Tag: TAS
Teenager found guilty of manslaughter
A Criminal Court jury has delivered a manslaughter verdict against a Hobart teenager who was charged with murder.[MORE]
Govt confident cheaper rent on the way
Tasmania has been the big winner from a Commonwealth scheme to build more affordable rental accommodation.[MORE]
Roxon announces hospital funding breakdown
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the breakdown for $750 million to improve emergency hospital departments across the country.[MORE]
Fund aims to lift literacy levels
The Tasmanian Community Fund is hoping to improve literacy levels with its latest round of grants.[MORE]
Minister shocked by bike death numbers
A government minister has labelled as shocking, statistics showing one in four people killed on Tasmania's roads are on motorbikes.[MORE]
Tas man on Sydney murder charge
A northern Tasmanian man is being extradited to New South Wales on a murder charge in relation to a man's death in 1991.[MORE]
Fuel card theft sparks warning
Tasmanian police are calling for fuel card owners to take better care when storing cards after the theft of $20,000 worth of fuel.[MORE]
Govt urged to try again for gay law reform
Tasmania's gay and lesbian community is calling for law reform allowing children to officially have two same-sex parents.[MORE]
More convict relics find their way back to Port Arthur
There has been an increase in the number of relics being returned to the Port Arthur Historic Site.[MORE]
Wire rope barriers here to stay
The Infrastructure Minister Graeme Sturges has defended the use if wire rope barriers on Tasmania's roads.[MORE]
Quick urges speedy end to Wriedt case
Former Labor MHR Harry Quick has jumped to the defence of sacked Cabinet Minister Paula Wriedt, but says her situation is messy and needs to be resolved immediately.[MORE]
Credit union cuts interest rate
Tasmania's biggest credit union, MyState, has cut its interest rates by 0.9 of 1 percentage point.[MORE]
Pennetta top seed for Hobart
Italy's Flavia Pennetta will be the top seed for next month's WTA Hobart International, organisers said.[MORE]
Housing healthy but concerns over business sector
Tasmania's housing construction centre appears to be going against the national trend.[MORE]
Union fears loss of school psychologists
The Education Union in Tasmania is angered by what it says is slow progress on pay and career issues relating to school psychologists.[MORE]
Krejza over injury, back for Tasmania
Australian Test off spinner Jason Krejza has overcome an ankle injury and will be chosen to play for Tasmania on Sunday, coach Tim Coyle said.[MORE]
High hopes for business lobby's spending wishlist
Tasmania's peak business body is confident an infrastructure wish list it is preparing will have a real impact on government spending priorities.[MORE]
Surf patrols to hit drowning blackspots
Tasmania's 800 volunteer surf life savers begin patrolling the state's beaches this weekend in a bid to reduce the number of mishaps.[MORE]
Marsh and Paine get Tigers home
Half-centuries from skipper Dan Marsh and wicketkeeper Tim Paine have propelled Tasmania to a narrow outright victory over New South Wales in Hobart.[MORE]
Premier expects Wriedt back in Parliament next year
The Premier David Bartlett is expecting Paula Wriedt back in State Parliament in February.[MORE]
New push for protection of agricultural land
A public hearing into the State Government's policy on the protection of agricultural land is being held in Launceston.[MORE]
Guilty plea on unlicensed security
A Hobart man has admitted employing unlicensed security guards to work at a major sporting event. [MORE]
Business barnstorming infrastructure ideas
About 100 industry and government leaders are brainstorming ideas for the future of Tasmania's infrastructure at a development congress.[MORE]
Jobs crumble as Bakery closes
About 50 Tasmanians are set to lose their jobs after a southern bakery is sold to an interstate buyer.[MORE]
