Luke Bowden

The Tasmanian tiger was driven to extinction, as was the Tasmanian emu and a myriad of plants — but it is hoped a bold move will save another iconic Tasmanian species, the Morrisby's gum.

Sam was fed up with the amount of plastic pollution in the ocean, so he made a raft of marine debris — now, after nervously watching it get wet for the first time, he is planning to sail it from southern Tasmania to Sydney to highlight the problem of waste management.

Libby Cooper's farm overlooks a picturesque river, but what's happening on a neighbouring area of land has her worried. And she is not the only one.

Tasmanian parents worried that their child might have ADHD are being forced to go interstate for a diagnosis because of a lack of suitable clinicians in the state. Sometimes, that's just the start of their problems. 

A now-extinct emu from Tasmania thrived in gardens owned by Napoleon's wife after being shipped to Paris in 1802. That's just one of the amazing tales from the unseen collection of Tasmania's Museum and Art Gallery.  

Maydena Bike Park is hosting the 2023 round of the Enduro World Series next month, but there are increasing concerns about Sustainable Timber Tasmania logging operations in nearby.

The Tasmanian Tigers are preparing to take on South Australia in the women's cricket final. And, with most of the players joining from interstate, the squad is beating a path for a future AFL team that would likewise need to recruit from around the country.

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.

While exercise is an important factor, members of Hobart's Knockoffs Run Club enjoy the sense of community it fosters. More than 500 people have now signed up for the Thursday night tradition.

Having bought her "little cottage" on Tasmania's popular Bruny Island with the intention of enjoying retirement nestled in nature — Suzie, and other locals, say the unapproved clearing of trees by a developer has devastated the area.

A "gladiator pit", a "war zone", a "kindergarten for the adult prison" — these are just some of the ways Tasmania's only youth detention centre has been described. This is what it's like inside.

Zoe Duncan did not get to hear the apology to child sexual abuse victims in Tasmania on Tuesday. Instead, her family carried her photo and heard words which, while welcomed, will "mean nothing without action".

Mary Pridmore knew time was running out, telling the ABC her final art exhibition in mid-October would be a showcase of her life's work and its exploration of feminist themes — sadly, her death last week means she will not be there to see it.

New Zealand has the highest homelessness rate per capita in the OECD and a decades-long housing crisis. As cost-of-living pressures mount, the issue is becoming highly political for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Alyssia Coates didn't expect goats would help her overcome mental health challenges. Now they're helping local students as well. 

Auckland's real estate market sets the pace for the rest of New Zealand — right now, house prices are down 15 per cent from their 2021 peak and forecast to fall further. So what does that mean for families who just bought in?   

When Solomon Islands' government switched to China, a crack in the country's foundations was wedged open.    

Sick of ocean debris washing up near his home on the Tasman Peninsula, Sam McLennan has an ambitious plan — build a raft made entirely out of the materials and sail it across the Bass Strait to kickstart conversations about protecting the marine environment.

Back in the early 1960s, researchers were seeing a rise in asthma, and wanted to know why. Years later, they are still following the thousands of participants' lives.

Athletes don't come much more famous than Shane Warne, but he still had an innate connection to everyday Australians.

This late-50s building, with its seven-storey glass stairwell, contains what some argue is the world's biggest indoor plant.

Steve Lovegrove would rather take 15 minutes taking the perfect photo in his darkroom than 30 seconds on Instagram. He says he is "embracing imperfection".

In the lead-up to the Tasmanian election, ABC Hobart visual journalist Luke Bowden went behind the scenes with the major party leaders.

The six-week-long stag hunting season has just begun in Tasmania. But with wild fallow deer populations increasing by 5 per cent a year, there are calls for more to be done to control the growing number of animals.

Dale still remembers vividly the day in 2019 when a bushfire "swept the valley clean", taking with it his home. He, like others in Tasmania's Huon Valley, are scarred by the disaster and rebuilding their lives slowly but the danger of fire is never far away.