Launceston’s weather forecast
A high lies over the Tasman Sea and will near New Zealand on Tuesday, and persist on Wednesday. Another high will develop over the Bight, maintaining a period of warm to hot and settled weather over Tasmania. A trough is expected to cross the state during Thursday before moving to the north in the evening.
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The Examiner’s top stories
►The Westpac Rescue Helicopter transported a 13-year-old male who was involved in a motorcycle collision to hospital. The crash occurred just north of Geeveston. Read more.
► Legislation will be introduced to parliament seeking the acquisition of public land owned by Hobart City Council, to facilitate a proposed cable car to the summit of Mount Wellington. Premier Will Hodgman and State Growth Minister Matthew Groom announced the draft laws on Sunday morning, on the back of an independent assessment conducted by the Tasmanian Development Board which recommended the cableway progress. Read more.
► Tam the marmoset may have only arrived in Launceston last week, but Tasmania Zoo staff weren’t going to let her first birthday pass without a celebration. The one-year-old, who arrived with Carly the marmoset from New South Wales’s Altina Zoo last week, marked the occasion with a feast of mealworms – the monkey equivalent of chocolate. Read more.
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
► WOLLONGONG, NSW: A man will not be eligible to get his licence back until he is 113. Read more.
►EVERTON, VICTORIA: The victim of an apparent random shooting has spoken for the first time, saying he played dead. Read more.
►LAVERS HILL, VICTORIA: Six people were injured in a head-on collision on the Great Ocean Road. Read more.
► WAGGA, NSW: A man bashed at a kebab shop was taken to hospital. Read more.
►BEAUDESERT, QUEENSLAND: Two people have charged after an investigation into allegations of misuse of donations received by a charity. Read more.
► MALMSBURY, VICTORIA: A prison guard was assaulted at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre on Saturday night. Read more.
National news
►HE “MADE A MISTAKE”: Geelong skipper Joel Selwood lost his licence on Friday. Read more.
►BID FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY: The Victorian government plans to print the home suburb of all political candidates. Read more.
National weather radar
International news
►GROUNDED: Victorian man Thomas Keating will be unable to leave Thailand for months pending a Thai court hearing on a charge of reckless driving causing the death of his partner Emily Collie in a jet-ski crash. Read more.
►LIMBO: Up to 10 surrogacy-born babies with Australian biological parents are stuck in legal limbo in Cambodia after a crackdown on commercial surrogacy there last year. Read more.
On this day
1900 - In London, the Trades Union Congress and the Independent Labour Party (formed in 1893) meet, resulting in a Labour Representative Committee and eventually the modern Labour Party in 1906.
1908 - Star number 46 was added to the US flag for Oklahoma.
1922 - The US Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amendment to the US Constuituent - women's right to vote.
1958 - The USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR.
1964 - The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1965 - France performs Underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria.
1969 - President Nixon visits West Berlin.
1998 - The FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati.
2010 - Central Chile is hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
The faces of Australia: Danya Benson
Teacher Danya Benson is ensuring students in remote areas get the best education possible.
“The students have taught me a lot about their life on a station through their school work,” she said. Read more.