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• Cricket civil war set to erupt in Australia

  

  Cricket Australia pursuing future day-night Tests0:50Cricket:Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland says the governing body are looking to schedule at least one day-night Test in the next Australian summer.A STATE of Origin-style bidding war looks set to break out between Governments for the right to host Test match cricket that has previously been free to them for more than a century.The NSW Government are working closely with the SCG to bring a second Test match to Sydney under lights next sum..

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• Aussie big wave photographer had no idea of international acclaim

  

  A renowned Australian ocean photographer who captured a spectacular moment off the south coast of Tasmania had no idea his work had garnered international praise after National Geographic used the snap to kick off 2016.Andrew Chisholm said he was stoked to discover that the prestigious publication featured a picture he took of a marine feeding frenzy at Pedra Branca as "Photo of the Day" on January 1 – even if he found out only belatedly."I was getting these emails saying someone had said s..

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• Water slide company cancelled Oktoberfest event in Hobart

  

  12.50pm:THE Bulletin has discovered the parent company of City Sliders, which cancelled a water slide event in Rockhampton last year and has yet to fully refund customers, did the same thing in Hobart.According to stories published on Hobart's The Mercury, the parent company of City Sliders - The Events People - runs a number of different entertainment events and was due to host an Oktoberfest event in mid-November.The stories indicate the company had trouble negotiating with Hobart City Council..

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• National slalom kayak and canoe championships begin in north ...

  

  National slalom kayak and canoe championships begin in north-west TasmaniaBy Damian McIntyrePostedJanuary 05, 2016 17:01:22 Australia's best kayakers and canoeists have converged on north-west Tasmania for the National Slalom Championships.The white water paddlers are taking on the upper reaches of the Mersey River, about 1.5 hours drive from Launceston.The star of the three-day event is London Olympic silver medallist and reigning women's C1 World Champion, Jessica Fox."It's good to get out..

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• Australia's BBL XI for the World T20

  

  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.IN MARCH Australia begins its quest to win the one and only global cricket trophy its yet to have on its mantle piece; the World T20.The tournament kicks off n India on the 9th of March and the side is sure to feature the likes of Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner and Matthew Wade.But what if the team was picked purely on the basis of Big Bash League form? No doubt, it's an exercise that would be unfair on g..

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• Tasmanian pinball and jukebox king retires, selling the lot

  SAMANTHA DONOVAN: Not so many years ago, kids would huddle in milk bars around Australia to play the latest wiz-bang pinball machine, or put some coins in a jukebox for a song.One of the men who cared for and fixed the machines was Hobart man Erwin Boot.The 71-year-old is now retiring and putting his prized jukeboxes and pinball machines up for sale.They make up one of Australia's biggest collections.And as Karen Michelmore reports, the sale marks the end of an era.(Music)KAREN..

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• Deaths of orange-bellied parrots 'deeply disturbing', Federal ...

  

  Deaths of orange-bellied parrots 'deeply disturbing', Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt saysUpdatedJanuary 05, 2016 18:06:26 The deaths of 14 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots at a captive breeding facility in Hobart is "deeply disturbing", Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt says.The parrots werekilled by rats at the Taroona facility run by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE)between October and December.Most were killed ov..

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• Vandalism suspected as historic tall ship Defender sinks in Townsville

  

  Vandalism suspected as historic tall ship Defender sinks in TownsvilleBy Michael Clarke, Kathleen Calderwood, David Chen, Pat HessionUpdatedJanuary 05, 2016 16:40:22 A 120-year-old sailing ship has sunk at its moorings in north Queensland.People arriving to work in Townsville this morning were surprised to find the 35-metre tall ship Defender submerged at a wharf on Ross Creek in the city's CBD.The hull of the vessel was completely submerged, while its rigging remained above the water.Mariti..

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• Road Trip Mofo: Get in the Spirit of Tasmania

  

  The Flaming Lips.Photo: Todd Spoth Grab your best bud or beaux to cross the Tasman on the newly refurbishedSpirit of Tasmania(with car passage and cabin provided) on a road trip toMofo 2016- the Museum of Old and New Art's Festival of Music and Art.Not only will you get to see The Flaming Lips, Kate Tempest, Fire!, DJ Krush and more than 200 acts using  the three-day Mona Pass (January 15-17), you also get to see Mona exhibitionsGilbert & George: The Art Exhibition,Mathieu Briand, Et In ..

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