ABC TassieCast

The reformed Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act runs hundreds of pages long - so what will actually change and will protests become a thing of the past?

Will Tasmanian farmed salmon be on your table this Christmas?

The final siren is about to sound on Tasmania's Macquarie Point Stadium, but are things too far down the line to pull the pin on Tassie's AFL dream now?

Tasmania’s public sector workers say they’ve long felt undervalued as unions push for new deals with the State Government. A revised one-year offer of a 3% pay rise has been knocked back, while the government insists it’s fair given a tight budget. So what does a 'fair' deal look like, and can Tasmania attract workers to much-needed sectors like health and education without competitive pay and con...

Have you ever had to call triple zero? It's the one call we should be able to make in an emergency but in parts of Tassie that's not always the case. One community in the Central Highlands recently held a meeting where almost the entire local population turned up to hear and air their fears that poor services are endangering lives.  Featuring reporter Ashleigh Barraclough. Get in touch, email us:...

Just over half of Tasmanian women who should be getting regular breast cancer screening are doing so. But with a key service out of action that number could drop even further putting more women at risk. Luna, the mobile service which has travelled to many regional and remote parts of Tassie to provide free screening is off the road and won't be replaced until late next year. While the government's...

Adequate Housing is supposed to be a basic human right ... but around 18 thousand Tasmanians don't have a secure home. Despite government promises to boost affordable housing options and incentives to help buy, experts fear home ownership is now nothing more than a dream for many as house prices continue to rise.  That's putting downward pressure on an already tight rental market and growing publi...

A wave of anti-immigration rallies have swept the world and Australia including Tasmania are no exception. Pauline Hanson's daughter Lee stood unsuccessfully at this year's federal election for a Tasmanian Senate spot but continues to be a keynote speaker at those rallies in Tasmania with her eye firmly on the next federal election. Is it part of a One Nation succession plan? Featuring investigati...

Sadie is a local high school student and young performer whose passion for singing became a lifeline through the hardest chapter in her life.  From taking the stage, to battling a brain tumour and navigating the state healthcare system - ABC Takeover Burnie winner Sadie Harlow shares how she found her voice again. 

How's your hearing? Do you find yourself frequently asking people to repeat themselves? If so you're not alone.  Around one in six Tasmanians has some form of hearing loss ... and that number gets higher the older you get. The consequences of even a mild deficit can be profound but it doesn't have to be that way. Featuring reporter Bec Pridham.

Finding out that remains of a loved one ended up part of a museum collection without permission would be nothing short of shocking.  An inquest into the actions of the University of Tasmania's RA Rodda Pathology Museum has found that's exactly what happened, not once or twice but for more than 25 years up until the 1990's.  Featuring reporter Loretta Lohberger.

Tassie's east coast town of Coles Bay was the first in Australia to ban single-use plastic bags in 2003. How did we go from nation leader to lagger?  Featuring reporter Meg Whitfield.

Once a staple of Tassie's suburbs and towns, real bricks and mortar bank branches are now becoming as rare as cash. What if you're not tech savvy or don't have internet access?

Tassie's wildlife is already under increasing pressure, but are we unknowingly adding to their demise?  Have you bought a poison to get rid of rodents? The problem is it might not just be them you get rid of.

Artificial Intelligence, it's here and it's here to stay. What impact is it having on young people ... is it helping them to learn smarter or risk kids outsourcing their brains?

In just over a week Tassie's parliament returns after an early snap election we could ill-afford, brought on by a no confidence motion. We're sort of back where we were, albeit with a few different faces.  If minority government is the will of the people do they all need to grow up and make it work.

The proposed Marinus Link between Tasmania and Victoria is the biggest infrastructure project in the state's history. The Liberals have had the business case for the multi-billion undersea cable since before the state election was called ... but didn't share it with anyone. 

While the wheeling and dealing continues over who will ultimately form government after the state election  ... we check out what the prospective governments are offering in the health scope. If they deliver on their election promises, it does appear likely there will be more GP clinics.

The big industrials employ thousands and contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to our economy each year.  One of the biggest is Nyrstar,  the century old zinc smelter on the banks of Hobart's River Derwent ...which now says it will close without a government rescue package.

Business and government have good reason to have good relationships, it's a co-dependent relationship - but do we always know who is getting the most out of that relationship?

Tassie's living on the credit card and it's maxxed out,  so what are the pollies proposing to fix it at next month's state election? We've got a spending problem and a revenue problem and the debt is continuing to mount.

Champagne on ice, rings differently when you're literally talking about bubbles in Antarctica.  The number of tourists heading to the icy continent each year is expected to be about the same as Tassie's population within the decade.

Can you imagine finding out the remains of a loved one might have become part of a museum collection to be used for scientific research? That's what happened to a Tasmanian man whose two year old daughter died suddenly in the 1980's ... but he's only just made the grim discovery.

Tassie has the oldest and sickest population in Australia so it makes sense that more than half of us have private health insurance. But are you getting bang for your buck?

Ever get a sense of Deja'Vu about Tassie's economy?  Tighten the belt, sell something or make more money ... they're the options on the table for Tassie's treasurer at the coming budget.