Hobart
Stars out for Hobart International
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Next month's Hobart International has attracted another star of the world women's circuit.
Warning on wool price
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The Tasmanian pastoral company Roberts is warning farmers will move away from wool production, unless prices improve.
Court told murder accused was victim of aggression
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The lawyer representing a man charged with the stabbing murder of a Hobart teenager says her client had been the victim of aggression.
Opposition claims case growing against waterfront hospital
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Tasmania's Opposition has seized on comments by TasPorts in its campaign for the State Government to abandon its waterfront redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Forestry defends price for pulp mill wood
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Forestry Tasmania insists it's getting a fair price for the wood promised to Gunns' proposed pulp mill, despite the supply deal never going to tender.
Bartlett urged to intervene on Wriedt future
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The Premier David Bartlett is being urged to talk to the sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt about her future.
Protestors deny intimidation
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Forestry Tasmania has accused anti-logging protesters of intimidating a staff member at its Hobart office.
Tigers chasing 219 in Hobart
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Tasmania needs a further 212 runs to win its Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales in Hobart.
Forestry unsure on Bartlett briefing on mill supply
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Forestry Tasmania's General Manager has told a Parliamentary Committee he can't remember when he briefed the Premier about extending the company's wood supply contract for Gunns' proposed pulp mill.
Warning that wool producers may be forced out
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A Tasmanian pastoral company claims many of the state's wool producers may be forced to leave the industry because of the low price of wool.
Water workers worried about future under new regimes
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The Australian Services Union is hearing concerns from its Tasmanian members about their working conditions under the new regional corporations for water and sewerage.
Sacked Wriedt in job hunt
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The sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt is looking for a new job.
Hydro rules out power rationing
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Hydro Tasmania is certain it won't need to ration power this summer, despite the long-term drought.
Union push for federal plan to protect forest jobs
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Unions are pressuring the Federal Government to come up with a plan to grow the forestry industry and protect jobs.
Medical Trust to fund new medical studies
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The latest medical projects to receive funding through the Clifford Craig Medical Trust have been announced.
Minister to consider push for Bay of Fires National Park
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Tasmania's Parks minister says she'll consider trying to list the entire Bay of Fires on the state's east coast as a national park.
Accused told police he remembered little of stabbing incident
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A southern Tasmanian teenager accused of murder told police he had little memory of the night of the stabbing.
Two dead in Lillico pile-up
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Two people have died in an accident involving several vehicles on the Bass Highway near Devonport this morning.
Navy releases name of Qld drowning victim
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The Royal Australian Navy has released the name of a Tasmanian who drowned south of Cairns in far north Queensland on Sunday.
Seabird conservation effort now nesting in Hobart
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A Hobart based international effort to save seabirds has been formally established.
Tasports would prefer industrial user over hospital
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The Tasmanian Ports Corporation insists it's not qualified to decide whether a redeveloped Royal Hobart Hospital on the waterfront can co-exist with the city's port.
Disability cash ahead of reform roll-out
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Tasmania's main disability group has been given $100,000 state funding to help roll out reforms to the sector.
Downturn hurts TT Line
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The TT-Line has asked the Tasmanian Government for an extra $2 million for promotion spending to boost flagging passenger numbers.
Bracken, Denton star as wickets tumble at Bellerive
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A staggering 17 wickets fell on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash between Tasmania and New South Wales in Hobart.
Russian yacht out of Sydney-Hobart
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The Russian yacht entered in this year's Sydney to Hobart race has been forced to withdraw because its new keel will take too long to build.
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- Stars out for Hobart International
- Warning on wool price
- Court told murder accused was victim of aggression
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Opposition claims case growing against waterfront hospital
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Forestry defends price for pulp mill wood
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Bartlett urged to intervene on Wriedt future
- Protestors deny intimidation
- Tigers chasing 219 in Hobart
- Forestry unsure on Bartlett briefing on mill supply
- Warning that wool producers may be forced out
