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..>> view originalUnions 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 ..>> view originalFiery exchange at Sydney siege inquest
Siege text between police chiefs uncovered0:49A text sent to NSW police chief Catherine Burn has emerged after she admitted deleting Sydney siege texts. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn arrives at the inquest into the Lindt cafe siege. Picture: AAP Image/Paul MillerHE’S the man everyone has been waiting to hear from.NSW Police commissioner Andrew Scipione has today finally fronted the inquest into the deaths arising from the Lindt Café siege as the last witness in the 18-month-long..>> view originalRugby the common thread in Coleman's global family Today at 3:49 ...
Adam Coleman’s family is spread across the globe, but they all find a central focus when there’s a Test on. Coleman’s father played rugby for Tonga and the Western Force lock, who arrived in Perth via Hobart and Sydney, has relatives from Auckland to the USA. When he plays, though, they all seem to find him pretty quickly. “I suppose rugby life in a Tongan family is everything,” he said “It's massive over in Tonga, it's massive for my family. “I've always got the uncles and aunties pushing me ..>> view originalHeart 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..>> view originalSchool milk program: a resounding 'yuck'
Sorry Nick Xenophon, you are wrong. The South Australian independent senator has called on the government to consider reinstating a national school milk program to help the struggling dairy industry and improve nutrition. Let me tell you Nick it won't do either.I am a child of the 1970s who grew up on the NSW school milk program – the generation which has been put off milk for life. Who can forget the sight of crates of milk languishing in the Sydney summer sun, or in winter left on top of the ..>> view originalTas eyes free speech 'reasonableness test'
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 Hobart.But there was opposition from the state's Greens and gay and lesbian rights advocate Rod..>> view original
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