Island’s petrels fly far and wide
GREY petrels have been making a resurgence on Macquarie Island since the eradication of feral cats, which had prevented the birds from breeding on the island until 2000.
Tasmania
Call to tag all Australian live exports
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie wants all livestock exports to be fitted with electronic tags and traced once they leave Australia.
Moonah man in custody after standoff
A MOONAH man taken into police custody following a tense 14-hour standoff allegedly involving gun fire with police last night will face charges relating to aggravated assault.
Red gent spreads cheer where he goes
CHRISTMAS is less than four weeks away and the lead-up festivities are in full swing around greater Hobart.
Laws to protect Tasmanian cyclists
THE State Government will legislate for a series of road rule changes to make cycling safer on Tasmanian roads.
All smiles to mark day of ability
IT WAS smiles all around at the Montrose Bay Foreshore Park for a celebration of Tasmanians living with disability.
Tassie despondent in Test clash
VETERAN NSW seamer Trent Copeland struck twice in the space of four balls to heap further misery on a despondent Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield clash in Hobart.
Little device makes big difference
DELORAINE man Brian Bartlett was up and about playing his beloved bowls just 10 days after becoming the first Tasmanian to have a life changing heart operation.
Hot Hobart property sells in days
INSATIABLE demand for homes in three Hobart suburbs has seen the number of days it takes to sell a house dip into single digits.
Nevill handy for NSW on day one
TEST discard Peter Nevill looks determined to prove national selectors erred by cutting him from the Australian squad after digging in for NSW against Tasmania.
Man missing in Devonport
POLICE and the State Emergency Service are on the lookout for the resident of a Devonport nursing home who did not returned from his daily walk.
Students join for night of music and song
THE talents of 1000 Tasmanian primary school students will be on show at the Derwent Entertainment Centre.
Fire in Hobart’s CBD slows traffic
UPDATED: A SMALL fire in Hobart’s CBD has been brought under control.
Help to stop the violence
TASMANIA Police Commissioner Darren Hine and Mission Australia state director Noel Mundy will be in lockstep today for the White Ribbon Walk through Hobart.
Alarm at bulk billing decline
UNIVERSAL bulk billing has almost been wiped out of existence in Tasmanian general practices and the situation is likely to worsen, says the head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
From war to pitch battle
African and Afghani musicians to bring Arts Centre alive to raise money for talented young African footballers.
Neill Fraser appeal date set
SUE Neill-Fraser’s bid to appeal against her murder conviction will proceed in March in front of a new judge.
Sommai’s Siam story from the heart
TWO years after her husband died from pancreatic cancer, Hobart businesswoman Sommai Kelly is taking to the stage to help save others from the same fate.
Asbestos awareness push targets tradies
ASBESTOS continues to claim the lives of 12 Tasmanians each year, with a new booklet released to warn tradies of the risks.
Former Burnie boy a chance at AFL Draft
A LITTLE-known Tasmanian has bolted from the blue as a chance to be selected in tomorrow’s AFL Draft.
State’s credit rating holds firm
RATINGS agency Standard and Poors has reaffirmed Tasmania’s AA+/A-1+ credit rating.
Former model breaches suspended sentence
A WOMAN breached the conditions of a suspended sentence for a drunken crash on her first night out after the incident which left a woman and her child seriously injured, a Hobart court has heard.
Dockside fire drill to put crews to test
A DOCKSIDE fire drill is to be conducted in Hobart alongside the Dawn Princess at Macquarie Wharf.
End violence, say kids
MORE than 80 Hobart high school students attended a forum at Ogilvie High School to learn more about family violence and help stop it from happening.
Drive for IVF donor details
Children’s Commissioner Mark Morrissey says children should have access to information about their genetic heritage in IVF donor cases.
MOFO party to light up city club
MOFO will turn a building in the Hobart CBD into an interactive late-night museum/club as the festival’s Faux Mo afterparty dishes up three nights of “interconnected visual and musical exploration”.
Donor deluge for bid to save rare parrot
A CROWD-FUNDING campaign to support a handful of remaining wild orange-bellied parrots has hit the $100,000 mark within days.
Krill flight thrill for researchers
THOUSANDS of live krill will be flown from Antarctica to Australia as part of a bold plan by the Australian Antarctic Division.
Broken heart no barrier to adventure
ADVENTURER Jeremy Scott, who completed a 51,916km bike ride through 29 countries in 2011-14, is in Hobart to share his inspirational story.
Liberal bids trawler ‘good riddance’
“GOOD riddance to bad rubbish” — that’s how one Tasmanian Liberal MP has farewelled the Geelong Star.
Gun-toting pair targets bakery
TWO bakers have talked of the shock of being confronted with a sawn-off shotgun in an armed robbery in the Launceston suburb of Trevallyn.
Clear vote to save name of Warrane
WARRANE Primary School parents have voted against a proposal to change the school’s name.
Ruled unfair on sex shop
THREE Ulverstone councillors who opposed the opening of an adult shop have been found to have acted unfairly.
East Coast council faces fish farm anger
LOCALS packed the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council chambers to hear deliberations on amendments for salmon farming at Okehampton Bay.
Warnie, pals hit with infringement notices
THE king of spin is one of three cricket stars to be flicked an infringement notice for not wearing seatbelts in Tasmania.
Cops unearth clues in hunt for NW man
POLICE have moved their search for missing Ulverstone man Noel Joseph Ingham to an isolated area outside Railton.
More missing walkers keep police busy
ANOTHER two bushwalking mishaps have seen Tasmania Police scramble its Search and Rescue teams.
Dam storages boost energy security
TASMANIA could comfortably ride out a repeat of the energy crisis thanks to replenished dam storages, a parliamentary committee has heard.
‘Lost’ walker located at Pioneer home
A VICTORIAN walker feared missing in wild weather in northern Tasmania has been found safe and well at a Pioneer home.
Suspicious fire under investigation
A SUSPICIOUS fire has caused about $150,000 damage to a house in Wynyard on Tasmania’s North-West Coast.
My Lord, that’s quite a beer
A SLICE of Munich has arrived in Hobart as the city gets ready for its latest celebration of all things beer.
Our champion of forgotten animals
GRACE Hills is a teenager with a bold plans to make the lives of all animals a little better.
Meet the guide dog changing lives
THEY say it takes a village to raise a child and the same could well be said of training a guide dog.
No data? No worries
ACCESS to free Wi-Fi or data on a mobile phone is no longer a barrier for homeless people trying to find help services, in an Australian-first move from a giant telco.
Funds boost for family violence victims
IN a Tasmanian first, the Legal Aid Commission will have a dedicated family violence assistance unit in the state’s Family Courts.
New salmon hatchery part of vision
THREE years after launching their vision for a new way forward in Tasmania’s rapidly expanding salmon industry, Huon Aquaculture has officially opened its new $30 million hatchery.
Tasmanians caught in bitcoin scam
SCAMMERS are planting pornographic virus alerts to sell free anti-virus software, demanding payment in bitcoin to cover their tracks.
Second man charged over Railton incident
A SECOND man has been charged over an alleged assault at Railton, in the state’s North-West.
Warning on rock throwing
POLICE have sent out a warning over dangerous behaviour including throwing rocks and hitting vehicles from an overpass on the state’s north west coast.
Chopper rescues injured walker
AN INJURED bushwalker, four kayakers, a yachtsman and the crew of another vessel have been rescued in four separate incidents in Northern Tasmania.
Cooling off? Too right, by about 15C
IT may feel tropical in Hobart but a cool change is on the way.
Diver ‘died doing what he loved’
A SCUBA diver who died in waters off Tasmania’s East Coast has been remembered by family as a “loving, caring and supportive” man.
Sun shines on our big parade
A SUNNY 23C day meant no dashing through the snow for Christmas elves, but it did attract thousands to the 36th Hobart Christmas Pageant.
Emergency effort to save endangered parrot
RESEARCHERS will begin emergency intervention of Melaleuca’s orange-bellied parrot population in a bid to save the species from extinction.
Man drowns on East Coast
A SCUBA diver has died in waters near Marion Bay on Tasmania’s East Coast.
City’s $35,000 Christmas tree returns
Love it or hate it, Salamanca Square’s metal Christmas tree is certainly a conversation starter.
Festival feast from Moonah to Milabena
TASMANIA’S homegrown artists talents and our creative connections to the world will both be celebrated when the Ten Days on the Island festival returns in March.
Mayor ‘ecstatic’ as Triabunna plan lands
UPDATED: A LONG-awaited development application for Graeme Wood’s Spring Bay Mill site has been lodged with the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council.
Faux fox find on Frankford Highway
A FOX carcass found by a Tasmanian highway recently actually came from Victoria, authorities say.
Hurricanes shock as Dunk traded
THE Hobart Hurricanes have dropped a bombshell just a month from the start of the sixth edition of the Big Bash League by trading away explosive opener Ben Dunk.
Dolphin tale has happy ending
A FEMALE dolphin and her calf are safely back at sea, thanks to two bushwalkers who found them in distress on a remote Tasman Peninsula beach.
Call for road safety fix
WEST Hobart businesses, schools and community groups are pushing the Hobart City Council to address road safety concerns in busy Hill St.
Million Dollar Home
Hobart has joined the $1 million dollar club, with Battery Point’s median house price tipping $1 million for the first time
Warne and friends could face fine
IT’S been a few years since he’s had a call-up, but Shane Warne can expect to hear from police officers investigating the former cricketer’s failure to wear a seatbelt during a recent visit to Hobart.
Hint of summer brings fire alert
TASMANIA has finally enjoyed a taste of summer with many parts of the state basking in the warmth as recent poor weather gave way to sunshine.
New Sydney-bound ferry tests sea legs
THE first in a fleet of six new Sydney ferries will get a good workout as it motors from Hobart via the sometimes-treacherous Bass Strait.
Deaths-in-custody inquest winds up
A LONG-running coronial inquest into the deaths in custody of three Tasmanian prisoners has heard final submissions in Hobart.
Pageant magic hits Hobart
FROM witches and festive dancers to Buddhists and an Indian snake boat — the 36th annual Hobart Christmas Pageant will bring a diverse mix of performers and cultures to the city this Saturday.
Police complaints under integrity microscope
A POLICE officer who potentially put lives at risk when using excessive force with a firearm never faced disciplinary action despite a history of misconduct, an Integrity Commission report has found.
Crass vans an ‘assault on women and girls’
THE State Government plans to table legislation to get Wicked Campers off Tasmanian roads.
Supermoon viewed from Tasmania
All eyes were turned skyward in Tasmania last night for the spectacular lunar display.
Fat folk firmly in Ferguson’s sights
PUT down the pie and do some exercise. That’s the crux of the Tasmanian Government’s message to the state’s expanding population.
Cricket identities flout road rules
FORMER spin king Shane Warne and two of his commentator colleagues could be in hot water for not wearing seatbelts while through Hobart.
Disability discrimination still common
COMPLAINTS about discrimination against people with disabilities dominated issues raised with the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner last year.
Flying doctors to rescue our teeth
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service has peered into the dental health of Tasmania and deemed the state’s teeth are in need of a rescue.
Tassie takes title as the fattest state
QUEENSLAND is no longer the fattest state in Australia having passed on the label to Tasmania.
Safe Pathways subject of ‘full investigation’
HUMAN Services Minister Jacquie Petrusma has faced round two of questioning about the treatment of children in out-of-home care.
Three Capes boon for state coffers
THE hugely popular Three Capes Track has raised about $3.3 million so far for State Government coffers.
Let’s scale the heights
ELAINE REEVES: Cooking fish can be easy with Eloise Emmett and her generations of knowledge to guide you
Three Capes cash windfall
Tasmania’s premier walk the newly opened Three Capes Track has so far netted the Government $3.5 million in cash
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