Tasmania’s news headlines
Launceston forecast
There is likely to be early morning fog on Thursday, followed by a cloudy, wet day. Rain is expected in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds will shift north to north-westerly, reaching a maximum of 30kmh before easing into the evening. A maximum of 16 degrees is predicted for Launceston.
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Northern snapshot
►TasWater has lifted water restrictions at Whitemark on Flinders Island, with water supplies now at a sustainable level. Read more
►Devil State Derby League will hold an inter-club match at Westbury on Saturday. Read more
►A new petition argues for inclusion in this great Australian society, at one of the most iconic traditions of our lifestyle – the Bunnings sausage sizzle. Read more
►South Burnie travel to Launceston to play Queechy Penguins in a game set to be a competitive match up. Read more
The weekend is near
Regional news
►TASMANIA: Legislation to allow for euthanasia to take place in Tasmania has been voted down for the third time in less than a decade. Read more
►WA: A Nulsen man has been charged after he allegedly challenged a 53 wagon train by waving a piece of wood in a threatening manner. Read more
►BALLARAT: A victim's drawing of a man who stole $30,000 in gold set the internet on fire last month, but now Ballarat police have released an image of a suspect they want to speak to. Read more
►QUEENSLAND: Locking up paddocks with bulk feed and hoping for no more rain are two things you’d never expect a farmer to say. But for producers in south west Queensland battling Pimelea outbreaks, it’s a harsh reality. Read more
►VICTORIA: Bendigo man Michael O’Connor credits the work of one man, a mental health nurse, with saving his life. Read more
►WAGGA WAGGA: The inspiration for a Wagga son’s revolutionary news app came from an unlikely series of events.. Read more
►NSW: Having travelled half-way across the continent, Yanwyn Kirby trudges over the rain-softened earth under a swollen sky to catch up with his cousin, Les. Read more
►WA: Katherine maternity ward was bustling this weekend. Meet some of the region’s newest members here
National news
►Bill Shorten has signalled that Labor will back an ambitious outcome of the Indigenous constitution convention at Uluru, declaring: "It is our turn to step up, not to find fault, but to find common ground. Read more
►The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet paid $1.3 million through recruitment firms to the company at the centre of what is allegedly one of the largest tax frauds in Australian history, a Senate estimates committee has heard. Read more
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World news:
►JAKARTA: Three police officers and two suspected suicide bombers have been killed in two explosions near a bus terminal in East Jakarta on Wednesday night. Read more
►BEIJING: Taiwan will become the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, after a landmark ruling by the constitutional court.Read more
On this day
FACES OF AUSTRALIA
Peter Baguley
Peter Baguley has been giving back for as long as he’s needed support.
He first came to the Salvos for assistance seven years ago. The organisation has since supported him through university, where he studied horticulture.
The Salvation Army volunteer will be collecting for the organisation’s Red Shield Appeal, which launched on Tuesday. Read more
