The Latest Breaking News from Tasmania Police

Tasmania Police's power to issue final family violence orders is exacerbating the problem of victim misidentification, experts say, making it difficult to correct cases where officers have made the wrong call and upending the lives of potentially hundreds of women every year.

A Tasmanian police officer who punched a man, who had earlier been armed with a bow, in the head during a dramatic arrest cops a fine but avoids having a conviction recorded.

Farmers in Tasmania are having livestock and machinery stolen from their properties, with victims being urged to speak up — but some are "scared of retribution", an agricultural advocacy group says.

Tasmania Police has taken over the investigation into the disappearance of Swiss sailor Peter Baggenstos, who was last seen leaving port in Hobart on December 1.

Divers have found a body in a submerged car belonging to a 61-year-old Tasmanian man who disappeared more than six years ago.

A transport expert believes Hobart needs another bridge over the Derwent River to reduce the impact of incidents like Monday's truck rollover, but others say the city is too dependent on cars.

As part of its 12-month recruitment campaign, Tasmania Police is aiming to hire more female officers. Here's what they're looking for.

Overworked, enduring nightmares of dead bodies, self-medicating with alcohol and other drugs, with the help from well-meaning colleagues in some cases doing more harm than good: An inquest examining the suicides of four police officers in four years has laid bare the torment members can face.

The former head of Tasmania Police has told an inquest about the ripple effect of the suicide deaths of four police officers between 2016 and 2020.

An inquest into the suicide deaths of four Tasmanian policemen has been told welfare officers lacked knowledge about post-traumatic stress disorder.

An inquest into the suicides of four Tasmanian police officers has been told an experienced sergeant believed there was a lack of support from the force.