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Demerit evasion admitted
8:31 AM | A Newnham man who asked friends, family and strangers to take the fall for his speeding offences so he would not lose his licence will spend the next week in jail.
No link in latest armed robbery
8:22 AM | IN the real-life game of cops and robbers, police are now 0-3. But police do not believe yesterday's armed robbery of an Invermay service station is linked to two earlier crimes.
Man fined for not feeding dogs
4:00 AM | A SOUTH Launceston man has been ordered to pay almost $3000 in fines and costs for failing to feed his two dogs.
Justice done for grieving parents
4:00 AM | SYDNEY - The grieving parents of Sydney toddler Skye Sassine say justice has been done after the armed robber who killed her during a police pursuit was jailed for at least 14 years
Court told of murderer's `enjoyment'
4:00 AM | SYDNEY - Poetry written by Matthew Milat after he murdered a teenager in the Belanglo State Forest glorified the crime and conveyed a sense of ``enjoyment'' in the killing, a psychiatrist says.
Man arrested over alleged gun threat
4:00 AM | POLICE have arrested a Ravenswood man alleged to have used a gun to threaten another man at a Ravenswood pub last week.
Women admit helping fugitives
4:00 AM | TWO Gravelly Beach women have admitted harbouring two men who sparked a five-day manhunt when they escaped from prison in January.
Police look into Thomson threats
4:00 AM | Australian Federal Police are inquiring into death threats against federal MP Craig Thomson.
Backlash over Corby clemency
4:00 AM | KEROBOKAN - Schapelle Corby, once dubbed in Indonesia a ``marijuana queen'', has been described by a top judge as worse than a terrorist, amid a growing backlash over clemency for her.
No help for child prostitute, court told
4:00 AM | SYDNEY - One of seven girls lured into an alleged child prostitution ring cried out for help when a customer sexually assaulted her, court documents allege.
High Court to rule on four sisters case
4:00 AM | BRISBANE - The full bench of the High Court will decide whether four sisters at the centre of an international custody dispute have the right to a voice in court.
Police arrest alleged gunman
25 May 12 | POLICE have arrested a Ravenswood man alleged to have used a gun to threaten another man at a Ravenswood pub last week.
Women admit to harbouring escapees
25 May 12 | TWO Gravelly Beach women have admitted to harbouring two men who sparked a five-day manhunt when they escaped from prison in January.
25 jobs to be axed from police force
25 May 12 | Twenty-five jobs will be given the chop this financial year as Tasmania Police grapples with a $4 million budget reduction on top of the $8 million cut last year.   | CommentsComments (25)
Woman killed pet bird in drunken rage
25 May 12 | A George Town woman who killed her pet bird by slamming it into the ground has been convicted of animal cruelty.   | CommentsComments (1)
Mokbel a reformed character, court told
25 May 12 | MELBOURNE - Tony Mokbel, the one-time controller of one of Australia's largest illicit drug empires and a man described by a judge as ``absolutely incorrigible'', has recognised the error of his ways and wants to turn his life around, a court has heard.
Corby to be told of release date
25 May 12 | KEROBOKAN - Schapelle Corby will be given an official release date when the head of Bali's Kerobokan jail meets the convicted drug smuggler today.
Forestry challenges report
24 May 12 | Forestry Tasmania has challenged the information in a report being used as the basis for forestry peace negotiations.  | CommentsComments (13)
Woman killed pet in drunken rage
24 May 12 | A George Town woman has pleaded guilty to killing her pet bird in a drunken rage last year.
Jury finds medication 'not for sale'
24 May 12 | A Summerhill man accused of intending to sell his late father's cancer medication has been found not guilty of drug trafficking.
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