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FEUD: Red Panda Property and Northern Midlands Council have engaged in a war of words over a major $300 million development for Perth. Picture: Craig George

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

Adam Daunt

Darts pick-up costly for disqualified driver

Nick Clark

VISUAL ART: Dave Gough and Darryl Rogers with their new work Taymi Ningina which will be displayed as part of QVMAG's relaunch of the Royal Park site. Picture: Paul Scambler

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

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FULL DAMS: Rainfall at prime lamb producer Clare Peltzer's, Evandale, property has seen dams fill to 80 per cent of capacity.

Good July rain sets up Tasmanian farmers for great season

Andrew Miller
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Lead clinical nurse consultant Hamish McGovern with Maggie Ralph. Picture: Paul Scambler

Launceston leads the vaccine rollout race

Sarah Davison

Jo Spaanberman and her son Marley, 4, of Rosevale, at the Tailrace park.
Picture: Paul Scambler

PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

Daina Oliver

WINNER: David Hills, from George Town, is one of two subscribers to win a free fuel voucher from the recent competition. Picture: Phillip Biggs

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

Adam Daunt
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Accountant's fraud guilty plea not accepted

Nick Clark

"Ambitious" climate target is flagged for net zero emissions

Two Tasmanians fined for ignoring stay-at-home order

New electric car chargers at key tourist destinations

FREETasmania streaks ahead in vaccination race

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

Riverside Primary students Henry Rathbone, Mason Squires, Tyson Saunders, Olivia Quarry, Jenny Titley, Cross Dean, Eliza Dawe, Dasi Pan, Kian Honeychurch-Garcia, Adam Shams and Lily Taylor help paint the mural at Riverside Plaza. Picture: Paul Scambler

Art mural to decorate the walls of Riverside

ALL SMILES: Launceston's Jen Guy hasn't played in a loss since joining Collingwood's VFLW outift. Picture: Collingwood FC

EXCLUSIVEEx-Blue Guy continues finals streak with VFLW decider

The Sleepyheads ready to play at Backyard Bands as part of the 2021 Junction Arts Festival. Picture: Supplied

Junction festival's backyard bonanza a hit

BACK AGAIN: Hawthorn are set to welcome Collingwood to UTAS Stadium for a much anticipated match this weekend which has been a sell out. Picture: Craig George

Tickets sold out to Hawthorn and Collingwood game

PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

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Good July rain sets up Tasmanian farmers for great season

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HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

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HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

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Launceston leads the vaccine rollout race

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NTFAW sides up for do or die matches ahead of finals footy

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At least four Melbourne schools have closed after a teacher tested positive.

Vic schools close after virus teacher case

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Iconic Victorian food manufacturer SPC has ordered its staff to vaccinate against COVID-19.

Food factory staff ordered to vaccinate against coronavirus

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Commonwealth Bank and Westpac will trial workplace vaccinations this month. Picture: Karleen Minney

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

HAND UP: Woonona business owner Wayne Cooke says the business relief grants have been slow to arrive, putting pressure on local business owners.

After six weeks of lockdown, Wayne's bank balance is $86

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COMMUNITY WATCH: A new anti-crime Facebook page grew from nothing to 700 fans in just two days. Photo: Gareth Gardner

'Disaster waiting to happen': residents turn to Facebook to fight crime

Andrew Messenger
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A reward is being offered to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a Sydney couple.

$1m reward to solve missing couple mystery

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Bendigo specialist general practitioner and co-founder of Gowns for Doctors Dr Kirby White with her Barbie.

Aussie GP honoured as one of six special Barbies

Kimberley Price
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Gladys Berejiklian believes case numbers will get worse, as NSW recorded two more COVID-19 deaths.

Fears virus is seeping into NSW regions

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Covered in mud: South Launceston's Morgan Carlson gets a handball out. Pictures: Paul Scambler

NTFAW sides up for do or die matches ahead of finals footy

EXCLUSIVEEx-Blue Guy continues finals streak with VFLW decider

TASSIE PIE: Collingwood's Brody Mihocek can't wait to play his first AFL game in his home state when Collingwood play Hawthorn on Sunday. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERAfter a tough year, Brody Mihocek is keen to put on a show at home

SUBSCRIBERTassie AFL team push enters key next stage

Tickets sold out to Hawthorn and Collingwood game

Adam Daunt

MUDBATH: Wet weather forced a number of sporting contests to be called off last weekend.

Council explains decision to close NTFA, NTJSA grounds

Hamish Geale

COMEBACK: Trainer Glenn Stevenson leads in I'm Wesley and Brendon McCoull after their 2018 Newmarket win. The veteran sprinter could be headed to a fourth Newmarket as a nine-year-old.

Fourth Newmarket on star sprinter's radar

Greg Mansfield

Meg Connolly of Riverside Olympic. Picture: Floyd Jones

Scorers look to put their boots in

Rob Shaw

WINDFALL: Figures based on modelling by John Lawrence.

IN DEPTH'Staggering' proposed Tasmanian pub pokie bonanza revealed

Rent subsidy call from Shelter Tas

CALL FOR ARMS: Lead clinical nurse consultant Hamish McGovern outside the new vaccination clinic in South Launceston.

New vaccination clinic to open in Launceston

LISTENThe big questions of the pandemic

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

Canberra Health Services executive director of medical services Dr Nick Coatsworth at the Garran Surge Centre. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

AstraZeneca makes a comeback in vaccine rollout race

DIGESTAustralia pushed to breaking point

Lieutenant General John Frewen. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Drive-in vaccinations need more detail

Finn McHugh
Jasper Lindell

Two Northern Tasmanian women fined for breaching stay at home order

Two Tasmanians fined for ignoring stay-at-home order

Ebony Abblitt

NSW records 233 COVID-19 cases, two deaths including man in his 20s

Matt Carr

Treasury modelling released on Tuesday puts the cost of Australia-wide lockdown at $3.2 billion per week. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONPaying Australians $300 to get fully vaccinated would be value for money

Peter Martin

Simone Biles has thanked the Japanese gym that helped her regain confidence - and win a medal.

Biles thanks the Japan gym that helped her

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Biles thanks the Japan gym that helped her

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Peter Bol finished fourth in his 800m tilt. Picture: Getty

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Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya with Austrian minister Magnus Brunner.

Belarusian sprinter takes refuge in Poland

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Belarusian sprinter takes refuge in Poland

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Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

SEE YA: The movement of people from city to country has seen regional houses snapped up and pressure to quickly build more estates.

Thousands are still abandoning the cities for the country

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

SUPPORTED: Maree and Lisa are feeling safe and stable living in Salvation Army accommodation after escaping abuse and violence into homelessness. Pictures: Adam Trafford

'The whole system is blocked up': Wait times for crisis housing blow out

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Junction festival's backyard bonanza a hit

Dana Anderson

CENTRE STAGE: The cast of Launceston College's Grease rehearse Greased Lightning ahead of opening night. Picture: Craig George

WATCHWatch Launceston College's explosive performance of Grease

Daina Oliver

POSTPONED: Dr Fiona Reynolds from Queensland will not attend Thursdays event. Picture: Supplied

Festival postponed after border closures locks out key speakers

Andrew Chounding

Junction festival's backyard bonanza a hit

Halimah Kyrgios will be on the upcoming series of The Voice. Picture: Supplied

Halimah Kyrgios, Nick's sister, takes her shot at stardom

Amy Martin

Lucy Tweed, food and event stylist, cook, wife, mother, social media genie. Picture: Hannah Blackmore

Guess who's coming to dinner? Meet Lucy Tweed, food lover

Karen Hardy

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

Want to save time milking and improve cow health without affecting production?

Is using alternative data the future of lending?

Rachel Horan

This quick and easy Napolitana is sure to be a hit on family dinner night

Looking to wow your tribe on family dinner night? Try this recipe!

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

Entertainer's dream in West Launceston

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Entertainer's dream in West Launceston

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Demand for regional housing has increased since the pandemic struck. Photo: Sylvia Liber

People are leaving capital cities at record rates, but where are they going?

Data firm CoreLogic said that regional price growth was 'normalising'. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Key regions still outpacing city price growth, but signs point to slowdown

Jack Needham

Regional property prices have been rising rapidly since the onset of the pandemic. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Most Australians still believe property the best investment, survey finds

Jack Needham

Regional NSW residents could be set to score discounts on stays in Byron Bay as Covid restrictions prevent Sydney and Melbourne residents from travelling. Photo: Supplied

'Byron like it was in the '80s': How regional travellers can benefit from city lockdowns

Jack Needham

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

Adam Daunt
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HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

Adam Daunt

BATMAN: John Batman was stripped of his acknowledgements in Victoria in recognition of his self-described killing of Aboriginal people, but his name remains prominent in Tasmania. Picture: Adam Holmes

HAVE YOUR SAYState government advises council on Batman Bridge renaming process

Adam Daunt

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

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SUPPORT: Family ties will be set aside as husband and wife David and Leanne Morrison watch their Hawthorn and Collingwood teams do battle at UTAS Stadium for premiership points this weekend. Picture: Phillip Biggs

A Hawks and Pies at the footy for husband and wife

WELCOMED: Labor Local Government spokesperson Anita Dow has welcomed a review into workplace health and safety into local government. Picture: Craig George

Council workplace safety review supported

Adam Daunt

GET UP TO DATE$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

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PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

NSW Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant.

COVID detected in Hunter sewage

GET VACCINATED: Trevallyn Pharmacy retail manager Lacey Walsh with The Examiner's Vax-The-Nation poster . Picture: Craig George

VAX THE NATIONIt's time to Vax The Nation: get your poster in Thursday's The Examiner

GET UP TO DATEQueensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

Kim Chappell

First Constable Harley Trickey of Victoria Police doing his Shakira style dance moves in Yarrawonga.

WATCHCop's 'Shakira hips' go viral online and make drivers grin

Victoria Ellis

30 striking photos of Cataract Gorge flooding

PHOTOS30 striking photos of Cataract Gorge floods

Phillip Biggs

Online gaming can play a big part in many families so a group of teens have developed a guide to help young gamers and their parents. Picture: Parilov via Shutterstock.

Teens release handbook to help others navigate gaming world

Deb Morris

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

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CONTROVERSIAL CABLEWAY: The proposed cable car. Picture: supplied.

HAVE YOUR SAYReferendum for mountain cable car would be pointless

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HAVE YOUR SAYNational plan necessary to end homelessness

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HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

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HAVE YOUR SAYIt's far too early to honour Titmus with aquatic centre name

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STICKING WITH IT: The MLC yellow team were the school’s best in 1915. The school had a hockey team as early as 1903. Back: D Court, M Best, Mary Fox (principal and team secretary), L Jaeger and M Barling. Front: V Murray, D Garrett, I Balstrup, D Kerslake (captain), E Docking (vice-captain), I Mickleborough and E Stewart. Picture: Weekly Courier, November 11, 1915

Tasmanian women tackled opposition to blaze a hockey trail

Nigel Burch, Launceston Historical Society

Consider growing a tangelo plant as an alternative citrus fruit.

Around the Garden

Les Hodge

MAKING A SPLASH: The Seagull in the North Esk River with the wharves and dredge Ponrabbel II behind: H. J. King photo. Picture: Tasmanian Aviation Historical Society

An inaugural trip offered snapshot of Australia's defences

Julian Burgess, Launceston Historical Society

Sophia Escobar Correas, scientist with Edith Cowan University, has been researching proteins in ryegrass similar to gluten.

Researchers identify potential ryegrass allergy concerns

Gregor Heard
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Good July rain sets up Tasmanian farmers for great season

Andrew Miller
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DISAPPOINTED: The committee said the three-day event would return next year. File photo

Elmore Field Days cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty

Rebecca Nadge

Screaming meditation is an active style of meditation for stress relief. Picture: Shutterstock.

Shake it off with screaming meditation

Amy Cooper

Chassis dyno. The output at the wheels is what really matters. Photo: Shutterstock.

Is torque meaningless, or does it actually mean everything?

Sam Hollier

WASTE NOT WANT NOT: Composting your food scraps is the most eco-friendly way of disposing of them. Photo: Shutterstock

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

FREETasmania streaks ahead in vaccination race

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

EXCLUSIVEEx-Blue Guy continues finals streak with VFLW decider

PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

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GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

EXCLUSIVEEx-Blue Guy continues finals streak with VFLW decider

SUBSCRIBERAfter a tough year, Brody Mihocek is keen to put on a show at home

SUBSCRIBERTassie AFL team push enters key next stage

IN DEPTH'Staggering' proposed Tasmanian pub pokie bonanza revealed

IN DEPTH'Staggering' proposed Tasmanian pub pokie bonanza revealed

LISTENThe big questions of the pandemic

DIGESTAustralia pushed to breaking point

OPINIONPaying Australians $300 to get fully vaccinated would be value for money

LIVETokyo Olympics day 12: The night Bol 'inspired the whole nation'; Gregson's heartbreak

LIVETokyo Olympics day 12: The night Bol 'inspired the whole nation'; Gregson's heartbreak

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

WATCHWatch Launceston College's explosive performance of Grease

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

HAVE YOUR SAYCouncil labelled a 'circus' as developer walks from $300m development

HAVE YOUR SAYState government advises council on Batman Bridge renaming process

GOOD NEWSFuel winner feels like an Olympian

GET UP TO DATE$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

PHOTOSBlast from the past: 125 photos of Launceston's winter wonderland

VAX THE NATIONIt's time to Vax The Nation: get your poster in Thursday's The Examiner

GET UP TO DATEQueensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

WATCHCop's 'Shakira hips' go viral online and make drivers grin

PHOTOS30 striking photos of Cataract Gorge floods

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

HAVE YOUR SAYReferendum for mountain cable car would be pointless

HAVE YOUR SAYNational plan necessary to end homelessness

HAVE YOUR SAYAbsolute 10/10: Readers say QVMAG revamp a triumph

HAVE YOUR SAYIt's far too early to honour Titmus with aquatic centre name