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8:43 AM | IT REMAINS unclear whether council resource sharing brings financial benefits to Circular Head and Waratah-Wynyard ratepayers, despite a new report into the arrangements.
Speeding lawyer Hall disputes police reading
8:25 AM | Prominent Launceston criminal defence lawyer Adrian Hall has pleaded guilty to speeding.
Corby wins early release but will need care, says mum
7:51 AM | Drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's plea for clemency to the Indonesian President has been approved, but she could remain in a Bali prison for years to come.
More jail for siege prisoners
7:08 AM | A Risdon inmate who held two prison guards hostage and threatened to kill them during an eight-hour siege last year will spend up to another 18 months in jail.
Unhappy MLCs  to pass budget
7:07 AM | Most Legislative Councillors will give the state budget the green light, but that didn't stop them airing their criticisms of the state government's financial management yesterday.
Jury access to priors 'prejudicial'
7:06 AM | Allowing a jury to see an accused person's prior convictions would be a miscarriage of justice, Tasmanian Law Society president Frank Moore said.  | CommentsComments (4)
Housing Tas house fire 'deliberate'
7:04 AM | Police believe a fire that destroyed a $150,000 Housing Tasmania property at George Town was deliberately lit.
Liberals question need for library chief
7:04 AM | The state opposition has questioned the need to hire a new director of the state's library services.   | CommentsComments (2)
Dad's illness a daughter's inspiration
7:02 AM | East Launceston resident Claire Doran waved from the corner of a busy Launceston cafe yesterday to attract attention.
Hodgman pledge to public servants
7:00 AM | No public sector worker would be sacked under a Liberal Tasmanian government, but 650 jobs would go over the next three years.   | CommentsComments (2)
Hawks honour 2500 kids who care
6:58 AM | Teenagers Bobby and Rachel Mater manage to fit school, adolescence, leisure and caring for their mother Claire into one day, every day.
Temco powers into future
6:57 AM | After a three-month shutdown while its future was reviewed, BHP's Temco smelter at George Town will restart operations.
6:55 AM | Something more than just a puppy is missing from the Laycocks' home since their little English Staffy Bruno disappeared.
Savings in health one-off: Liberals
4:00 AM | A SIGNIFICANT amount of the $75 million saved by the state's health services this financial year was one-off savings, according to Health Minister Michelle O'Byrne.
Faculty  of arts to slash schools
4:00 AM | THE University of Tasmania Council has approved cutting the number of schools in its faculty of arts from 10 to three.
MPs resist suspension for Thomson
4:00 AM | CANBERRA - Federal MP Craig Thomson faces several inquiries and could be censured by Parliament, but key independent MPs won't back a push to suspend him because it would deny the former unionist natural justice.
Imaginative performances praised by adjudicator
4:00 AM | AN ELDERLY woman lost her temper and bashed a computer screen with an umbrella at the Launceston Competitions.
Musician speaks of son's disease struggle
4:00 AM | FORMER Violent Femmes band member Brian Ritchie yesterday shared for the first time publicly the story of his son who lives with cystic fibrosis.
Students aim  to work  together to build a better city
4:00 AM | WORKING together to make Launceston a great place to live is the aim of The Care Factor program launched at Queechy High School yesterday.
Gillard urges Afghanistan support
4:00 AM |  CHICAGO - Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged world leaders to commit more cash to support Afghanistan's security forces after the coalition war winds down.
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