Tasmania

Covid-19 vaccine Australia rollout tracker by state: total number of people and per cent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress

How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout and schedule compare with other countries, and when will Australia reach 70% and 80% double dose vaccination? We bring together the latest numbers on the vaccination rate in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and other states, as well as stats, maps, live data and Indigenous vaccination rates.

Josh Nicholas and Nick Evershed

22, Oct, 2021 @5:57 AM

Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of government responses

Nick Evershed, Josh Nicholas and Andy Ball

22, Oct, 2021 @5:47 AM

If you are like me and get excited about rodents you will love this adorable mouse | First Dog on the Moon

It has been years and years of searching – all of it using the gold standard Australian furry animal bait

First Dog on the Moon

22, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM

‘Love, hate and stench’: Marta Dusseldorp and Essie Davis unite for Genet’s The Maids

In an arts scene upended by the pandemic, two of Australia’s queens of the screen have returned to their theatrical roots

Sarah Aitken

19, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM

‘Distracting’: Tasmanian Catholic schoolgirls forced to kneel and have skirts measured

Marist Regional College in Burnie forced to apologise after complaints from parents over ‘outdated’ and ‘humiliating’ incident

Caitlin Cassidy

19, Oct, 2021 @6:31 AM

Australia’s east coast can expect a rainy week ahead, Bom weather forecast says

A southerly change is bringing cold air up from Antarctica causing unusually cool temperatures and heavy showers from Brisbane to Tasmania

Cait Kelly

11, Oct, 2021 @7:35 AM

NSW reports ‘dramatic drop’ in new Covid cases as Melbourne edges closer to world’s longest lockdown

Dr Kerry Chant warns next week is ‘critical’ for state as Victoria and ACT see slight declines in numbers

Justine Landis-Hanley

03, Oct, 2021 @5:04 AM

Should we abolish daylight saving time – or apply it across Australia?

These interactive graphics use sun position calculations to show how daylight saving affects daylight hours, and the effect of any changes

Nick Evershed

02, Oct, 2021 @7:00 PM

Nitram review – intensely disquieting and extraordinary Port Arthur massacre film

Justin Kurzel’s exploration of the lead-up to one of Australia’s worst mass shootings is a film of eerie, queasy foreboding

Luke Buckmaster

29, Sep, 2021 @5:30 PM

‘I was incredibly scared of it’: Justin Kurzel on making Port Arthur massacre film Nitram

Ahead of its cinematic opening, the creators of a controversial film examining a dark chapter of Australian history explain their motivation

Kelly Burke

25, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM

Vaccine passports in Australia: who will impose them and how will they work?

National cabinet has agreed that all states and territories will integrate vaccine certificates in their check-in apps. But as for how and when they will be implemented, it’s every jurisdiction for itself

Paul Karp

24, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM

A statue of a Tasmanian colonist has been covered up. Should it ever return?

As colonial statues topple across the globe, one Australian city council is asking: what do we do with ours?