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A bystander has dived into the water to smash a window after a car drove off a dock at Bruny Island in Tasmania.

Earlier: A car carrying an elderly couple has gone into the water at the Bruny Island ferry terminal this morning, prompting ...

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A pedestrian is understood to have been struck by a vehicle on George Street in Launceston this afternoon. Emergency services ...

A 12-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being struck by a car on the East Derwent Highway.

Just a couple days after police revealed their new Maserati police car, however, authorities say they spotted the same man driving on a suspended license —and now they may seize his Mercedes ...