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Law Society against release of `priors'

7:49 PM | Allowing a jury to see an accused person's prior convictions would be a miscarriage of justice, according to Tasmanian Law Society president Frank Moore.

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Uni approves faculty restructure

6:58 PM | The University of Tasmania Council has approved reducing the number of Faculty of Arts schools from 10 to three.

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Corby's sentence cut

5:47 PM | The Age has reported the Indonesian government has confirmed Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted a five-year cut to her sentence.

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Liberals' alternative budget speech

5:24 PM | Opposition Leader Will Hodgman's alternative budget speech

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Greens' budget reply speech

5:20 PM | Greens leader Nick McKim responds to the 2012 state budget

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EPIRB activated at Cradle Mountain

3:58 PM | A HOBART man and his daughter were airlifted from Scott-Kilbert Hut at Cradle Mt at about 3.30pm after the activation of an EPIRB earlier this afternoon. |

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Woolies customers given surprise discounts

3:05 PM | Woolworths customers enjoyed some not-so-everyday rewards after a technical glitch resulted in big discounts on some shopping bills.

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Hikers found

2:27 PM | POLICE have found two hikers who activated a distress beacon at Cradle Mountain this morning. |

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Temco's furnaces fire up

2:02 PM | Bell Bay smelter Temco will restart its furnaces after an uncertain three month shutdown. |

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BHP Billiton to restart Temco

1:26 PM | THE vital TEMCO plant at Bell Bay has been saved. |

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Libs' vision: Tassie is 'open for business'

1:04 PM | Opposition leader Will Hodgman delivered his alternative budget speech this morning. |

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Libs will bankroll 15,000 surgeries

11:55 AM | A State Liberal Government will also restructure the State’s nine departments into eight – creating a new department, State Growth. |

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Track 501 subject to further discussions

9:08 AM | FURTHER discussions will be held regarding the future of track 501 in the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area. |

Comments (6) | 4WD rally draws big crowd | 4000 vent their anger at minister | GALLERY: Arthur Pieman 4WD Rally

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Fly fishing champion off to lure Japanese

7:13 AM | Launceston's Christopher Bassano will be on a Japanese mission next month - to make Tasmania a viable destination for those who enjoy their fly fishing. |

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Grammar steals competition scene

7:11 AM | Day 2 of this year's Launceston Competitions speech and drama section belonged to Launceston Church Grammar School yesterday. | GALLERY: 110th Launceston Competitions

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Zoo takes on new inhabitants

7:07 AM | The most dangerous birds in the world, cassowaries, are the stars of the latest exhibit at Riverside's Tasmania Zoo.

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Council to finish black spot road work

7:05 AM | Controversy has not flattened the Launceston City Council's resolve to complete its black spot safety program along Penquite Road at Newstead. |

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12 Break O'Day Council redundancies

7:01 AM | Twelve Break O'Day Council employees have accepted redundancies as a part of its staff shake-up. |

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'Our brother didn't get justice'

6:55 AM | The sisters of murdered Ravenswood man Scott Rock say they have been through hell. And they say their big brother is yet to get the justice he deserves. | Whiting guilty of murdering Rock | Drunken threats, lies ... and a ...

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