Despite repeated warnings from scientists, the Tasmanian salmon industry has been run with exemptions to biosecurity regulation and under a regime that was weakened at its urging.

Australians are being urged to prepare for an unusually warm winter, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting above-average ...

A burst of wintry weather will hit Tasmania this weekend, delivering a mix of snow, small hail, rain and blustery winds.

The head of Salmon Tasmania Luke Martin has stepped down after less than two years in the job – to be replaced by a former ...

Foreign companies now own Tasmania's big three salmon farming operations. Here's a look at how industrial fish farms are run ...

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If you have driven along Tasmania's coastline, you may have spotted collections of black circular pens floating just offshore and thought to yourself: 'what are those?'They're salmon farms.And there's ...

Parts of Australia's southeast have been warned of freezing temperatures as a cold front brings damaging winds and showers.

All eyes will be on whether the Liberals can flip Lyons on election night, but could there be other surprising contests in ...

The High Court permitting individuals and groups to prosecute state loggers is a win in the eyes of advocates but they'd ...

The Hanson name has long been a headline-act in Australian politics – and it is likely to stay that way for some time yet.