Sophie Jaggers is a journalist at ABC News Hobart.
She was awarded Best New Journalist at the 2026 MEAA Tasmanian Media Awards for her body of work, including exclusive court coverage and a people-focused climate change story.
Sophie attended the University of Newcastle and was a 2024 ABC News Cadet based in the Hobart newsroom.
At first there was just one, now new trail camera footage from Tasmania's Lungtalanana/Clarke Island has shown multiple echidnas survived a near-island-wide bushfire in 2014, exciting conservationists.
After days of counting, the Tasmanian Electoral Commission has released the final results of the recent local government elections, with some unexpected results.
An interstate group has made around $50,000 in 10 days after posing as a licensed disposal operation for old tyres, Tasmanian authorities say.
A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children in the Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy will seek to engage a planetary scientist from the US for his expert knowledge on dust devils.
15-thousand juvenile kingfish have made the journey from Western Australia to Tasmania ... for the next phase of the Blue Economy Zone research project.
Topic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
Fifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
Topic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industry
Tasmania's parole board has failed in a bid to keep in place a ban on a convicted murderer speaking to the media because its argument in the Supreme Court cited case law that was "hallucinated" by AI.
Tasmanian farmers have gathered on Parliament Lawns in Hobart this morning for a rally to voice their concerns about what they say is a growing burden of regulation impacting Tassie farmers.
Topic: Business and Industry Regulation
A proposal for a waterfront walkway around Hobart's historic Battery Point suburb has been debated for decades. The plan has lived to see another day, despite the local council's CEO recommending it be abandoned.
There's been an outpouring of grief for a 23-year-old Tasmanian pilot and suicide prevention advocate following the news that he's believed to have died after his plane crashed off the coast of the Northern Territory.
For years, the 'Little Blue Boat' had a special place in the hearts of many in Hobart, until a storm nearly sank it for good. Now, after much hard work, this icon of southern Tasmania is back on the water again.
Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam surprised voters by announcing his resignation from politics at a time his party faces an "existential threat" from One Nation. Speaking with Stateline, he gives his parting advice to an embattled party.
As legislation to ban greyhound racing in Tasmanian remains stalled, a handful of racing participants have expressed interest in joining a compensation scheme to leave the industry.
One of the world's largest heavy-lift ships has made anchor in Hobart's River Derwent, as it awaits its role in "one of the most complex maritime events" in Tasmania's history.
Hobart's deputy lord mayor has admitted to and apologised for taking snacks and drinks from a council lounge over several years, but some of her fellow councillors won't let the matter die.
A review of Tasmania Police finds calls for help have risen by 40,000 annually over the past decade, fuelling demands for investment in early intervention support services.
An Aboriginal activist has interrogated forestry company staff over their knowledge of cultural heritage as part of her defence against a trespass charge.
A censure motion against Jeremy Rockliff has passed, making him the first premier to be censured by the Tasmanian parliament.
Topic: State and Territory Parliament
Tasmanian whisky distillery owner Keith Batt is charged with more than 700 criminal offences, ranging from fraud, to stealing, to dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage.
A bill to ban greyhound racing in Tasmania has been delayed until the government can secure enough support to pass it. Meanwhile, financial support has been offered to racing participants ahead of the 2029 phase-out deadline.
Tasmanian government minister Madeleine Ogilvie will move to the backbench after accusations she misled parliament.
Topic: State and Territory Government
A former Hobart teacher sued by a former student over allegations of repeated sexual abuse has filed an appeal on the grounds of social media posts made by the judge presiding over his case.
Tasmania's premier is under fire for backtracking on an undertaking to explain why taxpayers paid a $15,000 legal bill for a backbencher.
Topic: State and Territory Government
Voters in Rosevears have given Education Minister Jo Palmer a strong lead, while the race in the southern electorate of Huon is much closer with independent Dean Harriss fighting to retain his seat.
Topic: State and Territory Elections
