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Alleged wife killer, Robin Michael, found dead in Tasmania's Risdon Prison

"I will also be carefully considering any recommendations from both the internal Tasmania Prison Service review and any recommendations from the coronial investigations into these incidents to make sure we are doing all we can to prevent deaths in ... >> view original

Infrastructure Tasmania boss Allan Garcia considers new bridge and light rail ...

The stalled Bridgewater Bridge project and a plan for light rail through Hobart and Glenorchy are among a handful of projects being considered by Tasmania's new independent infrastructure boss. Inaugural Infrastructure Tasmania CEO Allan Garcia, a ... >> view original

Greyhound racing inquiry to start in Tas

The RSPCA will be among stakeholder groups giving evidence to a Tasmanian parliamentary inquiry into the state's greyhound racing industry. Two days of public hearings are due to start in Hobart on Tuesday. RSPCA national boss Heather Neil is named ... >> view original

Man faces jail over fatal fight started by row over walking frame

A BRUTAL fight over the use of a walking frame in a Melbourne nursing home has resulted in one person being killed and another facing jail. David Rose, 68, of Jacana, has pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury to an 87-year old man who ... >> view original

Dole pay docked for failed meetings

JOBSEEKERS who don't show up for appointments with their employment service provider might have their dole payments docked under changes to take effect on Wednesday. AT present unemployed people, who have their benefits halted after failing to turn ... >> view original

Man in court on murder charge

A MAN charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in Adelaide in April will be required to answer the charge in September. JEFFREY David Szanto, 42, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with the murder of a 27-year-old man at ... >> view original

Shorten calls for tougher donation laws

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants political donation laws beefed up in the wake of revelations about the mafia's links to Australian politics. Party donations may have helped a man with criminal convictions linked to the Calabrian mafia overturn a ... >> view original

Ken Levy replaced as acting head of Crime and Corruption Commission

With the deadlock which has paralysed the parliamentary crime and corruption commission showing no signs of abating, the government has been forced to appoint a different acting chair to the state's crime watchdog. Ken Levy, who has acted in the ... >> view original

Woman who died in cruise ship fall likely 'making dramatic gesture' to alarm ...

A woman who fell off the side of a cruise ship was most likely "making a dramatic gesture" to get the attention of her boyfriend, who tried to save her, a NSW coroner has found. Kristen Schroder, 26, and Paul Rossington, 30, were on board the Carnival ... >> view original

Brynne Edelsten faces MDMA charge in Perth Magistrates Court

MELBOURNE socialite Brynne Edelsten has been charged with possession of MDMA and was listed to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday. However, Ms Edelsten, 32, has been charged by summons and did not have to appear in person. Her Perth ... >> view original