A northern Tasmanian man will be sentenced in July after admitting he tried to kill a prostitute.

22-year-old Brody Leigh Munro used a prepaid phone bought under a false name to hire the woman.

He attacked her with a tyre wrench and choked her with a cable tie at his Mowbray home before the 47-year-old managed to flee, spending four days in

A southern Tasmanian feared missing has been found safe and well after disappearing five days ago.

The defacto of 51-year-old Stephen Colbeck raised the alarm after not hearing from him since last Thursday... a search operation was launched soon after.

He’s turned up at Bridport in northeast Tasmania.

Pensioners are set to get some relief, with the State Government announcing millions of dollars worth of concessions for their power bills.

From next financial year Premier Lara Giddings says Health Care Card holders those on the old age pension and will see more than $37 million dollars worth of savings. Ms Giddings says it's to help counteract

Tasmania's Children Commissioner will be asked by the State Government to help formulate an alternative to the Ashley Detention Centre.

The State Government has formerly responded to a Select Committee report into Tasmania's child protection system, accepting all but three of the 176 recommendations.

Children's Commissioner Aileen Ashford says

Authorities say residents on the East Coast could see a bit of smoke lingering today as Forestry Tasmania continues their burn off program.

The State owned logger plans to light up hundreds of hectares six kilometres south of St Helens in a bid to reduce fuel and safeguard surrounding communities.

Depending on what the wind does - smoke from the