David Killick
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Australia
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Firefighters dig in ahead of severe fire danger
UPDATED 6.30am: FIREFIGHTERS have taken advantages of cooler weather conditions to consolidate their efforts against nearly four dozen bushfires still raging across the state. → Read More
Miena home lost to flames as big guns battle fires
UPDATED, 7am: EMERGENCY warnings remain in place at six locations in Tasmanias Central Highlands this morning, with at least one home lost, after the nations biggest firefighting aircraft joined the fight against wildfires raging across Tasmania. → Read More
Final nail hammered into pulp mill’s coffin with permits handed back by Gunns receivers
THE Bell Bay pulp mill is dead, after a decade of controversy which divided Tasmania. → Read More
More than 12,000 poppy capsules stolen from Tasmanian farms
THE number of capsules stolen from Tasmanian poppy farms have jumped more than 23-fold in one year, according to the Poppy Advisory and Control Board Annual Report, → Read More
Campaign turns ‘nasty and personal’, says Pembroke candidate Doug Chipman
PEMBROKE candidate Doug Chipman has rejected Liberal Party claims he is too old for the job. → Read More
No need to change disclosure regulations for political donations, says Treasurer Peter Gutwein
TREASURER Peter Gutwein says there is no need for greater disclosure of political donations as the current system is working well. → Read More
State’s major party leaders use debate to outline their platforms ahead of next year’s State Election
PREMIER Will Hodgman and Opposition leader Rebecca White have locked horns in the first leaders debate ahead of next years state election. → Read More
Government announces $150 power payment boost for state’s pensioners
THE Tasmanian Government will give pensioners a 150 payment to help with power prices. → Read More
Taxpayers face $170,000 legal bill over protest laws case, warn Greens
TASMANIAN taxpayers will foot a legal bill estimated at 170,000 for the failed defence of a High Court challenge against the states anti-protest laws, Greens leader Cassy OConnor said. → Read More
Ride-on mower man blows three times over the limit
A Grand Final night trip to the servo on a ride-on lawnmower has earned a Hobart man a date with a magistrate. → Read More
High Court strikes down Tasmania’s anti-protest laws
The High Court has emphatically struck down Tasmanias anti-protest laws as unconstitutional. → Read More
Liberal MP Mark Shelton ‘escorted’ into Speaker’s chair to replace Elise Archer
LIBERAL MP for Lyons Mark Shelton has been elected the 39th speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. → Read More
Rail proponents hits out at State Government over removal of tracks from Macquarie Point
THEYRE calling it the Great Train Line Robbery. → Read More
Tony Mulder rules out running for Upper House seat of Pembroke
FORMER Rumney MLC Tony Mulder has ruled out running for the Upper House seat of Pembroke. → Read More
Fiscally weaker states like Tasmania could suffer in GST revamp
TREASURER Peter Gutwein has vowed to fight changes to the GST carve-up he says will leave a billion-dollar hole in the state budget. → Read More
New Energy Minister Guy Barnett says lowest possible power prices for Tasmanians top priority
THE State Government will pursue a Tasmania-first energy policy to keep prices down and secure reliable power supplies, new Energy Minister Guy Barnett says. → Read More
Pembroke ballot on November 4 stalls TasWater takeover vote originally set for mid-October
UPPER House deliberations over the State Government takeover of TasWater have been delayed by the Pembroke by-election. → Read More
Tasmania’s Joint Select Committee on Future Gaming Markets hands down final report
A REPORT into Tasmanias gambling industry has recommended reducing the number of pokies in the state — but stopped short of backing their complete removal from pubs and clubs. → Read More
Speaker of the House Elise Archer big winner in Premier Will Hodgman’s Cabinet reshuffle
SPEAKER Elise Archer is the big winner from a Cabinet reshuffle following the sudden resignation of Matt Groom. → Read More
Fine time for drivers under new bike law specifying minimum passing distance
MOTORISTS who pass too close to cyclists face fines of up to 159 under new laws which take effect from today. → Read More