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Ongoing treatment failures at Launceston General Hospital has parents worried, as union flags staff burn out

Melanie Morris vividly remembers the sense of searing anger as she held her sick toddler in her arms in the emergency department of Launceston's general hospital for the fourth time in a week, back in 2015. Years on, the question is — are things getting any better?

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Police call for help to find 14-year-old Tasmanian girl last seen in Launceston

Police call for information from anyone that has seen teenager Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, who last spoke to family and friends on Sunday night.

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Tasmanian ex-wife of Shane Barker tells court she 'doesn't remember' saying she wanted him killed

The Supreme Court in Launceston has heard from Shane Barker's ex-wife, who said she did not recall saying she should get a hit man to kill her husband.

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James Chung Gon arrived with a shilling in his pocket but left his mark on Launceston

James Chung Gon arrived in Australia to try his luck on the goldfields of Bendigo. Legend has it that all he had to his name was a shilling in his pocket, but he turned it into a fortune.

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Tasmania Police officer struck by garbage truck in Launceston's CBD

A Tasmania Police officer is in a serious condition in hospital after being struck by a garbage truck in Launceston's CBD.

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PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

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Adelaide snatch victory from Hawthorn in AFL nail-biter

The Adelaide Crows have kicked two late goals to beat Hawthorn by three points at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston.

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Hawthorn on guard for hot Adelaide Crows start

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has spent time plotting how best to prevent Adelaide producing another first-quarter blitz in their AFL clash in Launceston.

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Launceston's bus transit centre to close leaving commuters, tourists on the street

Launceston's transport hub is closing, leaving travellers to be picked up and dropped off on the side of a street.

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Crows called on to grit their teeth for Launceston test

Adelaide will start hot favourites against Hawthorn on Sunday after three wins, despite a 1-5 record in Launceston.

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Launceston family of Cesar Penuela and Claudia Castillo overjoyed to receive permanent residency after visa fight

Cesar Penuela says he started to cry when told that years of uncertainty and stress were over and the immigration minister had intervened to allow he and his family to stay in Australia.

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Restaurants in Launceston, a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, cut hours amid staff shortages

Stillwater in Launceston is the latest in a string of venues across the country cutting their hours as employers struggle to fill positions.

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Gilbert the therapy dog at Launceston General Hospital in post-operation therapy

Gilbert has been helping the sick at Launceston General Hospital for years, but now he is recovering from his own surgery.

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Care for Africa founder Diana Butler working on template for sustainable development

Launceston nurse and charity founder Diana Butler is busy taking the model for sustainable development she helped create in Tanzania to the world.

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Launceston mayor Danny Gibson's working-with-children status under review

A Tasmanian mayor, who also works with young people in local theatre, is currently undergoing a review of his working-with-children status by the Department of Justice.

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Driver dies, two injured after truck ploughs into house

A driver has died and two other people have been injured after a truck and car collided, with the truck smashing into a Launceston house.

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Truck driver dies, two hurt as semi crashes into house

A truck has veered into a house in Tasmania in a crash that killed the 68-year-old driver and seriously injured two others in another vehicle.

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Truck driver dies and two others injured as truck hits car and then ploughs into Launceston house

A 68-year-old truck driver dies and two other people are seriously injured after a truck and car collide, and the truck then smashes into a house in Launceston's north.

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Launceston City Council wins battle against councillor Joe Pentridge to dismantle alleged illegal bridge

A new member of the Launceston City Council says he is "sick" of trying to convince the council he should be able to keep a cattle bridge built on his property — so will tear it down.

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Tasmania's Examiner newspaper caught out over fake letter about trans change room incident at pool

The letter, published in a major city newspaper, describes how a man had started to undress in front of children in the female change rooms at a busy aquatic centre and was forcibly removed by another patron. The trouble is, the incident did not happen.

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Lipinski hurt in Magpies' AFL pre-season win over Hawks

Collingwood forward Patrick Lipinski has dislocated his shoulder in his side's six-point AFL practice match win over Hawthorn in Launceston.

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Allied health graduates offered a financial incentive to stay or move to Tasmania

When Chloe Winkler Sheean was offered a job at the Launceston Hospital, she had to turn it down. She says a financial incentive to move to Tasmania's north could have changed everything.

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At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence

Mona Foma has returned to Launceston. As always, the festival offers a diverse program of contemporary art, design, music and performance, and works that sit somewhere between. There will be bands, there will be lasers, and there will be queer woodchopping.

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Food Bites: Rosa Bar at Lambton re-opens as Eldaba

British-born chef Max Crawford most recently worked at Launceston wine bar Havilah. Plus, Arthur's Pantry and Newcastle Food Month's $25 Plate Date deals.

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When an old Tafe campus is bought for a $50m makeover, what do you do? Fill it with art

Tasmania’s Mona Foma festival has taken over a car museum, a hardware store and now Launceston’s daggy former Tafe building, which is packed with art, music and performances

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