Tag: TAS
Former Tas MP Brendan Lyons dies
Former member of Tasmania's Parliament and Launceston sportsman Brendan Lyons has died, aged 83.[MORE]
Police unite to tackle Tassie drunks
There will be extra police patrolling Tasmanian cities this weekend as part of a nation-wide crackdown on drunken behaviour.[MORE]
Witnesses sought to fatal road crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal car crash at Nubeena in Southern Tasmania yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Wilkie defends Labor deal
A Tasmanian Liberal Senator has criticised the Independent Member for Denison's deal with Federal Labor.[MORE]
Police investigate Smithton burglary links
Police in north-west Tasmania are investigating a string of recent burglaries they believe could be linked.[MORE]
Teens deny street brawl shootings
Two Hobart teenagers have pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after an alleged triple shooting in Rokeby in August.[MORE]
Students tested for HIV after class experiment
There are fears a group of students may have been put at risk of contracting blood-borne diseases during a class experiment.[MORE]
Car theft spate sparks police warning
Tasmanian police have warned Hobart residents to secure their cars after a spate of thefts.[MORE]
Sidebottom puts hand up for regional ministry
The Federal Member for Braddon Sid Sidebottom has made a pitch for a new ministry focusing on regional development.[MORE]
Cameras to target 'drunken, feral louts'
A Hobart Alderman wants more security cameras in the Sandy Bay shopping area.[MORE]
Wilkie welcomes Gillard victory
The Hobart-based Independent Andrew Wilkie says Tasmania will benefit from the Labor minority government.[MORE]
Search for missing Taroona teen
Tasmania Police is asking for assistance from anyone who may have seen an 18-year-old man who has been reported missing. [MORE]
Devils, quolls spotted in planned logging coupes
Conservationists are highlighting what they say are threats to the habitat of the disease-threatened tasmanian devil. [MORE]
Public paying for Aurora debt woes: Gutwein
The Opposition has questioned why Aurora Energy has increased its workforce and payroll despite its growing debt.[MORE]
Woodchip power plant plan under fire
Forestry Tasmania is under continuing criticism over its plan to generate electricity using woodchips.[MORE]
Logger closes shop
A community in north east Tasmania is reeling from the loss of one of Tasmania's biggest logging contractors.[MORE]
Workers safer but not healthy: WorkCover
There's been a drop in the number of Tasmanians being injured on the job but 65 per cent are overweight.[MORE]
Jobs confidence up in Tasmania
Employers in Tasmania are showing a renewed confidence in the jobs market.[MORE]
Calls to protect devils, kangaroos
Animal rights activists want an end to permits to cull Tasmanian forester kangaroos.[MORE]
Student bashing trio sentence 'manifestly inadequate'
An appeal against the suspended sentences given to three Hobart men who attacked international university students has begun. [MORE]
Fruit escapes overnight frost damage
Tasmania's fruit growers have had a lucky escape from major frost damage.[MORE]
Devonport Magpies skipper cleared
The Devonport Magpies' chances of beating Launceston in Friday night's preliminary final have been given a boost.[MORE]
Forestry Tasmania profits slashed $8m
Forestry Tasmania is blaming falling international wood products demand for a major profit slump.[MORE]
Tassie SES keen to help mop up Vic floods
More Tasmanian SES volunteers may be sent to help in the Victorian flood emergency.[MORE]
Tasmanians urged to report child abuse
Tasmanians are being urged to report child abuse and neglect.[MORE]
