Focus on united voice and other top stories.

• Focus on united voice

  

  AMID  the aroma of ground coffee and an ever-expanding world of exotic foods, there is an air of determination brewing in North Hobart.The week ahead marks a turning point for the bustling precinct as it heals from the loss of a much-loved shopkeeper and moves forward.Local businesses will meet on Tuesday to form an official traders’ association in an effort to support each other and form a stronger united voice.Despite North Hobart’s rich history of trade and ­cultural activity, past attempts a..

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• Robert John Adams murder trial at NSW Supreme Court

  

  The NSW Supreme Court has been hearing details of what the Crown alleges happened to nurse Mary Louise Wallace in 1983.WHO killed Mary Louise Wallace?For more than 30 years the question about who killed the popular nurse —and where her body is — been one that has captivated her family, friends and homicide detectives. This week the NSW Supreme Court has heard evidence the Crown alleges points to the killer, Robert John Adams, 64.He has pleaded not guilty to the 1983 murder and is defending the c..

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• Meet the nappy need and help a mum manage

  

  MOTHERS of young babies in crisis are some of the most vulnerable people in our community, but it can be hard to know how to help them.The Nappy Collective is one way to practically support mothers who may be fleeing family violence or facing homelessness, mental illness or extreme financial hardship.Nappies are a basic and essential need for those with young children but are expensive and bulky.New disposable nappies can be donated to the Nappy Collective at drop-off points around Hobart for di..

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• Lobster industry shake-up predicted after Tasmanians find 'holy grail ...

  

  Lobster industry shake-up predicted after Tasmanians find 'holy grail' of aquaculture Updated October 08, 2016 16:25:00 Researchers are claiming a world-first aquaculture breakthrough in Tasmania that could reshape the rock lobster industry.Hobart's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies has developed a hatchery process that until now, has been impossible, due to the lobster's complex larval cycle.University of Tasmania Associate Professor Greg Smith is the director..

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• Aldermen at odds, entertaining but futile

  

  HATE is a particularly strong word, and I do not use it lightly.But there are two Tasmanian politicians I believe actually hate each other.I am not talking about Police Minister Rene Hidding and Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest, whose public stoush seems destined to become one of the ugliest in Tasmanian politics in a long time.I am referring to Hobart Lord Mayor Sue Hickey and long-serving alderman Marti Zucco. Tensions between the pair became public soon after the 2014 local government elections whe..

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• Harriet Aird

  Posted October 08, 2016 10:50:45 | Updated October 08, 2016 16:25:00 Developers of a new lobster hatchery process, which until now has been impossible, are now looking for companies to test the system commercially. Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, fish, animal-science, tas

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• Fair way to go in member chase

  

  TASMANIAN  golf clubs are selling land, building residential units on their prime waterfront property, talking amal­gamation and offering diff­erent kinds of memberships as they try to remain viable.Golf Tasmania says golf tourism is exploding in Tasmania with the establishment of public blue ribbon courses such as Barnbougle, Lost Farm and Cape Wickham on King Island.Tasmania was even named the “undiscovered golf destination of the year” by more than 200 of the world’s leading golf travel journ..

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• The Chaser boys hold no punches hosting Aussie radio's night of ...

  

  The Chaser stars Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen won plenty of laughs as hosts of the 2016 ACRA awards in Melbourne. Picture: Andrew JarvieIT’S Australian radio’s biggest — and unruliest — night of the year. And the gloves were off when The Chaser stars Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen opened the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in Melbourne taking swipes at everyone from Eddie McGuire and Kyle Sandilands to Tara Brown and the Budgie Nine.Triple M breakfast host Eddie McGuire was absent from the ..

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• Boomer's best: North Melbourne great Brent Harvey's finest five ...

  

  HAS there ever been a tougher top five list to compile?Brent Harvey played 432 games for North Melbourne and amassed 25 or more disposals in 148 of these.Not including his five-goal haul for Victoria in 1999, the boy from Preston kicked three or more goals in a game on 62 separate occasions.But the stats only tell half the story, as remarkable as they are. It was his electrifying burst of pace, the pinpoint bullet pass to a forward, or the lightning quick handball in traffic that released a team..

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• Life after politics

  

  Today I had the privilege of having a coffee and a chat with one of my favourite people, the honorable David Bartlett, former Tasmanian premier. I say privilege because to me, David Bartlett is one of the few. One of the few who is honest and down to earth, one of the few who actually made a difference in politics in Tasmania and one of the few who is passionate about so many causes that need passion. David Bartlett, I am proud to say, is my friend. We met by chance several years ago when he..

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