Meg Powell

Why is it so hard to manufacture boots in Australia — and what happened to our once-booming local industry?

One of the new owners of King Island Dairy says he plans to introduce creamier and softer cheeses to keep up with changing consumer tastes, while still respecting the "rich heritage" of the brand.

Tasmanian cheesemaker King Island Dairy is sold after more than a year on the market and the threat of closure hanging over it. 

Toxic chemicals and cheap imports — your supermarket bouquet for Valentine's Day might not be the bargain you thought it was.

Santa's sleigh being pulled by dirt bikes. Santa on a tractor. Santa sitting on a dunny, with an elf alongside. The roadside Christmas displays in this very out-of-the-way town are worth the trip.

Ever tried shipping something between Tasmania and the mainland? The hefty cost is supposed to be equal to driving goods down a highway, but the 'clunky' old federal scheme designed to ensure that hasn't been working for a while.

Neighbouring landholders of a private hydro-electric scheme in north-west Tasmania fear what will happen if it begins pumping again, after it was paused last year to investigate potential flooding.

Despite a high price tag, the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is just not working the way it should.

King Island, off the north-west of Tasmania, is a resilient, tight-knit community. But the impending closure of the community's largest employer means many are being forced to reconsider their future.

For a community as small as that on King Island, the looming shutdown of a dairy factory will "affect everything", with locals still processing the news a business with 120 years of history is soon to shut down for good — unless a saviour can be found.

The head of Tasmania's state-owned utility company, TasNetworks, says an agreement has been reached for Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union members to return to work but only while expected wild weather lasts. 

Supermarkets are seemingly offering more brands of frozen veggies than ever — but is the increasing choice an illusion?

With feed running out and prices sky rocketing, Tasmanian farmers are struggling with the impact of dry conditions. Some say they have no choice but to shoot their animals.

Ditching corporate lives in busy cities, these tree changers are moving to rural Tasmania in search of a different life.

He may be a simple protein-and-three-veg man from the country, but Tasmanian butcher Josh "Pezza" Perry has done his hometown of Smithton proud by coming second in the grand final of MasterChef Australia.

For nearly 100 years, a volunteer-run, nine-hole golf course was the only sign of the sport on King Island. But times have changed, with roughly 60 per cent of the island's tourists here for a chance to play on its world-class courses.

A new organic waste processing plant in Tasmania's north-west means more households will be able to have food and garden waste, known as FOGO, collected. But it's not always easy to offer these types of services in regional communities. 

Desperate to feed hungry animals, these Tasmanian farmers spent thousands of dollars on hay that never arrived. Now, they want to protect other vulnerable people from doing the same.

A Tasmanian dairy farmer says while the pay cut was expected, it has put pressure on her to scan the ledger for savings.

King Island, off Tasmania's north-west tip, usually produces more than 20 per cent of the state's beef, but the worst drought on record is forcing farmers to make heartbreaking decisions.

The remaining slice of a 200-year-old farming property in Tasmania's north-west is up for sale, after years mired in controversy, unrealised grand ambitions, allegations of animal cruelty and mismanagement, and the recent loss of a major milk contract.

Workers at a major cheesemaking plant in Burnie say they are sick of being treated like the "poor cousins" of mainlanders doing the same job for the same company.

It is normally lush and green, but King Island is drought-stricken and its farmers are calling for help to ship their cattle and sheep north to the mainland.

On Tasmania's wild west coast, towns have risen and fallen at the whim of industry. Some of their oldest living inhabitants remember their former homes, and how their communities came undone.

In December 2023, activists captured damning footage from inside the only abattoir in Tasmania that took bobby calves. Now, farmers are having to resort to the "heartbreaking" job of killing them on farm.