What's in the News?

• Birthday party tragedy as girl dies in house fire

  A 22-month-old girl who died in a house fire on her sister's birthday is described as the "light of her parents' life" as her uncle pleads for public help. 2025-01-20 03:14:11

• New tool has given conservationists hope amid warming climate

  A new online tool will help conservationist share and compare novel solutions to climate threats. Its founders hope it will inspire innovation and optimism amid grim global warming metrics.  2025-01-19 18:20:58

• An infant has died, two other people seriously injured in Hobart fire

  Emergency services were called to the home on Hobart's eastern shore about 9am. Witnesses described seeing "flames everywhere" and neighbours rushing to help. 2025-01-19 02:08:32

• Gaming software shows what turns a fire into a catastrophic blaze

  Film industry software is helping researchers study how climate factors influence bushfire behaviour. After another hottest year on record, climate change is heightening the risk of severe bushfires and pushing us to find creative solutions.  2025-01-18 19:07:41

• Shooting in Hobart's northern suburbs may be linked to a 'feud'

  Police say a man is in a stable condition after he was shot in what they believe was a targeted incident linked to a "feud".   2025-01-18 09:12:21