Print text only Cancel The Launceston City Council has thrown its support behind a growing push to rename the Batman Bridge in Tasmania's north as Aboriginal leaders call for "white-washed history" to be undone. Key points: The Launceston City Council will lobby the state government to change the name of Batman Bridge The bridge is named after John Batman, who killed at least a dozen Aboriginal Tasmanians in the 1800s It comes as other places in the state receive dual names or are completely renamed The bridge crossing kanamaluka/River Tamar, between the West Tamar and George Town municipalities outside of Launceston, was named after Australian grazier and explorer John Batman in the 1960s.