Hobart ship building company close to deal
A Hobart based company is on the verge of signing a $500 million deal with Indonesia to build a fleet of ferries.Ships will be used for the coast guard, customs, police and private companies and cost a minimum $40 million dollars each.Contracts with Indonesia are yet to be concluded but is likely to be just months away.In the meantime the company is putting the finishing touches on six vessels for Manly in Sydney to be delivered by the new year.The first two of the ships to be transported n..>> view originalAnti-gay marriage book to be investigated
Tasmania's anti-discrimination commissioner will investigate an anti-gay marriage booklet over claims it is insulting and offensive, but a legal group argues the move is an attack on free speech.The Catholic Church published and distributed "Don't Mess With Marriage" in mid-2015, outlining its stance against changing the Marriage Act to include same-sex couples.Human rights campaigner and Greens lower house candidate for the 2016 election, Martine Delaney, lodged a complaint with the anti-d..>> view originalLIVE: Warner ton powers Australia
David Warner has posted a century in the second Test, making it four consecutive tons against New Zealand.Warner scored 163 and 116 in the first Test, earning man-of-the-match honours in Australia's 208-run win last week at the Gabba.The opener's previous Test knock against New Zealand came in 2011, when he carried his bat and scored 123 not out in Australia's seven-run loss at Hobart.Warner continued his domination of NZ's attack at the WACA on Friday, when he raced to three figures from 1..>> view originalWarner marches into top echelon
If David Warner's batting wasn't so exhilarating to watch, his inexorable march into the top echelon of Test batsmen might almost be deemed passé.A third Test hundred in his third Test innings of the summer had the scribes rewriting the record books, the WACA crowd captivated, and New Zealand thoroughly demoralised.His 15th Test century in his 45th Test puts him in the most elite batting company; only Don Bradman (26), Sunil Gavaskar (19) and Herb Sutcliffe (16) had more at the same point i..>> view originalFekete dropped as Tigers wield axe
Fast bowler Andrew Fekete has gone from the cusp of a Baggy Green to being dropped by his state after Tasmania wielded the axe after their seventh straight Sheffield Shield defeat.Fekete's axing was one of four changes to the squad for their Shield clash with New South Wales at Bankstown Oval.Fekete, opening batsman Dom Michael and wicketkeeper Tim Paine have all been dropped from the Tigers’ 12-man squad for the game starting Saturday, while fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has been rested.Feket..>> view originalThe finest of Tasmania's finest: Two women top this year's class of...
The finest of Tasmania's finest: Two women top this year's class of police graduatesPostedNovember 13, 2015 15:47:06 Two women have finished top of the class in the latest group of Tasmania Police graduates.Nineteen new officers joined the ranks of the police force at a graduation ceremony at the Tasmania Police Academy in Rokeby. It also shows to other women in the community and in our organisation that they can achieve as females in this organisation. Tasmania..>> view original#AusMusicTshirtDay: Every day is band T-shirt day for these lovers...
#AusMusicTshirtDay: Every day is band T-shirt day for these lovers of Australian musicUpdatedNovember 13, 2015 14:30:19 Friday, November 13 is #AusMusicTshirtDay, when people are asked to show their support for Australian musicians by wearing a band shirt.But for some Tasmanians, every day is music T-shirt day and their support of the local music scene remains unwavering.The live music venue hostsAt 4:00pm on a wet Hobart day, the Brisbane Hotel is empty except for its owners, Casey and Gibb..>> view originalHow Malcolm Turnbull has charted a path to Indonesia for Australian...
Ties off in Tanah Abang: Malcolm Turnbull has reset relations with Australia's closest Asian neighbour.APFor a man used to wearing Canali and Salvatore Ferragamo, Malcolm Turnbull may have wondered whether treading the global stage was really all it's supposed to be when he found himself sampling batik on a sweaty Thursday afternoon in a Jakarta market.But his impromptu visit with President Joko Widodo to the Tanah Abang Market, once a well-known hangout for criminals not far from the National P..>> view originalWhere to find Australia's best burgers
Coming in at #4 ... Holly Northover with the Denise Burger at Huxtaburger in Collingwood, Victoria. Photo: Chris ScottLOOK, we’re not pretending this is the first time anyone has published a list of top burger joints.But we’ve never met a food listicle we haven’t liked, so we thought we’d share this new one with you. Because it’s Friday/the weekend and what better time for a cheeky burger?User review app Yelp compiled the data to ascertain which burger spots were given the most enthusiastic thum..>> view originalHow green is our infrastructure? Helping cities assess its value for...
Australian citiesscore highin liveability awards. Melbourne has topped The Economist’smost liveable cities rankingfive years in a row, with Adelaide, Sydney and Perth not far behind and Brisbane in the top 20. Australian cities rank well in other liveability surveys, too, if not so highly. Environment is one of the key factors that these surveys measure, but the data and methods being used are not very sophisticated.Green infrastructure is a key contributor to these rankings. The networks of gre..>> view original
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