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Snowfall in Tasmania ushers in first day of winter

Snowfalls have ushered in the new season with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting more snow on the way after overnight falls around Tasmania. The first day of winter saw some low-lying areas around the state blanketed in white. The heaviest falls ... >> view original

Hobart composer to distil wild north-west in hour-long opus

The sounds of the north-west region are being turned into music as part of an artist's residency sponsored by the University of Tasmania. Hobart composer Dean Stevenson is spending a few days a week in Stanley, seeking inspiration for a piece of music ... >> view original

Tasmanian electoral laws 'struggling' with modern campaigning

During the campaign, Palmer United Party leader Clive Palmer and then-Palmer Party senator Jacqui Lambie criticised Tasmania's electoral laws, after the pair got into hot water for printing the names of other parties' candidates. In large ads in Hobart ... >> view original

Shares plunge ahead of big week

The share market is sharply lower as investors react to disappointing economic data from the US, and take a cautious approach ahead of the release of important local news. The market was down 1.4 per cent at noon (AEST), heading for its worst session in a ... >> view original

Treasury boss John Fraser fears about investment in housing, points to home ...

Too many home renovation shows for TV? Bubble? PM likes increasing house prices · Michael West: Housing solution staring politicians in the face · Michael Pascoe: Bubble trouble - Joe Hockey's budget Catch 22. Treasury Secretary John Fraser says ... >> view original

Easing cabotage rights would encourage dumping - Dixon

threat to Qantas and VirginThe Australian >> view original

Building approvals fall, as multi-unit developments stall despite low rates

QUEENSLAND'S building industry seems to have hit its peak, with latest dwelling approvals figures dropping after a year of rises - and in the face of the lowest interest rates in history. That could have negative repercussions for the state's residential property ... >> view original

Takeover target SAI in legal stoush with former parent Standards Australia

Relations between SAI Global and its former parent, Standards Australia, have hit a new low, with Standards Australia claiming up to $1.5 million in disputed royalty payments that it says it should have been paid under part of a broader licence agreement that ... >> view original

Markets Live: Miners, banks sink ASX

11:31am: Automotive parts supplier Burson Group says it will closely examine the Metcash automotive division as a potential acquisition because there's little overlap between the two firms, as it prepares to take the wraps off the first of its own Western ... >> view original

Myer launches revamp by closing stores in Sydney, Melbourne

Struggling department store chain Myer will close an outlet in Top Ryde City shopping centre in Sydney, as well as three stand-alone specialty stores in Melbourne, as newly appointed chief executive Richard Umbers begins to revamp the retailer to better ... >> view original