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Fifteen Arthur-Pieman tracks to close

3:17 PM | FIFTEEN tracks in the Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area will be closed and the remaining 50 will retain access "of one type or another'' to protect Aboriginal heritage and the environment. |

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News - General

Man struck down on Devonport bridge

2:42 PM | ABOUT 8.30pm last night, ambulance crews attended the scene of a young male who was struck by a vehicle in the 80km zone on Devonport's Victoria bridge.

News - General

Health premiums to rise

12:23 PM | Private health insurance premiums are set to jump with the federal government poised to secure the passage of legislation means testing the 30 per cent private health rebate. |

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News - Politics

Rapist poses as 20-year-old to lure teen

11:43 AM | A 59-YEAR-OLD Brighton man who posed as a 20-year-old man to seduce and rape a 16-year-old girl has been jailed for 12 months.

News - Crime and Law

Kravitz is comin' our way!

9:26 AM | US rock icon Lenny Kravitz will perform at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in March.

News - Entertainment

Emergency services called to Shorewell house fire

9:25 AM | Emergency services arrived at the residence, 1 Turner Crescent, just after 12am, to find the house well alight.

News - General

Nissan to join V8 Supercars

8:32 AM | The days of Holden and Ford locking horns for bragging rights in V8 supercar racing are numbered with the category to announce today that Nissan will join the battle from next year. |

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Sport - Motor Racing

Green groups claim logging increase

8:22 AM | Environment groups are claiming that native forest logging has worsened under the $276 million state-federal deal. |

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News - Politics

Sweet side to food, wine extravaganza

8:16 AM | Imagine a warm, mouth-watering chocolate fudge brownie, covered in irresistible chocolate ganache with cream and fresh raspberries.

News - Entertainment

State keen to lead disability scheme

8:16 AM | Tasmania will keep lobbying the Commonwealth to be the first to trial a national disability insurance scheme, at a ministerial council meeting in Canberra today.

News - Politics

Lawyers back bid to retain Pontville

8:15 AM | Lawyer representing asylum seekers at Tasmania's temporary detention centre have joined the campaign to keep it open beyond its scheduled closure next month. |

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News - Politics

8:14 AM | Further high readings of contaminated water at Launceston's biggest tourist drawcard saw 250 million litres - enough to fill about 100 Olympic swimming pools - released through Trevallyn Dam yesterday. |

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News - General

Aspiring actress tops year 12 class

8:13 AM | From dux at Newstead College one week to performing on stage with Bell Shakespeare later in the month - Ava Campbell could be Tasmania's next accomplished actor.

News - Education

Drink-drive apology by senator

8:12 AM | Another Tasmanian politician has publicly apologised after being caught drink-driving at the weekend - the second to do so in six months. |

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News - General

Gunns investor 'a shot in the arm'

8:11 AM | Timber company Gunns could be in for a shake-up after confirming yesterday a Kiwi billionaire with a history of turning around companies in distress has bought a 40 per cent stake. |

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News - Business