This is a list of newspapers published in Tasmania in Australia through its history. From the founding as Van Dieman's Land, through the establishment of the Colony of Tasmania to the creation of a state of Australia as Tasmania in 1901 to the present day.
| Newspaper | Town / suburb | Years of publication | 
|---|---|---|
| Advertiser[1] | Hobart | 1837–1840 | 
| Advertiser: incorporating "Kingborough news" | Kingston | 1964 | 
| Advocate[2] | Burnie | 1919–current | 
| Auction Mart Advertiser and Commercial Register | Launceston | 1863 | 
| Australasian Friend[3] | Hobart | 1887–? | 
| Bagdad News | Bagdad | 1899–? | 
| Bagdad News | Bagdad | 1997–1999 | 
| Bayside Village News | Sandy Bay | 2002–2006 | 
| Bell's life in Tasmania a sporting chronicle, agricultural gazette, and country journal[4] | Hobart | 1859 | 
| Bent's News and Tasmanian Three-penny Register | Hobart | 1836–1837 | 
| Binalong Bay Bulletin | Binalong Bay | 1986–1989 | 
| Bothwell Banner | Bothwell | 1994 | 
| Bothwell Bits | Bothwell | 1983–1986 | 
| Bowen Gazette | Risdon Vale | 1983–1984 | 
| Brighton Community News[5] | Brighton | 1999-current | 
| Britannia and Trades Advocate | Hobart | 1846–1851 | 
| Bruny News[6] | Bruny Island | 1980-current | 
| Bugle | Launceston | 2007 | 
| Burnie City News | Burnie | 1994–1997 | 
| Campbell Town Chronicle | Campbell Town | 1993–1996 | 
| Cape Country Courier | Smithton | 1991–1993 | 
| Cape Country Independent | Wynyard | 2007–2008 | 
| Catholic Magazine | Hobart | 1916–1918 | 
| Catholic Standard[7] | Hobart | 1878–1894 | 
| Catholic Standard[8] | Hobart | 1921–1937 | 
| Central Coast Courier | Orford | 1991–current | 
| Central Coast Times | Burnie | 2005–2007 | 
| Chigwell Claremont Free Press | Berridale | 1986–1987 | 
| Church News | Hobart | 1960–1995 | 
| Church News for the Diocese of Tasmania | Hobart | 1862–1959 | 
| Circular Head Chronicle[9] | Smithton | 1906-current | 
| Clipper | Hobart | 1893–1909 | 
| Coal River News | Richmond | 1988–1995 | 
| Coastal Independent | Wynyard | 2008 | 
| Coastal News and North Western Advertiser | Ulverstone | 1890–1893 | 
| Coastal Times | Burnie | 2008–2009 | 
| Collinsvale Crier | Collinsvale | 1981–1996, 2002–2003 | 
| Colonial Advocate and Tasmanian Monthly Review and Register | Hobart | 1828 | 
| Colonial Morning Advertiser and Colonial Maritime Journal | Hobart | 1841–? | 
| Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser | Hobart | 1825–1827 | 
| Colonial Times | Hobart | 1828–1857 | 
| Colonist | Launceston | 1888–1891 | 
| Colonist and the Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultural Advertiser | Hobart | 1832–1834 | 
| Cornwall Advertiser | Launceston | 1855?–1877 | 
| Cornwall Chronicle | Launceston | 1869–1871 | 
| Cornwall Chronicle: commercial, agricultural, and naval register | Launceston | 1835–1880 | 
| Cornwell Press and Commercial Advertiser | Launceston | 1829 | 
| Country Courier | Longford | 1998–current | 
| Courier | Hobart | 1840–1859 | 
| Courier | George Town | 1961–1964 | 
| Cove Clarion | Hobart | 1998–2000 | 
| Critic | Hobart | 1904–1929 | 
| Critic | Hobart | 1892–1893 | 
| Cygnet, Huon & Channel Classifieds | Cygnet | 1986-current | 
| Daily Post[10] | Hobart | 1908–1918 | 
| Daily Telegraph | Launceston | 1883–1928 | 
| Day Star | Hobart | 1886–1893? | 
| Derby Echo | Derby | 1978–2000 | 
| Derwent Clipper | Hobart | 1977–1978 | 
| Derwent Star and Van Diemen's Land Intelligencer | Hobart | 1810–1812 | 
| Derwent Valley Gazette (titled The Gazette from 2000 to 2017)[11] | New Norfolk | 1953–current | 
| Derwent Valley and Moonah News | Moonah and New Norfolk | 1954 | 
| Devon Country Times | Devonport | 1985–1990 | 
| Devon Herald, a bi-weekly journal of agriculture, politics and commerce | Latrobe | 1877–1889 | 
| Devon News | Devonport | 1962–1965 | 
| Devonport Times | Devonport | 1998–2012 | 
| East Coast Bulletin | St. Helens | 1989–1990 | 
| Eastern News | Bridport | 1970–1972 | 
| Eastern Shore Spotlight | Rosny Park | 1984 | 
| Eastern Shore Sun[12] | Rosny | 1988-current | 
| Emu Bay Times and North West & West Coast Advocate | Burnie | 1897–1899 | 
| Evening Mail | Hobart | 1869 | 
| Evening News | Launceston | 1894 | 
| Evening Star | Hobart | 1845–1846 | 
| Examiner[13] | Launceston | 1842-current | 
| Express | Launceston | 1962–1966 | 
| Federalist | Hobart | 1898–1899 | 
| Feral | Hobart | 1973–1980 | 
| Flinders Island Chronicle | Flinders Island | 1836–1837 | 
| Glenorchy City Gazette | Glenorchy | 1990–1992 | 
| Glenorchy Gazette[14] | Glenorchy | 1993-current | 
| Glenorchy Independent News: incorporating "Northern Suburbs News" | Glenorchy | 1964–1966 | 
| Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania | Hobart | 1847 | 
| Herald of Tasmania | Hobart | 1827–1839 | 
| Highlands Digest | Bothwell | 1994–current | 
| Highland Herald | Bothwell | 1994 | 
| Hobart Town Advertiser | Hobart | 1839–1861 | 
| Hobart Town Advertiser (Weekly) | Hobart | 1859–1865 | 
| Hobart Town Courier | Hobart | 1827–1839 | 
| Hobart Town Courier | Hobart | 1840–1859 | 
| Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette | Hobart | 1839–1840 | 
| Hobart Town Daily Mercury | Hobart | 1858–1860 | 
| Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser | Hobart | 1821–1825 | 
| Hobart Town Gazette, and Southern Reporter | Hobart | 1816–1821 | 
| Hobart Town Herald | Hobart | 1845–1846 | 
| Hobart Town Herald | Hobart | 1880–1881 | 
| Hobart Town Herald and Total Abstinence Advocate | Hobart | 1846–1847 | 
| Hobart Town Herald, or, Southern reporter | Hobart | 1846 | 
| Hobart Town Punch | Hobart | 1867–1868 | 
| Hobart Town Punch | Hobart | 1878 | 
| Hobarton Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania | Hobart | 1847–1854 | 
| Hobarton Mercury | Hobart | 1854–1857 | 
| Hub Newspaper | Penguin and Burnie | 2005–2008 | 
| Huon & Derwent Times | Franklin | 1933–1942 | 
| Huon News | Franklin | 1964–1993 | 
| Huon Times | Franklin | 1910–1933 | 
| Huon Valley News[15] | Franklin | 1993–current | 
| Horton Herald[16] | Hobart | 1835–1838 | 
| Illustrated Tasmanian Mail | Hobart | 1921–1935 | 
| Independent | Launceston | 1831–1835 | 
| Irish Exile and Freedom Advocate | Hobart | 1850–1851 | 
| Island News | Whitemark | 1954–current | 
| Jordan River Journal | Gagebrook | 1982–1993 | 
| Journalists' Clarion | Hobart | 1980 | 
| Kentish Chronicle | Sheffield | 1994–2013 | 
| Kentish Times | Sheffield | 1978–1994 | 
| Kentish Voice[17] | Railton and Sheffield | 2013–current | 
| King Island Courier[18] | Currie | 1984–current | 
| King Island News | Currie | 1912–1986 | 
| Kingborough Chronicle: connecting our community and business[19] | Kingston | 2009–current | 
| Kingston & Channel Mail | Sandy Bay | 2003 | 
| Kingston Classifieds | Cygnet | Current | 
| Land incorporating "The Critic" | Hobart | 1924–1925 | 
| Launceston Advertiser | Launceston | 1829–1846 | 
| Launceston Advertiser | Launceston | 1986–1987 | 
| Launceston Courier | Launceston | 1840–1843 | 
| Launceston Examiner: commercial and agricultural advertiser | Launceston | 1842–1899 | 
| Launceston Sun | Launceston | 1972 | 
| Launceston Times and Auction Mart Advertiser | Launceston | 1864–1869 | 
| Leven Leader: the weekly news for the district of Ulverstone | Ulverstone | 1992 | 
| Leven Lever | Ulverstone | 1919–1920 | 
| Lilydale Progressive | Lilydale | 1983–current | 
| Luina News | Luina | 1976–1984 | 
| Meander Valley Gazette | Deloraine | 2014–current | 
| Mercury[20] | Hobart | 1860–current | 
| Mersey Valley Observer | Devonport | 1992–1993 | 
| Midlander | Oatlands | 1987–2001 | 
| Midlands Monthly | Oatlands | 1979–1987 | 
| Monitor | Launceston | 1895–1920 | 
| Monotone Sporting Record | Hobart | 1914–1931 | 
| Morning Star and Commercial Advertiser | Hobart | 1834–1835 | 
| Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette: a record of the mining fields of the West coast of Tasmania[21] | Queenstown | 1896–1902 | 
| New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News[22] | New Norfolk | 2020-current | 
| New Standard | Hobart | 1977–1994 | 
| News | Hobart | 1924–1925 | 
| Norfolk Plains Gazette: serving the Longford, Perth and Cressy districts | Longford | 1992–1996 | 
| North Coast Standard, a newspaper for the north-west coast | Latrobe | 1891–1892 | 
| North Coast Post[23] | Launceston | 2023–current | 
| North West Post | Formby | 1887–1916 | 
| North West Post : your independent weekly | Ulverstone | 1999 | 
| North Western Advocate | Devonport | 1899 | 
| North Western Advocate (Devonport) and the Emu Bay Times (Burnie) Tasmania | West Devonport and Burnie | 1899–1919 | 
| North Western Chronicle | Latrobe | 1887–1888 | 
| North-eastern Advertiser[24] | Scottsdale | 1909-current | 
| Northern Midlands Gazette | Longford | 1997–1998 | 
| Northern Scene | Launceston | 1978–1983 | 
| Northern Standard | Ulverstone | 1921–1923 | 
| Northern Suburbs News: the voice of the northern suburbs | Moonah | 1961–1963 | 
| Oatlands News | Oatlands | 1992–1993 | 
| Observer and Van Diemen's Land Journal of Politics, Agriculture, Commercial and General Intelligence | Hobart | 1845–1846 | 
| Omnibus: a merchant's, tradesman's, auctioneer's, and general advertiser and shipping gazette | Hobart | 1842–1864 | 
| People's Advocate, or, True friend of Tasmania | Launceston | 1855–1856 | 
| People's Friend: official organ of the Tasmanian Temperance Alliance and the temperance societies of Tasmania | Hobart | 1886–1936? | 
| Peoples' Horn Boy | Hobart | 1834 | 
| Progress: the popular advertiser | Launceston | 1937 | 
| Quamby Whisper : informing the Westbury Municipality | Westbury | 1990–1995 | 
| Reporter | Hobart | 1864 | 
| Rossarden Mountain Re-echo | Rossarden | 1991–2013 | 
| Saturday Evening Express | Launceston | 1924–1962 | 
| Saturday Evening Mercury | Hobart | 1954–1984 | 
| South Briton and Tasmanian Literary Journal | Hobart | 1843 | 
| Southern Star | Hobart | 1882–1883 | 
| Southern Star | Hobart | 1985–1998 | 
| Southern Times | Bellerive | 1999–2000 | 
| Spec News | Carlton River | 1980–2000 | 
| Spectator and V.D.L. Gazette | Hobart | 1844–1847? | 
| Sporting News and Axemen's Journal | Launceston | 1901–1902 | 
| Standard | Sandy Bay | 1995–2005 | 
| Standard: Tasmania's Catholic newspaper | Hobart | 1937–1971 | 
| Standard of Tasmania | Hobart | 1851 | 
| Star | Hobart | 1933 | 
| Star | Hobart | 1997–1998 | 
| Sun Coast News | St. Helens | 1980–1989 | 
| Sunbeams | Hobart | 1896–1899 | 
| Suncoast News and Bulletin | St. Helens | 1990–1992 | 
| SunCoast News | St. Helens | 1993–2005 | 
| Sunday Examiner | Launceston | 1984–current | 
| Sunday Examiner Express | Launceston | 1966–1984 | 
| Sunday Tasmanian | Hobart | 1984–current | 
| Tamar Courier | George Town | 1964 | 
| Tamar Times | Launceston | 1972 | 
| Tasman Gazette: Tasman Peninsula Community Newspaper[25] | Tarrana | 1979–current | 
| Tasmania Free Press | Hobart | 1975–1977 | 
| Tasmanian | Launceston | 1871–1895 | 
| Tasmanian Automobile Trade Journal | Hobart | 1930–1951 | 
| Tasmanian Catholic Standard | Hobart | 1867–1872 | 
| Tasmanian Catholic Standard | Hobart | 1876–1888 | 
| Tasmanian Colonist | Hobart | 1851–1855 | 
| Tasmanian Country | Hobart | 1980–current | 
| Tasmanian Country Life | Launceston | 1976 | 
| Tasmanian Countrywoman | Hobart | 1947–1972 | 
| Tasmanian Daily News | Hobart | 1855–1858 | 
| Tasmanian Democrat | Launceston | 1891–1898 | 
| Tasmanian Farmer | Launceston | 1937–1976 | 
| Tasmanian Farmer and Grazier | Launceston | 1976–1979 | 
| Tasmanian Farmer | Launceston | 1998–current | 
| Tasmanian Leader[26] | Hobart | 1855–? | 
| Tasmanian Licensed Victuallers Gazette | Hobart | 1905–1910 | 
| Tasmanian Mail[27] | Hobart | 1877–1921 | 
| Tasmanian Mail | Launceston | 1978–1979 | 
| Tasmanian Morning Herald : with which is incorporated 'The Advertiser' | Hobart | 1865–1867 | 
| Tasmanian Motor News[28] | Launceston | 1953–1985 | 
| Tasmanian News[29] | Hobart | 1883–1911 | 
| Tasmanian Punch[30] | Hobart | 1866–? | 
| Tasmanian Punch[31] | Hobart | 1869–1870 | 
| Tasmanian Punch | Hobart | 1877 | 
| Tasmanian Punch[32] | Launceston | 1877–1879 | 
| Tasmanian Telegraph a weekly journal of agriculture and commerce, of municipal, social, and colonial progress | Hobart | 1858–1859 | 
| Tasmanian Times[33] | Hobart | 1867–1870 | 
| Tasmanian Tribune[34][35] | Hobart | 1872–1879 | 
| Tasmanian, and Port Dalrymple Advertiser | Launceston | 1825 | 
| Tasmanian Weekly Dictator | Hobart | 1839 | 
| Tasmanian Weekly News[36] | Hobart | 1858 | 
| Tassie Digger[37] | Hobart | 1919–1921? | 
| Tassie Times[38] | Western Front | 1916–1918 | 
| Teetotal Advocate | Launceston | 1843 | 
| Telegraph | Launceston | 1881–1883 | 
| Togatus | Hobart | 1931-current | 
| Town and country post | Dunalley | 2005 | 
| Tribune | Hobart | 18??–1879 | 
| True Catholic. Tasmanian Evangelical Miscellany | Hobart | 1843–? | 
| True Colonist: Van Diemen's Land Political Dispatch And Agricultural And Commercial Advertiser | Hobart | 1834–1844 | 
| Trumpeter | Hobart | 1833–1850 | 
| Ulverstone Herald | Ulverstone | 1974 | 
| Ulverstone Post | Ulverstone | 1998–1999 | 
| Valley and East Coast Voice[39] | St. Marys | 1971–current | 
| Valley Voice | St. Marys | 1968–1969 | 
| Van Diemen's Land Gazette and General Advertiser | Hobart | 1814 | 
| Van Diemen's Land Chronicle | Hobart | 1841 | 
| Van Diemen's Land Monthly Magazine | Hobart | 1835 | 
| Voice | Hobart | 1927–1953 | 
| Waratah Whispers | Waratah | 1981–1989 | 
| Weekender | Burnie | 1968–1976, 1987–1992 | 
| Weekly Courier | Launceston | 1901–1935 | 
| Weekly News | Hobart | 1868–1869 | 
| Weekly Times | Hobart | 1863 | 
| Wellington Times and Agricultural and Mining Gazette | Burnie | 1890–1897 | 
| West Coast Chronicle: the people's paper[40] | Zeehan | 2008–2009 | 
| West Coast Miner | Queenstown | 1975–1978 | 
| West Coaster: serving Western Tasmania[41] | Queenstown | 1964–1968 | 
| Western Echo[42] | Queenstown | 2021–current | 
| Western Herald[43] | Rosebery | 1992–2013 | 
| Western Tiers | Mole Creek | 1980–2004 | 
| Westerner[44] | Queenstown | 1979–1995 | 
| The World[45][46] | Hobart | 1918–1924 | 
| Zeehan and Dundas Herald | Zeehan | 1890–1922 | 
See also
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