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TEAMWORK: Tim Bristow, Jack Duffy and Chris Duffy will run from George Town to Hobart to take part in the Point to Pinnacle run. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Local teen proves to be a pinnacle of inspiration to all involved

Former Tasmanian premier remembered

Former Tasmanian premier remembered

Sign of the times: The van driven around St James' Park before the English Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham on Monday. Pictures: Twitter

Fans of World Game following the money

Jess Robinson

Jess Robinson's wins best and fairest after successful season

Jony Berry - Model, actor and comedian Model, actor and comedian Jony Berry, a nominee for Tasmania's 2022 Young Australian of the Year, was the first Aboriginal person to represent Australia at the Mr World competition.

Meet Jony and the rest of Tasmania's best

Brian Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

SPOILERSSpoils and spoilers: we've had a sneak peek at the new season of Succession

Cashless pokies, pre-commitment cards: could it work?

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GOOD NEWSSt Pats reunited with long-lost premiership cup

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Tasmania ready to answer super netball call if expansion beckons

1hr ago

The jobs of the future and how to land them

19:00PM

Show Day to rescue

18:30PM

Raising awareness for premature babies

18:30PM

Queensland will fully reopen by Christmas, allowing for reunions with family and friends.

Families reunite in time for Qld Christmas

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Sean Wainui (c), the only player to score five tries in a Super Rugby game, has died in a car crash.

NZ rugby star Wainui dies in car crash

NSW public servant Michael Toohey fronted an ICAC inquiry into former premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Witness concerned by Berejiklian conflict

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Dominic Perrottet is reminding NSW residents that COVID cases will rise again as restrictions ease.

Concern for NSW region as cases drop

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Jeroen Weimar says firms should split workforces into groups to avoid all staff being sidelined.

Staffing warning for venues as Vic opens

Melissa Meehan
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West Australian police hold grave fears for missing four-year-old Cleo Smith.

Search for 4yo WA girl enters fourth day

Michael Ramsey
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The PM is seeking Liberal and Nationals backing to take a 2050 target to the COP26 climate talks.

PM to address wary Nats on climate target

Georgie Moore
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More businesses will be allowed to open from October 29 in the ACT as economic support tapers off.

Federal income support for ACT due to end

Dominic Giannini
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CUP RUNNETH OVER: Liz Woodworth and Ian McCallum with the recently rediscovered premiership cup. PIcture: Phillip Biggs

GOOD NEWSSt Pats reunited with long-lost premiership cup

55m ago

READY: The Silverdome, which has hosted Collingwood's SSN games, would likely be used by the Tasmanian franchise. Picture: Paul Scambler

Tasmania ready to answer super netball call if expansion beckons

1hr ago

RETURNING: Triple Newmarket winner I'm Wesley is among the entries for the main race at Mowbray on Friday night. Picture: Greg Mansfield

Show Day to rescue

YOUNG GUN: Ava Curtis could potentially make her debut for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Melbourne Stars in their upcoming WBBL fixture. Picture: Paul Scambler

Gun teenager in line for potential Hobart Hurricanes debut

Sign of the times: The van driven around St James' Park before the English Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham on Monday. Pictures: Twitter

Fans of World Game following the money

Rob Shaw

FAIR GO: Geelong's triple All-Australian and best and fairest Tom Stewart only polled eight votes in the Brownlow. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONTake Brownlow Medal voting away from the umpires

Howard Kotton

Jess Robinson

Jess Robinson's wins best and fairest after successful season

Rob Shaw

PLAYER SEARCH: Mowbray are on the search for new players to fill their squad for the season. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Mowbray on the lookout for new players after first round forfeit

Adam Daunt

Labor wants poker machines in Tasmania to have pre-commitment cards, but a former Gaming Commission chair says it's difficult to implement and must be mandatory.

Cashless pokies, pre-commitment cards: could it work?

28m ago

Labor wants poker machines in Tasmania to have pre-commitment cards, but a former Gaming Commission chair says it's difficult to implement and must be mandatory.

Cashless pokies, pre-commitment cards: could it work?

28m ago

Judge-only trials proposed for Tasmania

Judge-only trials proposed for Tasmania

Judge-only trials proposed for Tasmania

Judge-only trials proposed for Tasmania

State lenient on COVID-19 quarantine breaches

State lenient on COVID-19 quarantine breaches

State lenient on COVID-19 quarantine breaches

State lenient on COVID-19 quarantine breaches

Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTThere's no time to waste

Photo: File

WATCHHaircuts, shopping to head outdoors across Victoria

Photo: File

WATCHSeven deaths, 1903 COVID-19 cases recorded in Victoria

NSW COVID case number drops again as first doses pass 92 per cent

WATCHNSW COVID case number drops again as first doses pass 92 per cent

Senator Zed Seselja warns Canberrans will continue to face mental health challenges as they emerge from lockdown. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberrans to access $1 million in fresh mental health support

Finn McHugh

Can Tasmania stop people from boarding a plane from Melbourne or Sydney? It's a question Labor wants answered.

EXPLAINERCan Tasmania stop people at interstate airports?

Adam Holmes

Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Premier announces changes to roadmap out of lockdown

Alex Gretgrix

Public Health is happy with testing levels in Hobart's outer north, including a clinic at Gagebrook.

WATCHNo new cases at halfway point of Southern lockdown

Adam Holmes

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

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Peter Russell-Clarke's Come and Get It aired for 900 episodes . Picture: Getty Images

Come and get it! The early days of the celebrity chef

Paul van Reyk

Miguel Maestre's motive has always been to feed people and express his love through food. Picture: Jeremy Simons

Summer entertaining recipes from Miguel Maestre

Karen Hardy

Brian Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

SPOILERSSpoils and spoilers: we've had a sneak peek at the new season of Succession

B.R. Doherty

Peter Russell-Clarke's Come and Get It aired for 900 episodes . Picture: Getty Images

Come and get it! The early days of the celebrity chef

Here we go again: Mamma Mia ready for centre stage

WATCHMamma Mia set for stage, but cast fears show could be delayed again

Dana Anderson

Curator Mary-Ann Orchard at the Woolmers Estate Annual Art Exhibition.

Annual exhibit dazzles with creative genius

Dana Anderson

From the battlefields of Europe to the streets of Auckland: A family's legacy

From the battlefields of Europe to the streets of Auckland: A family's legacy

Tom Sebo

Buying a new car during the COVID shortage? You need to know these 3 things

Buying a new car during the COVID shortage? You need to know these 3 things

Chasing sleep: How to get a better night's rest

Chasing sleep: How to get a better night's rest

From the battlefields of Europe to the streets of Auckland: A family's legacy

From the battlefields of Europe to the streets of Auckland: A family's legacy

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Linda Lambrechts

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

Paradise found on Alpine Crescent

Paradise found on Alpine Crescent

Paradise found on Alpine Crescent

Paradise found on Alpine Crescent

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jack Needham

Make sure your home is pulling its weight on the property market by decluttering your spaces to open up its potential. Picture: Shutterstock.

Decluttering goes a long way to sell houses

Mitch and Mark

Apartment values grew faster than houses in regional areas last month, but that doesn't neccessarily mean they make a good investment. Photo: Shutterstock

Tempted to buy a regional unit? Read this first

Jack Needham

LITTLE EDISON: Kahla and six month old Edison Hodkinson of Longford. The doll is the size Edison was at birth. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Raising awareness for premature babies

Nikita McGuire

CULTURAL AMBASSADOR: Mitra Gurung has sustained Nepalese culture in Northern Tasmania since arriving in 2014. Picture: Phillip Biggs

WATCHBy learning three instruments, Mitra is building culture through music

Brinley Duggan

The scams to avoid this year

All the online scams you need to avoid

LITTLE EDISON: Kahla and six month old Edison Hodkinson of Longford. The doll is the size Edison was at birth. Picture: Phillip Biggs

Raising awareness for premature babies

Family and sick toddler still stranded in Melbourne lockdown

Family and sick toddler still stranded in Melbourne lockdown

Joshua Peach

TOP DOG: Jeremy Wilkinson took out a top honour at the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania awards night. Picture: Supplied

GOOD NEWSLike a fine wine, top agent gets better with age

Brinley Duggan

In the video, the birds circled around the snake before the reptile made a lunge at them, prompting them to fly away.

WATCHUnusual video shows two magpies facing off red-bellied black snake

Photo: File

WATCHHaircuts, shopping to head outdoors across Victoria

ICAC hearing into former NSW premier begins

LIVEICAC hearing into former NSW premier begins

Hobart and Southern residents will be able to move freely again from 6pm Monday, but masks will still be required.

WATCHTasmania's snap lockdown to end, but masks to remain

Hobart and Southern residents will be able to move freely again from 6pm Monday, but masks will still be required.

WATCHSouthern lockdown to end, but masks to remain

Adam Holmes

Brian Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

SPOILERSSpoils and spoilers: we've had a sneak peek at the new season of Succession

B.R. Doherty

Photo: File

WATCHSeven deaths, 1903 COVID-19 cases recorded in Victoria

Kim Chappell

NSW COVID case number drops again as first doses pass 92 per cent

WATCHNSW COVID case number drops again as first doses pass 92 per cent

Matt Carr

Questions remain over border, quarantine process

HAVE YOUR SAYQuestions remain over border, quarantine process

Letters to the editor

Taking a slow and steady approach to rural road safety

HAVE YOUR SAYTaking a slow and steady approach to rural road safety

Letters to the editor

Experts should be at the heart of LGH discussions

HAVE YOUR SAYExperts should be at the heart of LGH discussions

Letters to the editor

Questions remain over border, quarantine process

HAVE YOUR SAYQuestions remain over border, quarantine process

Uphill battle to get old routes restored

HAVE YOUR SAYUphill battle to get old routes restored

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INNOVATION: The Reference Floor in 1971, complete with fresh flowers, offered library patrons a contemporary experience. Picture: Launceston Local Studies Pictures Collection

Innovation hallmark of leadership in Phil Leonard's library

Mike McCausland, Launceston Historical Society

Lettuces, hearting and non-hearting, like a free-draining, compost-rich soil and a nice sunny spot. Pictures: Shutterstock

Around the Garden

Les Hodge

PAST AND FUTURE: The old Public Library building and the new Northern Regional Library under construction, March 1971. Picture: Tasmanian Archives, SLT23-1-239

Last word in modern service had a solid literary foundation

Mike McCausland, Launceston Historical Society

CATCHING UP: Former livestock agent Barry Sharp, Bairnsdale, and Allen Pappin, Hillside, were keen to check out the cattle at Bairnsdale on Friday.

Bairnsdale steer calves hit 800c/kg as heifers pass 730c/kg

Bryce Eishold

SALE-TOPPER: Sam Thring, Elders Merino Stud Stock, buyer Graeme Austerberry, Dunromin Merino stud, Stavely Park principal Felicity Brady and Nutrien sheep specalist Stephen Chalmers with the top-priced $7750 ram.

Stavely Park sale-topping $7750 snapped up by St Arnaud stud

Bryce Eishold

The top-priced ram, Lot 77, with buyer Rene stud principal Scott Mitchell, Culcairn, NSW, and David and Michelle Pipkorn, Detpa Grove. Photo by Janine Elen.

Depta Grove demand comes from five states

Jamie-Lee Oldfield

Miguel Maestre's motive has always been to feed people and express his love through food. Picture: Jeremy Simons

Summer entertaining recipes from Miguel Maestre

Karen Hardy

Peter Russell-Clarke's Come and Get It aired for 900 episodes . Picture: Getty Images

Come and get it! The early days of the celebrity chef

Paul van Reyk

Whatever the industry, working on your resume will make it easier to land the job of your dreams. Picture: Shutterstock

The jobs of the future and how to land them

Joanne Crawford