Tag: Hobart 7000
RSPCA rejects criticisms
Tasmania's RSPCA has labelled criticism from a former acting president a "self-indulgent rant."[MORE]
New Rosebery mine report rejects poisoning claims
Another report has dismissed claims of heavy metal poisoning from the Rosebery mine on Tasmania's west coast.[MORE]
Salvos' bottleshop concerns
A peak national welfare group wants a crackdown on Tasmanian liquor licensing laws for bottleshops.[MORE]
Hitches and glitches for broadband rollout
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There've been promises that superfast broadband on the $43 billion National Broadband Network will push Tasmanians ahead of the computer pack.[MORE]
Violent video games 'not all bad'
A Tasmanian university lecturer is defending violent computer games.[MORE]
Population on the rise
Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows Tasmania's population has grown. [MORE]
Greens finalise preference deal
The Australian Greens have decided not to direct preferences to Labor in a second Tasmanian seat. [MORE]
Ex-member says RSPCA failing
A former interim head of Tasmania's RSPCA has accused the organisation of failing to protect animal welfare.[MORE]
Needle-stick injury warning for farmers
Tasmanian farmers are being warned about the risks of needle-stick injuries while vaccinating livestock.[MORE]
Broadband cable could be mandatory
Tasmanian businesses and householders could be forced to have fibre optic cable installed as part of the rollout of the National Broadband Network. [MORE]
Third arrest over police shooting
A police taskforce investigating the attempted murder of a Hobart policewoman has made its third arrest and expects there will be more to come. [MORE]
Phobics face up to fear of flight response
The University of Tasmania is offering hope to people petrified by the thought of flying.[MORE]
Youth gets 3 years' jail for caravan park death
The judge who sentenced a Tasmanian teenager to three years' jail for punching and killing a man has told the court it was not an easy decision.[MORE]
Aborigines urge UN to delay convict sites World Heritage move
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has asked the United Nations to suspend deliberations about whether to protect Tasmanian convict sites like Port Arthur.[MORE]
Hobart AFL games 'dead and buried'
The Launceston Mayor hopes speculation about North Melbourne Football Club playing in Hobart will end.[MORE]
98yo woman fights house fire
Fire crews have rescued a 98-year-old woman trying to save her burning home in Hobart's north.[MORE]
$50m bill for Savage River mine rockfall
It has been estimated that a rockfall at Grange Resources' Savage River mine on Tasmania's west coast will cost $50 million.[MORE]
Old Queenstown hospital sold
The Tasmanian Government has all but completed the sale of an old hospital on the state's west coast, built using asbestos.[MORE]
Libs demand release of child protection report
Tasmania's Opposition has accused the State Government of sitting on another report into child protection services in Tasmania.[MORE]
Home invasion bashing victim admits selling drugs
A Hobart court has heard one of the victims of a violent home invasion was selling drugs in the months before the attack.[MORE]
Govt mulls pitching in for Bellerive AFL upgrade
The Tasmanian Government is considering funding an upgrade of Hobart's Bellerive Oval to host AFL matches.[MORE]
Councils push for better public transport in the south
Southern Tasmanian councils are banding together to push for better public transport.[MORE]
Court hears victim found in a pool of blood
Paramedics who treated the victims of a violent home invasion have told of the injuries that confronted them. [MORE]
Air traffic control plan criticised
The solution to Tasmania's air traffic safety concerns has come under fire, because it may not be implemented until the end of the year. [MORE]
Investment and people needed to boost Tasmania: report
Economists say weak population growth and poor investment in business are behind Tasmania's slip from fifth to sixth in the Commsec 'State of the States' ranking.[MORE]