01 Oct 04 | A 24-hour response network for victims of family violence would be provided through a new telephone hotline, Attorney-General Judy Jackson said yesterday.
01 Oct 04 | MELBOURNE - A would-be robber ran from the scene of the crime after being punched by his victim at an ATM at suburban Broadmeadows.
01 Oct 04 | The Opposition has criticised the State Government for axing monthly fuel price monitoring reports.
Premier Paul Lennon said yesterday the reports were stopped because the shopper docker discount schemes run by major supermarkets meant prices could be overstated.
01 Oct 04 | Alcohol can `improve memory'; Nutritionist warns on dieting.
01 Oct 04 | Wild rocket ride for $14m; Review forsinger's case; 17 killed in Meari's path.
01 Oct 04 | Husband `provoked' by knife; Wrong man, witness tells court.
01 Oct 04 | A Tasmanian trade delegation is Tokyo-bound to take its first bite out of Japan's lucrative cherry market.
Tasmanian Stonefruit Growers Association president Tim Reid and Economic Development Minister Lara Giddings will leave this weekend for a six-day visit focused on gaining market access during the Japanese cherry off-season in a deal likely to be worth at least $10 million a year to the State.
01 Oct 04 | TOMORROW:SPECTRUM: The life and times of prominent businessman Gilbert McKinlay. PLUS - The hidden riches of Tasmania's history, in Spectrum book reviews.
01 Oct 04 | COPENHAGEN - Denmark's royal divorce saga deepened yesterday with news that Mary Donaldson's sister-in-law Princess Alexandra is moving out of Copenhagen's palace.
01 Oct 04 | Some people on low incomes were virtually being forced to turn to crime to pay off court fines because of the inflexibility of the existing system, Windermere Independent MLC Ivan Dean said yesterday.
01 Oct 04 | A massive nationwide crackdown on Internet child pornography has netted hundreds of offenders across Australia, including about a dozen Tasmanians.
01 Oct 04 | A 32-year-old Geeveston woman was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition yesterday after she was thrown from her car in an accident in the State's South.
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01 Oct 04 | Tasmanian shares
STOCK BUY SELL Forest Aust 48.5 48.5 Gunns 1447 1447 Indcor Ltd 28 30 Oriel Comm re 2 2 Roberts 745 745 Tasgold 13 13 Tas Mines 21 21 Tas Perp Trstees 1705 1700 Tassal Group 98 99 Webster 92 92 9% cum pref 106 107 Cash rates
01 Oct 04 | A 25-year-old New Norfolk man was killed when his car left the road and hit a tree on Bruny Island on Wednesday night. The man was driving a white Holden Commodore sedan south on Main Rd, Great Bay, when the accident occurred at 9.40pm.
01 Oct 04 | MELBOURNE - Children at the Australian International School in Jakarta are at risk from terrorists and the school will be forced to close unless Canberra boosts its security, according to its principal.
01 Oct 04 | SYDNEY - Dairy Farmers is recalling three Shrek-themed custard products, claiming bacterial contamination might cause the products to spoil early.
01 Oct 04 | "Smoking? You Joking?" will be the tag line for Quit Tasmania's first youth-based smoking prevention campaign, launched yesterday.
Two commercials will run throughout October, accompanied by visual media aimed at curbing smoking addiction among nine- to-17-year-olds.
01 Oct 04 | Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
- Jules Verne, French author (1828 - 1905).
01 Oct 04 | Voters are still evenly divided in their opinion on whether there should be a night curfew on P-plate drivers. The question remains. Have your say at www.examiner.com.au
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