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3:58 PM | Firefighters are battling a fast-moving grass fire in George Town.
Kewell to line up at Aurora
4:00 AM |  HARRY Kewell is a definite starter in Tasmania's inaugural A-League soccer roster match in Launceston next week.
How the hunt for Risdon escapees ended
4:00 AM | A PRISON escapee allegedly struck a police officer hard enough to knock teeth loose before he was recaptured at an Exeter property.   | CommentsComments (4)
Protest fallout: sacking amid flag burning
4:00 AM | CANBERRA - A member of the Prime Minister's staff has lost his job after passing on information that alerted Aboriginal tent embassy supporters to the nearby presence of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, leading to a massive security scare involving both leaders.   | CommentsComments (8)
Men shot in latest spate of gun violence in Sydney
4:00 AM | SYDNEY - The spate of gun violence in Sydney continues, with two men shot in separate incidents on Australia Day and police again finding witnesses statements hard to come by.
Aussies ski into Antarctic history
4:00 AM | SYDNEY - Two young Australians have walked into the history books by becoming the first team to ski unsupported from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back.
TCCI appointment close: board
4:00 AM | THE Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is close to announcing a replacement for outgoing chief executive Robert Wallace.
Police call for Cold Case Unit to be reinstated
4:00 AM | THE 20-year-old murder case brought to court this week will be the last long-running investigation to result in charges until the dedicated Cold Case Unit is reinstated, the Police Association has warned.   | CommentsComments (1)
Gay fined for seatbelt offence
4:00 AM | FORMER Gunns Ltd chairman John Eugene Gay has narrowly avoided losing his licence after pleading guilty to failing to wear a seatbelt.   | CommentsComments (1)
Fair Work waits on Thomson response
4:00 AM | CANBERRA - Criminal charges could be laid against embattled federal Labor MP Craig Thomson and former union colleagues if they fail to respond to the findings of an investigation by Fair Work Australia by early March.
Andrew excited about role in state education
4:00 AM | LEARNING Services North has welcomed its new general manager, Laurie Andrew.   | CommentsComments (3)
Water bans hitting town and country
4:00 AM | WATER restrictions have hit farmers and households and more are likely to come as both the state government and Ben Lomond Water respond to low rainfall.
`Harmless' strain of bird flu in Victoria
4:00 AM | MELBOURNE - Bird flu has been detected at two locations north-west of Melbourne.
School report due Tuesday
4:00 AM | RURAL school communities fear school closures could be based on enrolments alone, according to the Tasmanian State School Parents and Friends.   | CommentsComments (1)
Tomic caught in traffic tangle
4:00 AM | GOLD COAST - Tennis star Bernard Tomic could face further traffic charges after a standoff with police at his Gold Coast home on Australia Day.
Government stalls on deposit scheme
4:00 AM | THE state government still wants to wait and see if there is national reform on a container deposit scheme, despite a call for action from the Legislative Council.   | CommentsComments (3)
Nurse `not concerned' by inmate's condition
4:00 AM | INMATES at Ashley Detention Centre can be taken off site to get medical treatment ``within 20 minutes'' if the nurse thinks they are ill enough to warrant it, a coronial inquest has heard.
The dynamic duo of Meals on Wheels
4:00 AM | THEY might be older than half of their clients, but Red Cross Meals on Wheels volunteers Elizabeth Fulton and Gwen Taylor have got a few deliveries in them yet.   | CommentsComments (1)
4:00 AM | BILLI-Anna Beveridge has won a book valued at $70 for sending in her best Australia Day photo.   | GALLERY: Australia Day iPhone gallery
Regrets over social media
4:00 AM | LONDON - Social media websites are increasingly becoming forums for people to stand up for what they believe in but can often lead to regrets over pressing the ``send'' button too quickly, according to research.
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