01 Oct 10 | Greens MP Adam Bandt has used his maiden speech to Parliament to warn the ALP that unions are no longer prepared to unquestioningly back Labor.
He's also called on politicians to stop fanning f
01 Oct 10 | A CENTURY from new Tiger Ashton May has helped Tasmania draw its Futures League match with New South Wales.
May made 103 and received good support from Jonathan Wells (62), Tom Triffitt (37 no
01 Oct 10 | TASMANIAN Liberal Senator Guy Barnett has tabled a petition in Parliament calling on the federal government to keep its Active After Schools Communities Program.
More than 300 people have signed t
01 Oct 10 | LEGISLATION to allow the establishment of an electricity supply industry expert panel was approved by the House of Assembly yesterday. The legislation provides subpoena powers for both people and docu
01 Oct 10 | DUBLIN - The state bailout of Anglo Irish Bank stands at about £29.3 billion ($41.2 billion), and the nationalised lender could need an extra £5 billion ($7.03 billion) under a worst-case
01 Oct 10 | SYDNEY - Just six months after steering Sydney FC to the A-League title, coach Vitezslav Lavicka admits he's feeling the heat after his team's dismal start to this season.
Wednesday night&
01 Oct 10 | BRISBANE -The Queensland Bulls have added two fresh faces to their one-day side for the opening domestic game against Tasmania at the Gabba next Wednesday, but they have been forced to overlook pacema
01 Oct 10 | The 2010-11 Tasmanian Little Athletics season starts on Saturday at centres throughout Tasmania.
Due to council maintenance on several grounds, the association advises that some centres will
01 Oct 10 | Freight costs for bringing petrol to Tasmania must be reviewed, the Tasmanian Greens said yesterday. Greens deputy leader Tim Morris questioned why Tasmanians were paying up to 15¢ more a litre f
01 Oct 10 | HADSPEN's Richie Porte had to deal with the disappointment of a blunder by cycling administrators before finishing fourth in yesterday's world championship time trial in Geelong.
Porte jus
01 Oct 10 | SYDNEY - His IndyCar championship dream comes down to this weekend's event in Florida but Australian Will Power feels he's handling the pressure.
Power has watched a healthy 59-point lead
01 Oct 10 | Fatalities as
at Wednesday, Sep. 29:
2010 - 23
2009 - 53
Serious injuries as
at Wednesday, Sep. 29:
2010 - 191
2009 - 224
- Figures supplied
01 Oct 10 | MOSCOW - A Russian company yesterday announced plans to launch a comfortable space hotel for tourists who up to now have shared cramped accommodation with astronauts, the RIA Novosti news agency repor
01 Oct 10 | This month a sample of year 6 and 10 students from across the country will be used to assess young people's knowledge of civics and citizenship.
Students asked to take part will be tested on th
01 Oct 10 | NEW YORK - A new study from Sweden is stirring fresh debate over whether women in their 40s should get mammograms.
It suggests that the breast cancer screening test can lower the risk of dying of
01 Oct 10 | 3 Ticked off, 7 Endow, 8 Swing, 9 Fuel tank, 10 Swiss, 13 Hat, 15 Furore, 16 Abrade, 17 Nab, 19 Empty, 23 Mona Lisa, 24 Steam, 25 Extra, 26 Contender.
DOWN: 1 Kerfuffle, 2 Edged, 3 Twits, 4 Cornea,
01 Oct 10 | BRISBANE - The Defence Department has confirmed that all its personnel are accounted for after an unidentified body was found in the wreckage of a crash in central Queensland.
Clean-up workers dis
30 Sep 10 | MOMENTUM is one of the biggest weapons in football.
And St Kilda will have it in spades tomorrow when we do it all again at the MCG.
30 Sep 10 | The Stig is set to go head-to-head with his former colleagues at Top Gear. Ben Collins, recently unveiled as the driver behind the white helmet of the popular British TV program's anonymous racing driver, is in talks to star in his own TV show.
30 Sep 10 | Same-Sex couples married overseas will have their relationships automatically recognised by Tasmanian law.
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