The Examiner is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia.

The Examiner was first published on 12 March 1842, founded by James Aikenhead.

The Reverend John West was instrumental in establishing the newspaper and was the first editorial writer.

In 1853, the paper was changed to tri-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), and first began daily publication on 10 April 1866.

Tri-weekly publication then resumed and continued until 21 December 1877 when the daily paper returned.