An Australian police officer has been shot dead on a rural property in Tasmania.The officer was undertaking "routine duties" ...

Port Arthur, a historic former convict settlement in Tasmania, looked like a scene out of a horror movie. The perfect place for a Ghost Tour. We were about to embark on a journey to explore the ...

The Isle of the Dead at Port Arthur. Picture: Tourism Tasmania Escape was well-nigh impossible. On one side of the colony spread an expanse of ocean buffeted by gales from the south; on the other ...

Mr Moder said the story centred on gunman Martin Bryant, who killed 35 people and wounded another 23, in a mass shooting at Port Arthur, Tasmania, 20 years ago. Mr Moder said he was haunted by the ...

This 28 ½-mile trail, which features a flat timber boardwalk and paved steps, making it a great option for hikers of all skill levels, starts by the Port Arthur Historic Site and takes you on a ...

For decades, the clanking of prison shackles, mingling with the usual din of the town, was a familiar sound for the residents of Port Arthur in Australia’s island state of Tasmania. The place ...

A leaked psychiatric report written by the man who interviewed Martin Bryant in the days after he shot dead 35 people has revealed the motive behind Australia’s worst mass killing.