Fires started by dry lightning have been burning in Tasmania's west for three weeks ... had burnt within metres of the stand. Now, aerial photos have revealed just how close.

HOBART, Australia (AP) — About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast. This photo ...

12.11pm: The Tasmania Fire Service said low cloud cover is hindering the use of use of aircraft on the fireground and reducing the amount of aerial assessment ... due to the West Coast bushfires ...

Photos distributed by the department showed ... about 470 long-finned pilot whales were found beached on sandbars off of Tasmania's west coast in the largest mass-stranding on record in Australia.

The oldest-known Huon pine in the world, thought to be 3,000 years old, has survived a bushfire on Tasmania's west coast. New aerial images show how the fire came within metres of the stand of ...