13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (218+ words) Police are on the hunt for a motorcycle rider who allegedly sped towards officers, hitting several with a side mirror. Police said the incident occurred just after 10 pm on the Bass Highway at Prospect, on August 15, 2026. In a statement, police…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (265+ words) A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to flee through an exit-only lane in a company car, blowing nearly double the legal limit, while subject to an interlock that he did not have installed, police said. The arrest follows…...

19+ hour, 25+ min ago   (537+ words) Reading the comments section and letters to the editor recently has hammered home something widely known but worth repeating. The voting public is tired of all three levels of government using public money like Monopoly cash. Budgets are tight, costs…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (458+ words) Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people, in some of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. Lebanon's health ministry and state news agency said one…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (242+ words) Deloraine and South Launceston now have the inside running on a top two berth in the NTFA Women's Premier League after the Kangaroos upstaged Launceston by 21 points on Saturday. The hosts kicked three-goals-to-one in the second quarter to set up…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (278+ words) A Tasmanian man will face court over his alleged involvement in a criminal operation to move millions of dollars, suspected to be the proceeds of crime, across the Bass Strait. The arrest followed a Tasmania Joint Organised Crime Taskforce investigation…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (156+ words) The Examiner Tasmanian woman to face court over alleged attempted poisonings of man A woman from northern Tasmania allegedly attempted to poison a man several times by serving him contaminated drinks, Tasmania Police has said. Login or signup to continue…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (499+ words) In 2006, Kyle Whiteman got in the paper for winning an art competition; 20 years later, he's earning top marks in Sydney. Mr Whiteman has just returned from the fourth annual Sydney Tattoo Convention. He's gone to the event for the past…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (401+ words) Since 2018, Archie has sat near the receptionist's desk at the Peppers Silo Hotel in Launceston, greeting guests. Originally a guide dog who couldn't make the cut, he was four years old when he took on the role of concierge. Hotel…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (216+ words) An intelligence-led traffic operation has resulted in a Kings Meadows man being arrested and charged with dangerous driving offences. The 26-year-old man returned a positive roadside breath test on Thursday, August 15, and was subsequently charged with driving while disqualified, not…...