Car smashes into building at corner of Launceston Street, Furzer Street, Phillip and other top stories

Car smashes into building at corner of Launceston Street, Furzer Street, Phillip

Office workers were lucky to escape injury when a car crashed into a building in Phillip on Thursday. An Emergency Services Agency spokesman said the car smashed four windows of the IP Australia building at the intersection of Launceston and Furzer ... >> view original

Launceston shop owners launch Facebook fight to combat crime spike

Shop owners in Launceston have turned to Facebook to combat a rise in thefts and burglaries from the city's businesses. The number of business burglaries in the city so far this year is more than 60 per cent higher than at the same time last year. >> view original

Boy charged over Launceston supermarket ram-raids

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy in connection to a spate of supermarket burglaries and ram-raids in and around Launceston over the past three nights. The teenager was charged with burglary, arson, motor vehicle stealing and other offences. >> view original

Consumer watchdog to investigate Launceston petrol prices

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a probe into petrol prices in Launceston, after being flooded with concerns from Tasmanian consumers. In 2013-14 ... It is the second probe into regional petrol prices in Australia. >> view original

TARGA: Classics shine at Launceston expo

Opinions expressed with motoring.com.au editorial material are those of the writer and not necessarily Carsales.com Ltd. motoring.com.au editorial staff and contributors attend overseas and local events as guests of car manufacturers and importers. >> view original

Woman caught at Launceston airport allegedly smuggling ice into Tasmania

A 33-year old woman faces a trafficking charge after police alleged the drug was found hidden on her. Officers from the Northern Drug Investigation Services were screening passengers arriving on a flight from Melbourne using the dog. Police said the ... >> view original

Anzac Day 2015: Record crowds attend services around Tasmania

Tens of thousands of people have attended Anzac parades and services around Tasmania this morning. Crowds lined the streets as current and former servicemen and women, along with relatives marched through the Hobart and Launceston CBDs to the ... >> view original

Launceston man pleads not guilty over kidnapping, assault charges

A Launceston man has denied holding another man against his will and demanding money from him at a home in Ravenswood earlier this year. Nathan John Henry Riley this morning pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates Court in Launceston to five counts of ... >> view original

No news from Hockey on Tas budget issues

"I don't think any working holiday-maker is not going to want to work in Australia as a result of this," he said. And he blamed a lack of funding from former Labor state and federal governments for the pressures now faced by Launceston rehabilitation ... >> view original

No end in sight for $1.5b funding row

"It was a frank discussion, as you would expect," Mr Hockey told reporters later after flying out to Launceston. "What we both understand is that we want more infrastructure built in Victoria. "But we're at a different point to each other in relation ... >> view original