Greens focus on devil peril

The Tarkine is one of the last homes to populations of devils free of the deadly facial tumour disease which has wiped out as much as 80 per cent of the population. PROTECTING the contentious Tarkine region and its disease-free Tasmanian devils...

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Award for science star

Hobart geoscientist Dr Jo Whittaker, of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, has won the L'Oreal Women in Science fellowship. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE HOBART geoscientist Jo Whittaker has discovered chunks "left behind" about 100 million...

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Workers leave a lasting trail

Three Capes Track construction supervisor Albert Thompson with the view over Arthurs Peak to the Tasman Peninsula. Pictures: SAM ROSEWARNE LOGAN Higgins reckons he has got the best job in the world. The 27-year-old from West Hobart also says he...

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Reggie still smiling

Reggie Sorensen, with children Lucas, 4, and Mia, 6, is trying to stay positive despite health problems. Picture: RICHARD GOSLING HER positive nature on Big Brother made her much loved, and Reggie Sorensen (nee Bird) is using that same attitude...

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Chance to quiz candidates

RESIDENTS of the federal seat of Denison will get a chance to grill the main candidates for the hotly contested seat at a forum organised by a national organisation devoted to increasing political engagement. OurSay and the University of Melbourne are...

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The promise of good, clean fun

SLIP, SLOP, SPLAT: Nick Gill gets down and dirty. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES MUD, glorious mud. That's what Nugent farmer Lindsay White is promising by the tractor-load at the inaugural Raw Challenge event at his Redbanks property on November 2,...

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New push to ban live exports

A PROTEST rally to highlight the plight of animals being exported for slaughter will be held on Parliament Lawns in Hobart tomorrow. While no live export sheep or cattle shipments have left Tasmania for the Middle East since 2006, animals are shipped...

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Local firm wins uni housing bid

A HOBART architectural firm has been appointed to design a new $65 million student housing project on an old carpark in Melville St. University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor Peter Rathjen today announced Terrior Architects had been chosen as the principal...

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Arson spree hits Gagebrook

ARSONISTS are believed to be responsible for three separate house fires in Gagebrook overnight. The Tasmania Fire Service was called to the first fire, at Briar Crescent, about 12.45am today. The building sustained major damage as a result of the blaze....

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State first for Lubiana Wines

Steve and Monique Lubiana in their vineyard and winery. Picture: RICHARD JUPE IT has been 12 years in the making, but small family-owned Stefano Lubiana Wines vineyard at Granton is now the state's first certified biodynamic producer. Derwent Valley...

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Dons' charge sheets released

THE AFL has sensationally today released its summary of charges against Essendon, coach James Hird, senior assistant Mark Thompson, club doctor Bruce Reid and football manager Danny Corcoran. AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has also called...

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Police officer stood down

A POLICE officer from the state's south has been suspended on full pay over allegations of inappropriate conduct. Tasmania Police said the Constable is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to and physical contact with colleagues while on duty....

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Coroner issues heater warning

THE death of a 78-year-old man in a house fire has prompted a warning from a coroner about the risks of placing flammable material near heat sources. Walter Charles Bakes, of Burnie, died of smoke inhalation in a house fire in Reid St, Burnie, on February...

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Man accused of NW break-ins

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with a string of offences after a spate of business burglaries on the North-West Coast. Police allege the burglaries took place between last Friday and yesterday. The man, who has been remanded in custody, has been...

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Austin dark on Wilkie 'deal'

THE Liberal Party's support for Denison independent MHR Andrew Wilkie should send shivers down the spine of progressive local voters, says Labor candidate Jane Austin. Responding to revelations in today's Mercury that the Liberals will preference Mr...

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Volcano Land blog, week 3

Andrew is frequently greeted by delighted smiles and hands reaching out to say hello as he paddles around PNG. Picture: ANDREW HUGHES BETWEEN the dogs, pigs, chickens and children there's never a quiet moment in a New Britain village. Here at Takis,...

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Power prices to drop

POWER prices in Tasmania are set to drop by 5.23 per cent next year in line with retail contestability. The drop could see the average Tasmanian household save about $140 a year. The independent Tasmanian Economic Regulator has this morning approved...

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Farmer seeks case review

A FORMER Redpa dairy farmer, who was last month found guilty of animal cruelty, has applied for his case to be reviewed in the Supreme Court, the Launceston Magistrates Court heard today. In his sentencing submission defence barrister Greg Barns did...

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Gay back in court

THE Crown has told a Supreme Court Judge today it is not pushing for a full-time jail sentence for former Gunns chairman John Gay. John Eugene Gay, 70, of Clarence St, Launceston, pleaded guilty on August 5 to one count of insider trading. Gay sold...

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State's north awash

RESIDENTS of the Launceston suburb of Newstead are being warned that their properties are at risk of flooding by rising river waters in coming hours. Launceston City Council and State Emergency Service officers have begun doorknocking residences in...

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Call to reveal same-sex stance

FAMILY First Senate candidate Peter Madden has urged Liberal Party candidates, Andrew Nikolic (Bass) and Eric Hutchinson (Lyons) to reveal their feelings on same-sex marriage or his party's preferences will be going to their political opponents. "The...

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Wind whistles across state

Carmen Shaw, 21, of Launceston, braving today's wild and windy conditions. Picture: ROSS MARSDEN TASMANIA is being buffeted by strong wind, with gusts forecast to hit 100km/h later in the day. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning...

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Candidate a rural voice

WELL-KNOWN Central Highlands agribusinessman Geoff Herbert says by running for election he will give voice to the rural sector. From Bothwell, Mr Herbert's interests reach into the heartland of the highlands community and beyond. His business includes...

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Volcano land, week 2

Andrew was greeted by dancing villagers dressed in palm fronds when he arrived at Karapi in Papua New Guinea. LIFE abounds five degrees below the equator. As week two of Volcano Land draws to an itching conclusion, I can report that the grid dimensions...

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Community's heart beats on

TUCKED away in suburbs across the state, Tasmania's network of 34 neighbourhood houses are on the front line of the state's financial crisis. Most of the houses are under increasing pressure to meet demand and staff say promised extra funding can't...

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What the candidates promise

Most Popular Media Centre Site Highlights Responsibility for election material is taken by the editor, Andrew Holman,Level 1, 2 Salamanca Square, Hobart.All election-related reader comments must contain the true name and address...

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Welfare agencies overrun

TASMANIA'S welfare and charity operators are overwhelmed with demand as more Tasmanians are pushed into poverty. The need is so great agencies are turning people away. Paying the power bill or even just putting food on the table is becoming a challenge...

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The rise and fall of John Gay

JOHN Gay first came to the public's attention when he fronted the Royal Commission into the Edmund Rouse bribery scandal in 1991. The brash, no-nonsense boss of Gunns Kilndried Timber Industries was ordered to present his 1989 work diary, but turned...

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Fair trade to help our farmers

THE push for a shift from free trade to fair trade has been given the nod of approval from Australia's peak body for vegetable growers. AusVeg public affairs manager William Churchill said all new trade negotiations should contain mechanisms that reflect...

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Greens predict gas conflict

THE Greens are warning of a new environmental conflict in Tasmania over shale gas and oil exploration. Energy company Petratherm has applied for a licence to explore 3900 square kilometres of central Tasmania. "It's a very bad idea for this company...

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MyState drops interest rates

MYSTATE will pass on the Reserve Bank's 0.25 per cent rate cut in full across its variable lending products. MyState's standard variable rate will reduce to 5.89 per cent with the discounted Special Residential Home Loan rate reducing to 4.94 per cent...

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Body find 'not suspicious'

A MAN'S body found in the Launceston suburb of Mowbray displayed no signs of foul play, Tasmania Police said today. Inspector Mick Johnston said the man's body was found about 5.15pm on Monday about 20 metres off a well-formed walking track. He said...

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Volcano Land blog, week 1

Sulphurous gasses billow from Garabuna volcano in Papua New Guinea. Picture: ANDREW HUGHES A NARROW isthmus joins two equally small outcrops of tropically draped rock to form Wulai Island, Papua New Guinea. From my tent doors I can see out both...

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Robbery at TOTE

A 38-YEAR-OLD Moonah man is currently assisting police with their inquiries in relation to a robbery that occurred at the TOTE, Main Road, Moonah, earlier today. Police say the man threatened a female attendant at 10.40am before fleeing with an undisclosed...

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New Abt Railway head named

THE chairman of West Coast Tourism has been selected as the new general manager of the Abt Railway. Phil Vickers, who is also executive chairman of West Coast Heritage Ltd and a West Coast councillor, was announced as the Abt's new chief by Infrastructure...

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Ex-bikie gang boss jailed

A FORMER state president of the Rebels motorcycle gang was sentenced to three years' jail for trafficking in $504,000 worth of methylamphetamine. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Estcourt said it was a large-scale drug trafficking operation not often seen...

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Power rises 'thing of the past'

A LOWER price for power in Tasmania is due to be set within weeks. Deputy Premier and Energy Minister Bryan Green today said the Economic Regulator's report had confirmed the state's electricity prices would fall from January next year. The new prices...

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Chopper joins Cygnet search

A GROUND and air search is being conducted near Cygnet for a man who went missing from his Deep Bay home overnight. Police said David Ellis Wood, 66, was reported missing by his wife early this morning but he might have left his home in southern Tasmania...

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Top cop welcomes new talent

Tasmania Police Commissioner Darren Hine says the 25 recruits now in training were chosen from a field of more than 900 hopefuls. AN OLYMPIC cycling gold medallist is among Tasmania Police's latest intake of recruits. The recruit course – the first...

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Guilty plea over death crash

A MAN accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly car crash in February 2012 did not abandon his mate, the Launceston Magistrates Court has heard. Tristan Gilbert, 32, today pleaded guilty to causing death by negligent driving, plus a range of charges...

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Fast-track ER plan

TASMANIAN hospitals will get new fast-track emergency units under a $22 million Federal Government funding deal expected to be announced today. Overcrowding of emergency patients at hospitals in Hobart and Launceston will be reduced by the introduction...

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Poster girl for devil cause

This cheeky little Tasmanian devil joey is set to entertain at the Healesville wildlife sanctuary in Victoria. Pictures: DAVID CAIRD SHE may grow up to be a predator, but right now she is one cheeky little devil. The playful yet-to-be-named joey...

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Bell Bay in fight for survival

A DARK cloud hangs over the future of Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, with an economic storm looming similar to the one that flattened the state's woodchip industry. About 500 workers' jobs are in jeopardy, despite the smelter benefiting from a generous...

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Disaster data made easy

KNOWN as "ERIC", a new computer tool that will help authorities react better to emergencies was officially launched yesterday. Developed by the CSIRO, the Emergency Response Intelligence Capability collects data and displays it on a map-based interface...

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Record haul for Give Me 5

HOBART radio duo Kim Napier and Dave Noonan are "over the moon" after raising a record amount for sick kids at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The Heart 107.3 team's month-long Give Me 5 for Kids campaign raised $255,077.33. The impressive tally was for...

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Protest hits Spirit of Tasmania

WORKERS protesting against the sacking of one of their colleagues are stopping freight trucks boarding the Spirit of Tasmania in Port Melbourne. Around 150 Qube workers are blocking the trucks from getting on the ship - which is due to set sail at 7.30pm....

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Gifts from sublime to ridiculous

WHAT more could a future king of England want? The Northern Territory's gift to the newborn Prince George of Cambridge is a baby crocodile named George, while Tasmania is sending some leather booties and making a donation to charity. NT Chief Minister...

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Cop accused of lying sacked

A POLICE officer accused of making a false statement over a 2011 triple shooting in Devonport has been sacked. The 45-year-old Launceston constable had been suspended on full pay since October 2011 pending an investigation into allegations he gave a...

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Rains bring welcome relief

Farmers have welcomed recent heavy rains. FARMERS have stretched out their arms and may have even danced in the rain. The welcome rains have topped up dams, moistened dry soils and might even have a positive effect on livestock markets. Dave Jones,...

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Royal baby on the way

Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge. Picture: AP THE Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour.Palace officials say Prince William's wife, Kate, has been admitted to the hospital in the early stages of labour.Royal officials said that...

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Hopes to salvage Viking boat

ONE of the biggest drawcards from February's Australian Wooden Boat Festival is now languishing at Franklin in need of some TLC. The 11-tonne pine and oak Viking boat Rusich made a 13,500 nautical mile journey from the Volga to the Derwent for the festival....

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Fading snaps tell migrant tales

FOR the past 38 years, Nicola Goc has been enchanted by her mother-in-law's tales of migration from Poland after World War II. A cherished biscuit tin full of old black and white photographs offers a pictorial essay of the emotion-charged pilgrimage,...

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