Catholic school employee charged with sexual abuse offences in Tasmania’s north
In short: A 34-year-old man has been charged with child sex offences following a police investigation.The man, who worked at a Catholic school in the state's north,…
Child abuse inquiry scathing of Peter Renshaw over mishandling of allegations at Launceston General Hospital
Quick readIn short: A senior Tasmanian doctor has been found to have engaged in misconduct by misleading a child abuse inquiry.Peter Renshaw was the former…
Gas leak sparks evacuation emergency for Launceston residents near Rooms Avenue, Invermay
An evacuation alert has been issued for all residents within 150 metres of a property in an inner-Launceston suburb.The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) issued the…
Shyanne-Lee Tatnell has been missing for four days, leaving family pleading for clues
The grandmother of 14 year-old girl missing in northern Tasmania for more than four days says the family is "sickened with worry".Key points:14 year-old Shyanne-Lee…
Former off-duty police officer Todd Apted sentenced for assault in Launceston street, ‘did not act defensively’ as he claimed
A former Tasmanian police officer who assaulted a man in the middle of a suburban street in broad daylight has been handed a suspended and…
CASA safety changes that closed Launceston hospital helipad ‘made public in December 2018’
The regulation changes that forced the closure of the helipad of Tasmania's second-largest hospital were made public more than four years ago, the federal aviation authority says, amid…