Another asbestos scare at Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment
Another asbestos scare at Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment Posted August 04, 2016 18:15:33 There has been another asbestos scare at the Royal Hobart Hospital รข€” the second in a week.The project director of the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment has assured the public that no patients or staff were present when potentially asbestos-containing material was disturbed by a tradesman.In a statement Ben Moloney said a tradesman disturbed vinyl cladding on a wall, which..>> view originalBig banks do the RBA a favour, even if it doesn't realise it
Big banks do the RBA a favour, even if it doesn't realise it Posted August 04, 2016 22:09:38 By not passing on all of the Reserve Bank's rate cut, the major banks have ensured only half the stimulus gets passed through to housing. And that's a good thing, writes Michael Janda.The major banks have copped a bit of a bashing for their decision not to pass on the Reserve Bank's full 25-basis-point rate cut.Maybe not as much as in the past, nor probably as much as they wer..>> view originalScientists say damage done by jobs cuts at CSIRO will not be ...
MARK COLVIN: Some of Australia's top climate scientists say today's intervention by the Science Minister Greg Hunt will not be enough to reverse the damage done by the job cuts at the CSIRO.Mr Hunt is telling the CSIRO to put climate science back on the agenda. It's a shift from the decision earlier this year by the head of the CSIRO to cut jobs and tell scientists to focus on finding ways to mitigate climate change. Felicity Ogilvie reports from Hobart.FELICITY OGILVIE: Climate Scientists fr..>> view originalEnergy crisis inquiry: Mothballing of Tamar Valley Power Station 'a ...
Energy crisis inquiry: Mothballing of Tamar Valley Power Station 'a risk management failure' By Fiona Blackwood Updated August 04, 2016 16:24:11 A Tasmanian Government decision to decommission the Tamar Valley Power Station has been described as a failure in risk management.The criticism has come from a Tasmanian gas pipelines company during a parliamentary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the state's energy crisis.Tasmania was forced to import diesel ge..>> view originalHore savours Rio swansong
ROWING: Four-time Olympian, Kerry Hore, is savouring the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro ahead of competing in the women’s quadruple sculls for Australia on Day One (Saturday August 6) of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Hore, who made history when she was selected for her fourth Games, alongside Olympic debutants Jessica Hall, Jennifer Cleary and Madeleine Edmunds, is delighted to be competing in Rio in just a few days. “It’s a very spectacular rowing course, you find yourself looking up at the..>> view originalGISHWHES: Global scavenger hunt spreads to Australia with ...
GISHWHES: Global scavenger hunt spreads to Australia with random acts of crazy kindness Posted August 04, 2016 09:59:10 Noticed any watermelons painted to look like dictators lying around lately? If you have, you've come across GISHWHES.The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (GISHWHES) is taking place this week with participants across the globe competing in ridiculous stunts to gain gishpoints.GISHWHES was started by American actor Misha Co..>> view originalDay five of sea search fails to find men
A fifth day of searching has failed to find two men, presumed dead, after a fatal boat trip southeast of Hobart.Police and volunteers took to the seas on Thursday while trail bikes scoured coastline looking for a 26-year-old Hobart man and a New Zealander aged 35.The pair were among a group of four mates aboard a runabout which launched from a beach at Cremorne on Sunday and failed to return. The bodies of Magnus Julian Ritter, 34 and Luke William Davies, 32, were found 3km apart in Frederick H..>> view originalFarewell for socialite and racing identity
JUST about every politician in Hobart packed the pews at St David’s Cathedral in Hobart for the funeral of Tasmanian socialite and racing identity Edyth Langham-Goodwin.media_cameraGovernor of Tasmania Professor Kate Warner. Picture: LUKE BOWDENGovernorof Tasmania Professor Kate Warner, Premier Will Hodgman, senior Government ministers, heads of departments and local government aldermen sat side-by-side to hear Mrs Langham-Goodwin’s daughter, Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin, deliver a heartfelt..>> view originalSiddle seeking speed on return
An injury-enforced lay-off has rejuvenated Peter Siddle and the Australia fast bowler is looking to pick up the pace as he pushes for a return to Test cricket on home soil in November. Having overcome back and ankle problems, the Victorian is bowling in the nets and hopes to return to competition soon after the start of the domestic season. He aims to be ready for selection for the Commonwealth Bank Test series against South Africa, starting in Perth on November 3. Quick single: 'I was almost i..>> view originalTwo recovering after Midland crash
UPDATED, 8am: TWO men are recovering in the Royal Hobart Hospital after a collision between a sedan and a semi-trailer on the Midland Highway.Police said the crash happened about 5.30pm yesterday adjacent to the St Peters Pass rest area, north of Oatlands.Investigators believe the 56-year-old driver of the Honda sedan exited to rest area car park into the path of a south-bound Kenworth truck.The sedan driver was trapped inside his car and had to be cut free.Suffering serious injuries, he was flo..>> view original
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Another asbestos scare at Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment and other top stories.
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