Petrol price rise fuels anger

THE sharp rise in petrol prices is a mystery, Tasmania's peak motoring body says. RACT public policy general manager Vince Taskunus said calls from irate RACT members since late last week indicated Tasmania had been hit by an across-the-board increase...

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The last train pulls out

APRIL 13, 2013. The coal is shovelled into the firey furnace. The steam rises. The whistle blows for the final time. The brakes are released, and a train creaks along the long and winding track, slowly at first before building momentum. This is the last...

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Club attack man spared jail

A YOUNG man has been given a suspended jail term for a drunken attack on a stranger in a Hobart nightclub. Matthew Roland Almond, 18, of Rokeby, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault over the incident at Syrup on July 29 last year. Almond and a friend...

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One of the good guys

CHART-topping singing sensation Guy Sebastian is heading back to Hobart as part of his largest national tour to date. Since winning the first series of Australian Idol in 2003, Sebastian has become one of the country"s biggest stars, releasing seven...

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The truth is out there ...

The photo Olivia Upchurch says she took from the veranda of her Dodges Ferry home on January 5. Picture: OLIVIA UPCHURCH UNEXPLAINED sightings of strange objects and lights in the sky have Tasmanians scratching their heads. Olivia Upchurch says...

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Experts probe chopper crash

Devastation left by the fierce blaze at Molesworth. Picture: ZARA DAWTREY EXPERTS are trying to determine what caused a helicopter to crash while battling a bushfire near Collinsvale. Tasmania Police officers today walked to the scene of the crash...

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Report reveals sport drug use

Chiefs of Australian sporting codes, Sports Minister Kate Lundy, ASADA CEO Aurora Andruska, Justice Minister Jason Clare and Australian Crime Commission CEO John Lawler speak at the release of the ACC's report into Australian sport. Picture: GETTY ...

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Cup compassion runneth over

WHILE many punters pray for a winner, Father Laurie Moate will be asking his congregation to spare a thought for others when he delivers a special mass ahead of Sunday's 2013 Hobart Cup. The pre-cup mass used to be a traditional event on Hobart's racing...

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State jobless rate grows

TASMANIA'S unemployment woes continue to grow, with new figures showing the state's jobless rate at 7.4 per cent. The State Opposition said the figures showed the State Government's jobs plan was not working. However, Premier Lara Giddings said the...

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GG tours fire-ravaged region

Dunalley residents Noel and Judy Young show Governor-General Quentin Bryce the site where their home once stood. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES THE Governor-General has paid tribute to the fighting spirit of Tasmania's fire-ravaged communities. Quentin...

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Molesworth fire alert

WATER-BOMBING helicopters were flying in relays today to protect properties from a bushfire in rugged terrain near the Derwent Valley hamlet of Molesworth. More than 20 fire crews were on the scene of the blaze this afternoon, which was burning through...

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Burke names trawler panel

FEDERAL Environment Minister Tony Burke will wait for legal advice before deciding if a banned super trawler should be allowed to operate as a giant freezer for smaller ships fishing in Australian waters. The company behind the Abel Tasman, the factory...

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West Coast railway out of puff

Federal Group has run the West Coast Wilderness Railway for the past 10 years, under lease from the Tasmanian Government. THE future of West Coast tourism is facing derailment, with plans to shut down one of the region's most popular attractions....

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Eye tests essential for tweens

Inessa Corney, 15, and sister Raphaela Corney, 11, trying on glasses in Hobart. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES UP to 60 per cent of children with learning problems have an undiagnosed vision problem, says the Optometrists Association. Thousands of...

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Teens torch four cars in a night

A GROUP of teens who torched four vehicles in one night had shown "complete disregard" for their victims, a Hobart judge has said. The Supreme Court in Hobart heard James William Lynch, 19, and three 18-year-old mates met up on July 6 last year and...

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Mum wouldn't do this to us

WHEN the Royal Hobart Hospital's chief radiation physicist disappeared from his yacht at Sandy Bay on Australia Day 2009, two families were plunged into a controversy that rages still. Bob Chappell, 65, had owned the $200,000 yacht Four Winds with his...

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Young Libs' gay marriage call

THE Young Liberals will urge the Federal Liberal Party to grant a conscience vote to members on marriage equality. Delegates at the Young Liberals conference, being held in Hobart this weekend, yesterday passed the motion, apparently proposed by Victorian...

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Hello world, it's Tassie calling

Battling tourism business operators, from left, Wally Lyne, Roger Self, Gary Hooper, Heather Henri, Kate McCarthy, and John Hay put out their SOS yesterday. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES "A MILLION likes would be great ... but paying us a visit would...

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