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• Harambe: Hobart council claims water slide naming competition ...

  

  Harambe: Hobart council claims water slide naming competition 'hijacked by some' By David Robertson Updated August 17, 2016 15:53:07 A Hobart City Council pool slide naming campaign has been deleted from Facebook after it appeared to have been hijacked by social media fans of Harambe memes.The Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre (DKHAC) ran a Facebook competition to name the water slide. One entry to call the slide "Harambe" — after the gorilla shot dead at the..

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• Unions call for asbestos-free Royal Hobart Hospital site to protect ...

  

  Unions call for asbestos-free Royal Hobart Hospital site to protect workers Posted August 17, 2016 15:47:02 Tasmanian construction unions are urging the State Government to remove asbestos from the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) redevelopment site to improve productivity.Representatives from the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) were at the hospital today handing out registration forms to ..

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• Heart disease map reveals Tasmanian hotspots

  

  Heart disease map reveals Tasmanian hotspots By Keiva de Gooyer Updated August 17, 2016 12:38:54 Tasmania's West Coast and Derwent Valley are the state's top heart attack hotspots, according to new Heart Foundation data. Key points:Eight areas with highest admission rates are in the top three of the ten poorest categoriesTasmania also ranks above nation in high cholesterol, blood pressure and smokingDoctor calls for education and for better services The Australi..

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• Tas eyes free speech 'reasonableness test'

  

  Tas eyes free speech 'reasonableness test' AAP on August 17, 2016, 5:20 pm Tasmania Premier Will Hodgman's proposed addition of a "reasonableness test" to freedom of speech provisions under the state's Anti-Discrimination Act has sparked widespread community reaction."People, in my view, should be able to freely express their point of view reasonably and in accordance with their views," he told parliament on Wednesday, in a move later commended by the Catholic Archbishop of H..

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