Ricky has a bash at TV

CHANNEL Ten has scored a coup in its cricket war with rival Nine by signing Tasmanian legend Ricky Ponting as a marquee commentator for this summer's Big Bash. Nine has traditionally been the home of retired captains as the focus of its renowned coverage,...

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Tour glory beckons for Tassie

POWER: Launceston's Matt Goss, 26, adds grunt to the Green EDGE team. Picture: AP IT is one of the world's toughest and most prestigious sporting events, and Richie Porte and Matt Goss have proudly flown the Tasmanian flag in the Tour de France...

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CEO pulls plug on Hydro job

Hydro Tasmania CEO Roy Adair. STATE energy giant Hydro Tasmania is looking for a new CEO after the resignation of Roy Adair. Hydro Tasmania chairman David Crean said yesterday that Mr Adair -- the company's chief executive officer since June 2010...

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Hydro CEO stepping down

Hydro Tasmania CEO Roy Adair. HYDRO Tasmania chief executive officer Roy Adair is set to leave his post at the state-owned energy giant. The Mercury understands staff members were told this morning that Mr Adair had resigned. Mr Adair was appointed...

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Log truck loses load

POLICE are responding to reports of a log truck losing its load on the Bass Highway near Carrick in northern Tasmania. It is believed the logs have blocked one lane, with the accident happening about noon today. Motorists in the area are advised to...

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Supermarket celebrations

SUPERMARKET giant Coles will celebrate its 80th year in business in Tasmania next week. The first Coles store opened in Tasmania on July 1, 1933, on the corner of Brisbane and Charles St in Launceston. The state's links to the supermarket giant, however,...

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Rudd sworn in as PM -- again

KEVIN Rudd has been sworn in as prime minister for the second time, as it appeared likely Australia will go to the polls earlier than planned September 14 election. Governor-General Quentin Bryce, acting on advice from the solicitor-general, swore in...

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Giddings defends Gillard view

THE only remaining woman in charge of an Australian government says gender played a part in Julia Gillard's downfall. Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has backed Ms Gillard's view that being Australia's first woman prime minister caused some, but not...

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Man cleared of shooting teen

The Supreme Court in Hobart. A CLARENDON Vale householder accused of deliberately shooting a teenager has been found not guilty by a Supreme Court jury in Hobart. Ronnie Edward Jackson, 40, pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm over...

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New call to sign up to Gonski

TASMANIA'S education union is confident Premier Lara Giddings will sign on to the Federal Government's Gonski education reforms by the end of this week. As representatives of the Australian Education Union Tasmanian branch prepare to gather in Hobart...

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Cage fighter behind bars

AN experienced cage fighter has been jailed over a vicious and unprovoked attack on a stranger in a Hobart nightclub. Joseph Michael Tullo, 21, of Cradoc, had earlier been convicted by a jury of grievous bodily harm over the assault at the Observatory...

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Labor leadership ballot tonight

KEVIN Rudd has won the Labor leadership spill, beating Julia Gillard 57 votes to 45. Deputy prime minister Wayne Swan has quit as has Senate leader Stephen Conroy. Independent member for Denison Andrew Wilkie has written to Mr Rudd saying he will provide...

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GE-free great fit, says Green

A REVIEW of Tasmania's GMO-free status will begin next month. Releasing the terms of reference today, Deputy Premier Bryan Green said the review would give all stakeholders the chance to have a say before the existing moratorium on genetically engineered...

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Kickbacks, conspiracy, rorts

KICKBACKS to public servants, a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and a 10-year travel expenses rort have been revealed in a report by the Tasmanian Integrity Commission. Commission CEO Diane Merryfull released an Investigations Report as...

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Driving death case adjourned

A CASE against a Queensland man charged with negligently causing the death of three people last year when the trailer of his truck detached and crashed into a bus has been adjourned today. Harvey John Charnock, 55, of Waverley, Queensland, is yet to...

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Lutana family loses home

This Lennox Ave home was extensively damaged in an overnight fire. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES A LUTANA family has been sifting through the ashes of their home today after it was gutted by fire. Tasmania Fire Service crews were called to the Lennox...

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Not-guilty plea to GBH

A CLARENDON Vale man shot a teenager in the stomach shortly after someone smashed in his front window with a fire extinguisher, the Supreme Court has heard. Ronnie Edward Jackson, 40, has pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm on October...

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Report queried Gunns' health

THE former chairman of timber company Gunns, John Gay, has appeared in a Launceston court charged over insider trading. He has pleaded not guilty. The author of a report for the Australian Securities and Investment Commission says a management report...

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