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Teenager 'witness' to alleged attack in which mother doused in petrol and set ...

A Hobart teenager has witnessed her mother being doused in petrol and set on fire during a domestic dispute, the ABC understands. The 43-year-old woman injured in the alleged attack is in an induced coma in the Royal Hobart Hospital with burns to 20 ... >> view original

Outlaw bikie in Tas wanted by immigration

A crackdown on illegal gang activity in Hobart has led to the arrests of 14 people including a former bikie president. Over 200 thousand dollars cash was seized in the raid as well as firearms and drugs. A former bikie gang president arrested during ... >> view original

Rally in support of convicted Tas killer

HOBART woman Susan Neill-Fraser is in jail for the 2009 killing of her partner Bob Chappell, but a community group continues to argue her innocence. It's offering a $40,000 reward for information leading to her release and will hold a rally on Saturday. >> view original

Police appeal for information after historic clock in Hobart vandalised

Police are appealing for information after Hobart's historic post office clock was defaced and damaged by vandals. Police said offenders climbed scaffolding around the GPO building on Saturday night and forced their way into the atrium on the top floor. >> view original

Dark Mofo festival: a newcomer's take

But over the course of the weekend, the interactive night art installations, delicious local food and a crowd merry on hot gin and conviviality saw Hobart living up to all the attention – dressed in its finest, playing a welcoming host to families ... >> view original

Deaths of undiagnosed sepsis patients prompt warning in Tasmania

The findings into the death of 72-year-old Barry Lindsay Tetley in April 2013 drew similar conclusions to the findings published earlier this week into the death of 59-year-old Christine Anne Inches. The Boomer Bay man presented at the Royal Hobart ... >> view original

Tas gun amnesty to starve crims of weapons

... asked about their origin, or fear of prosecution, Sergeant Peter May said. "Any gun handed in to us is a gun that cannot then be stolen or used by criminals," he said. Officers will be at locations in Hobart, Launceston, Port Sorell and Ulverstone ... >> view original

Watching Woolies sacrifice retail knack: Paul Simons

Paul Simons' homespun retailing wisdom and legendary frugality clashed with the new Woolworths in December last year. Chief executive Grant O'Brien had invited Simons, who ran Woolies for an extraordinarily successful two decades until 1994, to speak ... >> view original

Tax-cutting SA budget gets tick from Hockey

The Abbott government has applauded South Australian Labor for undertaking extensive tax reform to encourage private- sector investment and jobs. The South Australian budget, delivered by Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis on Thursday, included $670 million ... >> view original

Glencore sells Australian nickel mine to Western Areas

LONDON, June 19 Global mining and commodity trader Glencore sold a nickel mine inherited through its Xstrata takeover to Australian nickel producer Western Areas , the nickel miner said on Friday. The Cosmos nickel mine in Western Australia was sold for ... >> view original