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11/19/2008 07:00 AM
Killer driver given seven years' jail
A 10-TIMES disqualified driver who was drunk when he killed a 49-year-old woman in a horror crash near Fingal was sentenced to seven years' jail yesterday.
11/19/2008 07:00 AM
Inquiry abuse fears
THE Law Society of Tasmania has called for an end to damaging personal attacks on senior legal figures made under parliamentary privilege.
11/19/2008 07:00 AM
Giddings' grasp on crisis hit
ACTING Premier Lara Giddings has come under fire for not being aware of key details of the Tasmanian economy.
11/19/2008 07:00 AM
School girls in vicious attack
POLICE are investigating a vicious attack by a group of teenage girls that left a Clarence High School student in hospital last week.
11/19/2008 07:00 AM
Doctor centre appeal denied
PHARMACIST Julianne Drewitt has lost her fight to stop a medical centre being built at Glenorchy.
11/18/2008 07:00 AM
Lennon blast for DPP
FORMER Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon launched a savage attack on the Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis yesterday.
11/18/2008 07:00 AM
Tick for Tassie AFL bid
THE business case for a Tasmanian AFL team has been described as "solid and compelling".
11/18/2008 07:00 AM
Councils book $7m investment losses
THREE Tasmanian councils have suffered a $7 million loss, on paper, because of the global financial crisis.
11/18/2008 07:00 AM
Motor registry fiasco costly
TASMANIAN taxpayers could fork out an extra $2 million for the blunders in the new motor registry computer system.
11/18/2008 07:00 AM
Shack owner compo order
A LONG-awaited report on the State Government's shack sites project has recommended shack owners who were left out of pocket during the botched process be compensated.