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Aboriginal community calls for more research at Brighton bypass site
The Tasmanian Aboriginal community wants the State Government to give permission for further research at the site of the planned Brighton bypass, north of Hobart.
ABC - October 10, 2009, 8:30 am -
Murder charge 'lacks hard evidence'
The case against a woman who denies murdering her cancer specialist de facto husband in Hobart is only circumstantial, a court has been told.
October 9, 2009, 4:30 pm -
Aboriginal flag row erupts in Tasmania
A row has erupted in Tasmania over displaying the Aboriginal flag in the state's parliament.
October 7, 2009, 6:45 pm -
Dairy farmers rally against milk prices
Protesting against milk price cuts, hundreds of Tasmanian dairy farmers have rallied in Devonport outside a visiting Senate inquiry into food production.
October 6, 2009, 5:11 pm -
Nobel laureate hailed in home state
Australia's first female Nobel laureate, molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn, is being hailed as an inspiration in her home state of Tasmania.
October 6, 2009, 11:17 am -
Target brawler guilty of stabbing murder
A Tasmanian court has erupted in cheers after a jury found a 22-year-old man guilty of the stabbing murder of a rival inside Hobart's Target department store.
October 2, 2009, 2:15 pm -
Sect secrecy 'may have hid sex crime'
An alleged sexual predator said to belong to the Exclusive Brethren religious sect is on trial for raping a younger male relative in Tasmania.
October 1, 2009, 5:09 pm -
'Don't you know who I am': Tasmanian MP
A potty-mouthed Tasmanian cabinet minister has been forced to apologise after going on a tirade against a security guard.
October 1, 2009, 2:05 pm -
Antarctic superbuilding embraces krypton
Panels six times stronger than concrete are among cutting-edge building elements in a new thermally efficient living quarters at Davis Station in Antarctica.
October 1, 2009, 9:43 am -
MP 'assault' case returns to court
A domestic violence case against a Tasmanian federal MP's boyfriend returns to court in Launceston on Tuesday.
September 29, 2009, 1:03 am -
Tasmania's RSPCA facing massive crisis
Tasmania's RSPCA is in turmoil after the state government revealed only a paltry number of unannounced animal welfare inspections had been carried out.
September 28, 2009, 8:31 pm -
King penguins return to 'killing field'
King penguins are returning to a killing ground on Australia's sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, where they were once wiped out.
September 28, 2009, 3:43 pm -
Thousands without power in Tassie
Thousands of homes in Tasmania will remain without power overnight after southerly winds lashed the state, bringing down trees and heavy bands of rain.
September 27, 2009, 7:57 pm -
Police pull plug on Facebook party
Tasmanian police have foiled plans for an illegal party being planned on Facebook.
September 25, 2009, 2:22 pm -
Launceston deaths not suspicious: police
Police believe the deaths of a couple inside a Launceston home are not suspicious.
September 25, 2009, 1:53 pm -
Flooding and power cuts in Tasmania
Heavy rain in Tasmania is causing flooding and has cut power to more than 1,000 homes.
September 23, 2009, 9:16 am -
Killing better than any drug: murderer
A "very disturbed individual" told police he felt an intoxicating sense of power as he beat and stabbed a wheelchair-bound man to death, a court has heard.
September 21, 2009, 7:02 pm -
Car parts maker to shed up to 120 jobs
Up to 120 jobs will go from a Tasmanian car parts maker essential to the Australian auto industry, the company's receivers say.
September 16, 2009, 8:54 pm -
Clyde the cat is back after three years
Clyde the cat has had an emotional reunion with his owners in Tasmania after being found 3,800km away in outback Queensland.
September 16, 2009, 4:32 pm -
Tas govt promotes pulp mill to Europeans
The Tasmanian government will outline its strong commitment to Gunns Ltd's proposed Bell Bay pulp mill at a meeting of potential financiers in Europe.
September 15, 2009, 7:08 pm
