Alexandra Alvaro

Synergy Festival is the latest to be impacted by rising costs of putting on a show, announcing it has run at a loss. It means many artists won't receive payment for another four months.

An Australian of the Year finalist divested shares in an abattoir owned by herself and her husband in the wake of "animal welfare issues".

Plans to build a paved runway near Davis Station in Antarctica were announced in 2017. The project was scrapped in 2021 — but not before $19 million was spent on consultants.

When Michael's wife died in 2016, some of her estate went to a conservation fund. When Michael dies, some of his estate will go to the fund, too. They are among an increasing number of people leaving bequests to environmental causes.

A Hobart nightclub bouncer did not act in self-defence when he punched an ejected patron, who now needs 24-hour care for mental and physical disabilities, a court finds.

Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this time it's different, with levels taking a sharp downward turn at a time of year when sea ice usually forms reliably — and experts are worried.

Last year, a cap on the hours international students could work was lifted to help counter COVID workforce shortages. It's being reinstated from July — and employers and students are worried.

Many veterans need help adjusting when they return home. But for Tasmanians, that often means spending weeks interstate getting treatment. 

The rate of suicide for ex-service women is 127 per cent higher than the general population. Despite the alarming statistic, and the diverse experiences of women in the military, female veterans are finding it hard to find targeted support.

Further controversy surrounds a Hobart hotel development including Aboriginal storytelling in its designs.

Tasmanians are lucky to share their backyards with a range of native species, and one citizen science project — with 100,000 images — is proving it.

An appeal has been lodged against a social housing development in a Hobart suburb, with neighbours arguing it is poorly designed and does not fit in with the surrounding area.

Renee Ferguson is given eight months' home detention — and will be forced to relocate back to Tasmania — for stealing over $5,000 in cricket membership fees.

A builder's surprise discovery of an old, dirty boot while trying to fix a cracking wall at the Anglesea Barracks in Hobart leads to a haul of colonial artefacts dating back to the early 1800s.

Preliminary stages of a new study show a personalised exercise program can help long COVID sufferers who have a reduced capacity for exercise after catching the virus.

Refugees face an overwhelming challenge when they arrive in an unfamiliar place and have to start a new life from scratch. A new program is making sure they don't have to do it alone.

Tasmania already has teething problems when it comes to population growth, so now that the population is getting older, just how well prepared is the island state?

A report by the Productivity Commission has found two in three Aboriginal art souvenirs are fake. Alexandra Alvaro reports.

Of the $250 million spent on Indigenous artworks in 2019-20, $54 million went towards products created without the involvement of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.

A court has been told four men were charged after being seen in waters off the West Australian Kimberley coast just six days after Australian navy crew members had previously asked them to leave. 

Leo Skliros predicts a huge proportion of his healthy mango crop will go to waste this season. And he's not the only one. 

From fish that resemble dumplings to those that stand on their own "stilts" — deep in waters off Australia's coast, scientists are dredging up mysterious creatures.

The Tasmanian Fire Service denies union claims that removing 22 faulty fire tankers from service will impact firefighting capacity this summer, but there are claims dozens more could be under review with the same issue.

Residents at a Tasmanian facility for people at risk of homelessness speak out about food offerings, including "stale" bread, saying they end up paying for meals that are not up to scratch. 

This doctors clinic is to close on September 23, meaning its active patient list of 3,000 will need to travel elsewhere for care — and that is very bad news for this mum and her kids.