The Latest Breaking News from Launceston

There was no way a garbage truck driver could have seen a four-year-old Launceston boy on his bike before a fatal accident last year, a coroner finds.

Corrie Summers was with her baby and recovering after an emergency caesarean when cigarette smoke blew into the maternity ward from a nearby park. The hospital says the park is on council land and the Mayor says smoking is legal there — but an expert warns mums could sue if…

A photographer on a mission to celebrate and protect Tasmanian modernism says there's more to heritage than just sandstone.

A woman struck by a police car that also killed her husband says she believes she has "forgiven" the driver — but a court hears the crash has eroded the family's faith in police in general.

NSW man Tony Campbell was killed when police officer Aaron Bonner ran a red light in Launceston.

A mother increasingly frantic over what was happening to her daughter at a Tasmanian hospital says she called a child safety service because she did not know who else to turn to.

The 30th Targa Tasmania car rally kicks off in northern Tasmania, with a ceremonial start to the event before competitors take on stages in Hillwood and George Town.

Sydney is buoyed by the condition of Paddy McCartin after he suffered a head knock and was subbed out during the Swans' come-from-behind victory over Hawthorn in Launceston.

The Sydney Swans have finished with a nine-goal final term to notch a 41-point comeback win over Hawthorn at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston.