Thursday, February 25, 2016

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  • Hobart's traffic congestion prompts calls for changes amid debate on ...

    Hobart's traffic congestion prompts calls for changes amid debate on cause Updated February 26, 2016 12:54:02 It used to be a joke in Hobart that 'peak hour' traffic was more of a 'peak five minutes'.Hobart's growing population has seen an increase in traffic congestion, traffic economist Bob Cotgrove said on 936 ABC Hobart. "It has been building up for a number of years," Mr Cotgrove said."There used to be a fairly defined morning and evening peak and those peaks are n..
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  • Drugs taken from ambulance in Hobart

    Drugs taken from ambulance in Hobart
    Medication including pain killers and sedatives have been stolen from an ambulance in Hobart while paramedics were away from the vehicle treating a patient.The theft happened in the suburb of Kingston on Thursday afternoon and the drugs were all in liquid form in sealed glass bottles, Ambulance Tasmania chief Paul Templar said."Drugs carried by paramedics play a vital role in treating emergency medical cases and saving lives. Stealing them potentially puts a person's life on the line," he said,..
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  • 11-week-old girl allegedly assaulted by father dies in Hobart hospital

    11-week-old girl allegedly assaulted by father dies in Hobart hospital
    11-week-old girl allegedly assaulted by father dies in Hobart hospital Updated February 26, 2016 09:52:22 An 11-week-old baby allegedly assaulted by her father has died in the Royal Hobart Hospital overnight.A 36-year-old man was charged on Tuesday with assaulting his daughter, although he was not charged with causing the injury that led to her being hospitalised. He is accused of striking the baby on the back and pinching her face and ear.He was remanded in custody unt..
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  • LIVE: Dunk, Doolan put Vics to sword

    LIVE: Dunk, Doolan put Vics to sword
    CLICK ON THE SCORECARD ABOVE TO WATCH A LIVE STREAM OF THE MATCH A ton from opener Ben Dunk and half-century from Alex Doolan have steered Tasmania to a 62-run first-innings lead with eight wickets still in hand at lunch on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria. At Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Friday, the hosts moved to 2-227 thanks to a 199-run partnership between the pair. Dunk is unbeaten on 135 after resuming the day on 78 and is just short of his highest first-class score of..
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  • Aurora Australis expeditioners to be taken off stranded Antarctic ...

    Aurora Australis expeditioners to be taken off stranded Antarctic ...
    Aurora Australis expeditioners to be taken off stranded Antarctic icebreaker Updated February 26, 2016 13:40:13 Improved weather conditions will allow Antarctic authorities to get 37 expeditioners off the grounded icebreaker Aurora Australis before the crew attempts to refloat the ship.The icebreaker, chartered by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) broke its mooring lines on Wednesday during a severe blizzard and ran aground in Horseshoe Harbour, near Mawson Statio..
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  • Strahan E. coli contamination: Alerts requiring residents to boil water ...

    Strahan E. coli contamination: Alerts requiring residents to boil water ...
    Strahan E. coli contamination: Alerts requiring residents to boil water before drinking to remain for at least a week Updated February 26, 2016 11:54:47 It is is expected residents of Strahan on Tasmania's west coast will need to boil their tap water for drinking for at least another week after the supply became contaminated with E. coli.More than 500 homes are affected, after samples taken during routine testing on Tuesday were found to be contaminated with the bacteri..
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  • Backpackers employed over Tasmanians for Royal Hobart Hospital ...

    Backpackers employed over Tasmanians for Royal Hobart Hospital ...
    Backpackers employed over Tasmanians for Royal Hobart Hospital development, Opposition says Updated February 26, 2016 12:04:42 A $22 million contract to build a temporary Royal Hobart Hospital building has been handed to a Victorian company employing overseas backpackers, the State Opposition says. Key points:Contract for building temporary hospital facility given to interstate company over local firm, Opposition saysNew building will house patients while Royal Hobart ..
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