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• Pattinson, Bird in line for Hobart Test | cricket

  

  Having entered the summer with an embarrassment of Mitches and fast bowling stocks the envy of world cricket, Australia’s selectors convene today to ponder a vastly changed landscape as the Test season begins its second act.Ten days after Mitchell Johnson revealed he was turning his back on all international cricket, Mitchell Starc felt and heard an ominous crack at the top of his right foot as he completed his ninth over of the historic day-night Test and now faces a stint on the sidelines..

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• Suspect denies murder confession

  

  The prime suspect in the 1969 disappearance of Lucille Butterworth denies confessing to the Hobart woman's murder.Geoffrey Charles Hunt on Monday gave evidence to an inquest into Ms Butterworth's suspected killing on the day she vanished from a suburban bus stop.The now-65-year old denied evidence from former police officers that he admitted in 1976 to strangling Ms Butterworth and dumping her body. Coroner Simon Cooper has heard from two police officers, Barry Dillon and Ken O'Garey, w..

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• Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01

  

  The biggest names in women's cricket have signed on to be part of the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League.Since thefirst major signings for the new league were announced in July, all eight WBBL clubs have been busy filling their rosters with a mix of local, international and emerging talent.Each of the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have now revealed where they will be playing in WBBL|01, while an astonishing 17 international players have signed on to be part of the competition.Ashes foes w..

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• Fishermen rescue wombat hundreds of metres offshore in...

  

  Fishermen rescue wombat hundreds of metres offshore in Tasmanian lakeUpdatedNovember 30, 2015 18:04:11 A pair of fishermen have rescued a wombat they found swimming more than 250 metres offshore at a lake in central Tasmania.Bob Wilton and his stepson Craig Wilson were looking for a sheltered place to drop a hook when they noticed something in the water."It was fairly windy and fairly choppy out on the water and we were just looking for a place along the foreshore to get out of the wind," Mr..

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• Hats off to Fitzgibbons in Hawaii

  

  Sally Fitzgibbons surfing her way into the quarter-finals of the Target Maui Pro. Pic: Kelly CestariAUSTRALIAN Sally Fitzgibbons is planning an overhaul of her surfing in a bid to crack a world title in 2016 and the rethink is already helping her to success.The recently engaged Fitzgibbons was one of four surfers to book an early spot in the quarter-finals of the Target Maui Pro after she produced the highest heat total of the fourth round of the World Surf League event.Surfing without a cumbers..

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• MATCH REPORT

  

  South Australia have bowled Tasmania out for 199 to take a 302-run win in their Sheffield Shield clash at Blundstone Arena.Chadd Sayers (4-41) and Daniel Worrall (4-59) did the bulk of the damage on the final day.It was Worrall who had the more complete performance though, taking seven wickets for the match.South Australia set up their victory in the first innings, thanks to double centuries from Callum Ferguson (213) and Jake Lehmann (205) as they declared at 7-600.Tasmania never recovered..

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• Former Gunns boss John Gay returns to Hobart Supreme Court | The Mercury

  

  THE former boss of timber giant Gunns, John Gay, has returned to court in Hobart today to fight a Commonwealth bid to strip him of his assets.The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is pursuing Gay, who stepped down from Gunns’ top role in 2010, through a proceeds of crime action stemming from his 2013 insider trading conviction.Gay pleaded guilty to selling about $3 million worth of Gunns shares while privy to market-sensitive information in late 2009, while he was the company’s managi..

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• Australia v New Zealand: Darren Lehmann says Peter Nevill could...

  

  Australia v New Zealand: Darren Lehmann says Peter Nevill could bat six against West IndiesUpdatedNovember 29, 2015 23:12:49 Australia coach Darren Lehmann has praised the batting performances of wicketkeeper Peter Nevill, whose runs proved most valuable in the inaugural day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval.Australia clinched the three-Test series against New Zealand 2-0 after limping over the line by three wickets in Adelaide in a nervy finish to round out the inaugural day-night Test.Nevill..

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• Australia v NZ day/night Test: Josh Hazlewood channels Glenn...

  

  Jash Hazlewood on fire1:42Cricket: Josh Hazlewood puts on a show in Adelaide, claiming five Test wickets for just the third time in his career.Josh Hazlewood salutes on the Adelaide crowd after his epic display.Source:AAPTWENTY years after Glenn McGrath stood up to be counted in an hour of need for Australia, his clone has done exactly the same thing at Adelaide Oval.Josh Hazlewood produced the most important bowling performance of his young career just when his side were on the brink of a poten..

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• Hobart hi-tech start-up broadens its horizons with seed investment | The Mercury

  

  Co-Founders of Biteable James MacGregor and Simon Westlake have been blown away by business response to their company. Picture: RICHARD JUPEBITEABLE, a Hobart hi-tech start-up, has moved up a gear with a $1.1 million seed investment that will enable it to employ Tasmanians.The business was founded early last year by James MacGregor, a marketer, his brother Simon Westlake, who is an animated movie specialist, and Tommy Fotak, the firm’s technology wizard.They saw an opportunity to cash in on a bo..

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