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Child protection industrial action delayed
8:34 AM | Last minute intervention by Minister for Children Michelle O'Byrne appears to have averted industrial action by about 120 Tasmanian child protection workers next week.
St Helens Hospital evacuated
8:18 AM | St Helens Hospital patients were evacuated to the St Marys Hospital as a precautionary safety measure as floods hit the area yesterday.
My struggle: forestry veteran tells
8:18 AM | Michael Kelly is a proud man. But he's not too proud to put his hand up and say he's struggled personally as well as financially since the downturn in the forestry industry.
Elderly doing it tough in Britain
4:00 AM | LONDON - Elderly people in Britain are lonelier and poorer than those in similar European countries, international research suggests.
Cheers to 40 years of mothers club
4:00 AM | CONVERSATIONS ended in laughter. Minor disagreements were smoothed over with a light-hearted smile. The familiarity between members of the former Trevallyn Mother's Club was evident yesterday as they celebrated a 40-year milestone.
Doubts over support for Parliament expansion
4:00 AM | TASMANIAN politicians will this year debate whether there should be more of them, but it remains unclear which way Labor will vote.
Visiting chefs delighted with Tasmania
4:00 AM | PARTICIPANTS in the Black Box Culinary Challenge who visited the Longford Swift Meats slaughterhouse yesterday saw how meat is prepared before it reaches consumers.
Pain beyond imagination, says activist
4:00 AM | Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who is in the US after a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing, has said he endured ''suffering beyond imagination'' at home.
Commonwealth Bank eases mortgages
4:00 AM | MELBOURNE - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has cut interest rates on some fixed-rate home loans by as much as 0.4 percentage points.
Burma wins US praise for reforms
4:00 AM | WASHINGTON - Last year's uprisings in the Middle East have motivated people around the world to demand more rights and could inspire closed societies such as Iran and North Korea to do the same, the US State Department says.
Reserve ponders another interest rate cut
4:00 AM | CANBERRA - The Reserve Bank of Australia could find itself pondering another interest rate cut next month, before sighting the next set of economic growth figures.
Harp performance mesmerises
12:00 AM | AS EMMA McMahon's fingers glided effortlessly over the harp, they created a most exquisite sound.
`Legislative Council out of step with community'
12:00 AM | UPPER House politicians are "out of step with the community" by refusing to accept a small increase in their pay, Premier Lara Giddings says.
Alleged permit breach
12:00 AM | A SAVE Our Heritage group protester has sought legal advice after believing he and up to 10 other Coasters could be issued with a summons relating to alleged permit breaches in the South-West conservation area.
Chock-a-block full of ideas
12:00 AM | SOPHIE and Dale from popular television series The Block have been inspiring Australians with their "recycled vintage" style.
Kons not keen on lobbying pact
12:00 AM | THE brainchild behind a Hobart-Launceston pact to get more federal cash for Tasmania says while the North-West is yet to be included, it will get an invitation.
A bleak day for Yolla spud grower
12:00 AM | YOLLA farmer Brett Neal has been growing potatoes for McCain since 1988, but when informed yesterday he had lost his contract with the company, he said all he was given was a handshake and told "good luck".
Farmers to feel the weight of Clean Energy Future Program
12:00 AM | THE carbon tax will directly hit dairy farmers' hip pockets when it comes into effect on July 1.
Show of support for TFES
12:00 AM | THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its support for Tasmania's Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) despite a scathing Infrastructure Australia report recommending the subsidy for Bass Strait be dumped.
Readers see tonnes of potential for future use
12:00 AM | EVERYTHING from luxury waterside apartments to a multi- level nightclub were among the suggested ideas coming from the public for potential buyers of Devonport's four grain silos to consider as option for the site.
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