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Police hunt offenders responsible for RTV theft - Devonport CIB is investigating the theft of two rough terrain vehicles from a business in the northwest. Police say the offenders unlawfully entere ...

One of Anita Cobby's killer dies in jail - One of NSW's most notorious killers, convicted of murdering Sydney nurse and beauty queen Anita Cobby, has died in jail.Michael Murphy, 66, was one of ...

Hobart to get $30m for affordable housing - Tasmania's capital will get a $30 million boost to help provide more affordable housing in a deal announced by the federal government.The money will h ...

Breakdancing on agenda for Paris Olympics - Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing could all be on the agenda for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games if the French capital's organising ...

Prison officer accused of rape gets bail - A senior Sydney prison officer accused of rape and sexually abusing two female inmates has been granted bail.Wayne Gregory Astill, 62, was arrested at ...

81 dead as fire guts old Dhaka district - A devastating fire has raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 81 people ...

Fuel fury hits parliament - Drivers are again being told to exercise their spending power to sharpen competition and push down Tasmania's fuel prices. In Melbourne late last ...

Blueberries can help lower blood pressure - A big helping of blueberries each day can improve blood pressure in healthy people, research shows.Scientists tested the effect on healthy volunteers ...

End of era as Julie Bishop leaves politics - For many Australians, Julie Bishop is the best leader the Liberal Party never had.Over a decade, the West Australian lawyer with the killer stare and ...

NSW cops at scene of premier 'poo protest' - NSW Police are monitoring Premier Gladys Berejiklian's electorate office after thousands of social media users committed to defecate on the doorstep i ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Adam Brooks quits State Parliament

Feb 11, 2019

Tasmania Talks can exclusively confirm that Liberal Member for Braddon, Adam Brooks, has resigned from State Parliament, effective tomorrow. Mr…

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New online banking scam posing as big name businesses

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A brand new scam is taking money directly from your bank account, and…
Gearing up to get the Penguin Miniature Railway going again

21 February 2019

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Bramble Cay melomys the first climate-change related animal extinction

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Froffy for a firey ‘given the system the shake-up it needs’

21 February 2019

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Sen Duniam asks Fed Labor where they stand on gender issues, as voters reject policy

21 February 2019

Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Jonathon Duniam, has laid down the…
Mixed reactions to car/ambulance crash in Burnie last week... as P plater asks ambos to 'keep an eye out'

20 February 2019

Last week, there was a crash in Burnie between 18 year-old P plater,…
Have an emergency and no phone reception? Call 112

20 February 2019

If you’re in a remote location with no reception and need emergency…
Concerns over lack of bulk billing by GP's in Tasmania

20 February 2019

Have you had an issue finding a doctor that will bulk bill lately?…

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On the Road with Gowans Motor Group

Used Car of the Week - Zippy Volkswagen

15 February 2019

Gowans Motor Group Sales Consultant, Damon Gothe, was busy off…
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04 February 2019

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Police hunt offenders responsible for RTV theft

22 February 2019

Devonport CIB is investigating the theft of two rough terrain…
Fuel fury hits parliament

21 February 2019

Drivers are again being told to exercise their spending power to…
Saved by the alarm after fire pit causes blaze at Tassie home

21 February 2019

The Tasmania Fire Service say a family in the state's south were…
Gunns blazing for controversial pulp mill site sale

21 February 2019

The site of Gunns proposed pulp mill at Longreach is being offered…
Arson probe into house fire

21 February 2019

A suspicious fire has severely damaged a vacant home on Hobart's…
Does the release of illicit drug research help, or hinder?

20 February 2019

Research released today has been described as "insightful, not…

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