Bruce Mounster
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Hydro Tasmania posts $90m loss after big dry, Basslink failure
AN unprecedented sequence of dry weather combined with the Basslink failure means Hydro Tasmania will incur a 90 million loss this financial year. → Read More
‘Mini-submarines’ reveal valuable data about elephant seal populations and lifestyles
TECHNO-SEAL technology has provided Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies researchers and their collaborators from eight countries with new insights into the lifestyles of southern elephant seals. → Read More
Labor commits an extra $250 million to CSIRO
FEDERAL Labor has promised to draw a line under CSIRO job cuts if it wins government on July 2, but has conceded it would be unable to reverse the loss of as many as 19 Hobart-based CSIRO scientists, who are expected to be made redundant before the election. → Read More
Winter’s arrival snaps state’s record warm spell
A SLOW-moving high-pressure ridge brought a chilly start to winter for Tasmanians, with clear sky and light wind causing Hobarts temperature to drop to 1.8C on Tuesday night. → Read More
Internet blackouts still dog Tasmania
TECHNICAL problems that have affected Telstra’s Tasmanian internet customers since Friday are continuing, says Andrew Connor, from the consumer action group Digital Tasmania. → Read More
Government commits to funding for Cradle Mountain Master Plan and Great Eastern Drive
THE State Government has let it slip ahead of todays budget that it will provide financial support for two major tourism projects. → Read More
Power cut to Midlands homes after strong wind and heavy rain
NEARLY 2000 homes in the Southern Midlands were left without power for about two hours this morning after a fault at Bridgewater. → Read More
No uni sweeteners offered at honey stop
MORE: TURNBULL’S FIRST BABY OF THE CAMPAIGN Mr Morrison was given a briefing on honey products, including a leatherwood honey that was judged “Best Honey in the World” at an inter… → Read More
Chilly blast set to ease today
SNOW has fallen across Tasmania overnight, closing a number of roads in elevated areas on the West Coast and in the Central Highlands. → Read More
Big crowd expected for 10th anniversary of Beaconsfield mine disaster
HUNDREDS of people are expected at today’s commemoration in Beaconsfield to mark the 10th anniversary of the rockfall that killed miner Larry Knight. → Read More
‘Tasmania’s ... future is not going to be led by the public service,’ says PM
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has refused to rule out further public service job cuts in Hobart as part of a crackdown announced in the Federal Budget. → Read More
New save the swift parrot push takes flight
THE Bob Brown Foundation has launched a new campaign calling on MPs and timber companies to get serious about protecting the critically endangered swift parrot. → Read More
Dark clouds bring a brighter outlook for state’s dam levels
AS the dark clouds continued to descend over Hobart, Hydro dam levels have increased for the first time since September – and more rain is on the way. → Read More
Caterpillar taskforce announces fresh boost for NW manufacturing jobs
A TRIPE processor and manufacturing vehicle producers are among the latest businesses to receive funding in the wake of Caterpillar’s decision to relocate from Burnie to Thailand. → Read More
Reserve Bank board meets in Hobart ahead of monthly interest rate decision
RESERVE Bank Governor Glenn Stevens and the bank’s nine-member board will announce their monthly interest rate decision in Hobart this afternoon. → Read More
Royal Hobart Hospital works cause another Liverpool St closure
THE closure of Liverpool St between Campbell and Argyle streets for all of next week has the potential to cause Hobart drivers some extra annoyance, RACT chief Darren Moody has warned. → Read More
Motorist caught driving while also holding a bed on the car roof
TASMANIA Police has pulled up a motorist who was driving through central Hobart while attempting to hold a mattress in place on the roof of his car. → Read More
Job cuts a knife through the heart of CSIRO, top scientist says
MASSIVE cuts to CSIRO’s oceans and atmosphere research threaten to drive a knife through the heart of Tasmania’s vibrant marine research precinct, one of Tasmania’s top ocean scientists has warned. → Read More
Tassie’s tech revolution
TASMANIA’S multi-billion dollar ICT sector must target high school students to help grow the industry if it is to compete with South Australia for the title of Australia’s technology capital. → Read More
Striped dolphin ‘took off like a train’ after Bruny Island rescue
A RARE striped dolphin which stranded on a Bruny Island beach is swimming free after a day-long rescue effort. → Read More