The reasons for the beachings are unclear. Reasons could include disorientation caused by loud noises, illness, old age, injury, fleeing predators and severe weather.

The Tasmanian Liberal Government’s Uplifting Care Independent Expert Panel has met for the first time today. Minister for Children and Youth, Roger Jaensch said the Panel’s role will be to guide the ...

Younger leaders want DAP to shed its opposition image and woo Malay voters, raising tensions and fuelling speculation about ...

More than 150 whales are beached on Tasmania’s remote west coast, a notorious hotspot for strandings. Conservation experts ...

Young Tasmanians are being urged to consider a career in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) following the release ...

Australia is famous for its higher education - it's one of our most lucrative exports - and we have no shortage of great ...

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE) told Yahoo News it believes 136 of the animals are still ...

Tasmania has been burning for more than two weeks, with no end in sight. Almost 100,000 hectares of bushland in the northwest has burned to date ...

Challenging surf conditions forced rescuers to abandon their efforts to save a pod of 157 stranded false killer whales.

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Six University of Texas at Austin faculty members were announced today as recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, putting UT Austin at the forefront among public ...