Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced the deal this morning, saying…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (355+ words) A group of Tasmanian students are demanding stricter rules on artificial intelligence after around 100 protesters rallied at Launceston’s Royal Park on Wednesday. High school and university students walked out of classrooms, arguing unregulated AI is harming their futures and their…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (198+ words) A young leopard seal has turned up on a greater Hobart beach this weekend, drawing dozens of curious onlookers keen to catch a glimpse of the city’s newest marine visitor. The sleepy pup spent much of Sunday napping on the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (320+ words) Tasmania’s container refund scheme is trialling a new approach to reduce litter, with collection baskets and racks now installed on public bins in several council areas across the state. The Recycle Rewards baskets give people a place to leave eligible…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) A seal has brought traffic to a crawl after taking to the road at Coles Bay on Tasmania’s east coast today. Footage shared on social media shows the seal shuffling along the road before settling in the middle of it....

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (350+ words) A Tasmanian echidna is so different from its mainland relatives that a University of Tasmania researcher initially wondered whether they might be separate species. Associate Professor Stewart Nicol from the School of Natural Sciences has published a new review challenging…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) After weeks hauled out and several days lounging near a beach on Hobart’s eastern shore, Neil the seal appears to have slipped away. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania told Pulse his departure was expected. “It appears that…...