Tasmania

Australia bouncy castle tragedy: Toll rises to six after 11-yr-old boy dies in hospital

Two other children remain in critical condition in hospital in the state capital Hobart, while one child is recovering at home

Totem Pole and the will to survive: How Paul Pritchard recovered from a deadly accident to get back in the mountains

“I do realise there is a paradox here — why keep going back to somewhere that has hurt you so much? But the injuries and hardships that one endures on the mountain can teach you so much": Paul Pritchard details the account of his life-threatening fall and subsequent rise in the book The Mountain Path.

WBBL 2021: Weekend fixtures likely to be played behind closed doors after COVID scare in Tasmania

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has announced that the lockdown would start on Friday 6 pm and continue for 72 hours till Monday 6 pm. The lockdown will be lifted only subject to health advice.

India vs Australia: CA aiming mass relocation of players into NSW after COVID outbreak in South Australia, say reports

According to the Australian media, Cricket Australia is continuously assessing the fast evolving situation.

380 pilot whales dead in largest mass stranding ever recorded in Australia; nearly 500 still stranded in Tasmania

The country's previous largest recorded mass stranding took place near the Western Australias town of Dunsborough in 1996, involving 320 pilot whales

New Zealand's Rachel Priest announces retirement from international cricket, to play for Tasmanian Tigers

According to a statement by Cricket Tasmania, Priest was formerly contracted with the New Zealand National Team but made the decision to retire from international cricket after not receiving a contract for the coming season.

Coronavirus pandemic: Cricket Australia cancels final round of Sheffield Shield due to COVID-19, postpones decision on championship clash

Australia's top first-class league Sheffield Shield could be declared vacant for the first time since the second World War after the cricket board cancelled the final round of the competition due to the rising threat of COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report.

Australia bushfires: At least 24 people killed, over six mn hectares of land lost; Victoria extends 'state of disaster' as threat intensifies

In South Australia's Kangaroo Island, the bushfire threat on Thursday was escalated with 'a watch and act warning' issued for a fire near Parndana which according to the Country Fire Service (CFS) was uncontrolled and was burning in a southeasterly direction threatening the safety of people in the area.

Respite from Australian bushfire unlikely as weathermen rule out significant rain; temperatures may soar for few more months

Australia’s weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned that only a large downpour will halt bushfires sweeping across the country

Australia Fires: How you can help people, wildlife affected by the wildfire from anywhere in the world

The deadly wildfires, fanned by wind and fueled by scorching heat, are raging across the southeast of the country.