The animals are part of a pod of 157 whales that beached near Arthur River, a township in Tasmania. What caused them to beach remains unclear.

The streets—still, quiet, gray—revealed no hint that the weekend had arrived. I wondered if the city had inhaled the energy of the current state of my friendship with Sam and was puffing it back at us.

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

A burst of scorching temperatures and gusty winds have sparked high to extreme fire danger warnings across Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania this weekend.

Australia’s stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.

Eight conservation groups have sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him to reconsider the commitments he recently made to protect salmon farming interests in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbor.

The animals appear to be false killer whales, according to Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.

Bruce Lehrmann is accused of stealing a four-wheel drive from a woman's home in Tasmania.

What can we learn from the bushfires in Tasmania? Beware of climate change, especially the unpredictable nature of blazes sparked by dry lightning.

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Richard Flanagan, Booker Prize-winning novelist, was raised and lives in Tasmania. His new book, “Question 7” (Knopf, $28), takes its title from a metaphysical puzzle posed in a short story by Russian writer Anton Chekhov: “Wednesday,