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4:00 AM | A SUPREME Court judge who let a Ravenswood man walk free after he was convicted of child neglect said he was hamstrung by the facts presented by the prosecution.
4:00 AM | CANBERRA _ Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused the opposition of muckraking and evading debate on the economy, after the Coalition tried to censure her over the Australia Day fiasco.
Green groups claim logging increase
4:00 AM | ENVIRONMENT groups are claiming that native forest logging has worsened under the $276 million state-federal deal.
Hydro gives Basin a flush
4:00 AM | FURTHER high readings of contaminated water at Launceston's biggest tourist drawcard saw 250 million litres _ enough to fill about 100 Olympic swimming pools _ released through Trevallyn Dam yesterday.
Old bones pass on new lessons
4:00 AM | HIS eyes were open and his index finger was ready to touch the Nanosaurus bone as the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery launched its February playgroup yesterday.
Suspended jail for drug trafficking
4:00 AM | A NORTHERN man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking after making 70 sales of methylamphetamine to subsidise his own habit.
Lawyers back bid to retain Pontville
4:00 AM | LAWYERS representing asylum seekers at Tasmania's temporary detention centre have joined the campaign to keep it open beyond its scheduled closure next month.
Gunns investor `a shot in the arm'
4:00 AM | TIMBER company Gunns could be in for a shake-up after confirming yesterday a Kiwi billionaire with a history of turning around companies in distress has bought a 40 per cent stake.
Drink-drive apology by senator
4:00 AM | ANOTHER Tasmanian politician has publicly apologised after being caught drink-driving at the weekend _ the second to do so in six months.
Chinese lantern or intergalactic visitor to earth?
4:00 AM | STRANGE lights in the sky over Legana caused a stir among residents on Saturday night.
4:00 AM | CANBERRA _ Finance Minister Penny Wong hopes retail banks think carefully about their customers and the wider community when making decisions on lending rates, amid fears increases may be on the way.
Sweet side to food, wine extravaganza
4:00 AM | IMAGINE a warm, mouth-watering chocolate fudge brownie, covered in irresistible chocolate ganache with cream and fresh raspberries.
Aspiring actress tops year 12 class
4:00 AM | FROM dux at Newstead College one week to performing on stage with Bell Shakespeare later in the month - Ava Campbell could be Tasmania's next accomplished actor.
Questions for driver
4:00 AM | POLICE have questioned a Rocherlea man they allege was driving a car that crashed on the East Tamar Highway at Newnham on Monday morning, killing one of the passengers.
Rapist poses as 20-year-old to lure teen
4:00 AM | A 59-YEAR-OLD Brighton man who posed as a 20-year-old man to seduce and rape a 16-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 months.
Maskiell bid to break cup drought
4:00 AM | TASMANIA'S most successful big-race jockey Stephen Maskiell has been given a chance to break a 10-year Hobart Cup drought.
State keen to lead disability scheme
4:00 AM | TASMANIA will keep lobbying the Commonwealth to be the first to trial a national disability insurance scheme, at a ministerial council meeting in Canberra today.
4:00 AM | TASMANIANS have two months to have their say on a government discussion paper on political donations.
Russia says Syrian ruler wants peace
4:00 AM | Russia says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ''fully committed'' to ending the bloodshed, as his regime pounded the city of Homs for a fourth day.
Father walks free despite guilty plea
08 Feb 12 | A former Ravenswood father has walked free from court after admitting he failed to seek medical treatment for his two-month-old baby's broken arm.
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