Many Hobart homeless former prisoners or foster children, survey finds - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Many Hobart homeless former prisoners or foster children, survey findsPostedNovember 20, 2015 14:48:39 A survey of homeless people in the Hobart region has found that more than one fifth had been in foster care as children, and almost half had been to prison.The Salvation Army and Common Ground Tasmania, which provides housing services for vulnerable people, have surveyed 342 long-term homeless people since 2011.Seventy per cent of respondents were tri-morbid- meaning they had a dual diagnos..>> view originalNannas knitting to protest children in detention in Hobart's Elizabeth Street Mall - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Nannas knitting to protest children in detention in Hobart's Elizabeth Street MallPostedNovember 20, 2015 14:11:23 A small group of grandmothers has gathered in Hobart's Elizabeth Street Mall armed with needles and balls of wool to protest against the detention of children seeking asylum."We're a group of Tasmanian grandmothers who formed with the express intention of doing what we can to free children who are being held in detention by the Australian Government," protester Pauline Shelley t..>> view originalOutlaws bikie stabbing: Hobart man found guilty of manslaughter - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Outlaws bikie stabbing: Hobart man found guilty of manslaughterUpdatedNovember 20, 2015 14:23:36 A Hobart man who fatally stabbed an Outlaws motorcycle gang member 18 times in the chest and back has been found guilty of manslaughter.Matthew James Linton attacked 48-year-old father Sean Leslie Trigg at his Bridgewater home in June last year.During the three-week trial, Linton's lawyers argued the 31-year-old had been acting in self-defence.He was cleared of murder.It took the jury two days to..>> view originalAussie survivor of Paris terror attacks describes moment she was...
Hobart woman Emma Parkinson was inside the Bataclan concert hall when gunmen opened fire on the crowd. (60 Minutes) A young Australian woman has told 60 Minutes she felt a “slap” when she was shot in the thigh inside the Bataclan concert hall during the Paris terror attacks.Emma Parkinson, 19, from Hobart, was at the Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan Theatre last Friday when gunmen opened fire on the crowd.At least 89 people were slaughtered in the venue as part of co-..>> view originalTasmania's Premier refuses to relinquish test cricket matches to...
Tasmania's Premier refuses to relinquish test cricket matches to Coffs HarbourPostedNovember 20, 2015 15:55:32 A plan by a Federal Government minister to poach cricket test matches from Tasmania for his electorate on the northern coast of New South Wales is gathering momentum.But Tasmania's Premier has warned him to back off.Tasmania will host its first test match in three years when Australia takes on the West Indies at Bellerive Oval next month.It is the first test since Sri Lanka visited ..>> view originalBarty's cricket career off to a flying start
Four months ago, former professional tennis player Ash Barty picked up a cricket bat and headed into the nets for her first training session.Now the 19-year-old is not only in line to make her debut for Queensland this weekend, she has also been asked to coach a junior Cricket Australia XI in Hobart next week.Barty, who was ranked No.129 in the world in singles and won the Wimbledon Girls championship in 2011, has signed with the Brisbane Heat for the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League.She’s..>> view originalProperties under fire: why so many Australians are inadequately...
The fire season has started early. Homes were destroyed last month in bushfires nearLancefield, Victoria, whilebuildings and lives have been lostas fires continue to sweep through southern Western Australia.Alongside the devastating loss of life and properties, many properties potentially in the path of Australian bushfires are inadequately insured.While we have known about high rates of non-insurance and under-insurance across Australia for some time, there is surprisingly little solid data on ..>> view originalBans for unruly drinkers welcomed by Tasmanian Hospitality...
Bans for unruly drinkers welcomed by Tasmanian Hospitality AssociationPostedNovember 20, 2015 08:46:41 New laws which allow police or liquor licensees to bar unruly patrons for up to six months have been welcomed by the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA).The Liquor Licensing Amendment bill has now passed both houses of Parliament.The State Government said the laws, introduced in September, were aimed at supporting the growth of the hospitality sector which is the state's fifth largest e..>> view originalVaughn tried to bargain in Sydney kids' store
Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson in the audience at the Sydney Opera House for the production of Velvet.VISITING star Vince Vaughn has been getting the locals all steamed up this week in the salubrious ‘burb of Double Bay.I mean really, what was the guy thinking by checking out exclusive children’s store Adrienne & The Misses Bonney — the epicentre of all that is genteel in the area and attempting to bargain.They sell to royals in there.Yes siree! the towering American actor, his..>> view originalPlease, cricket, just give bowlers a chance
There was a time when a win to either Australia or New Zealand looked likely on this WACA pitch. Both teams were working hard and implementing their plans in a true contest between bat and ball.But then the players concluded their warm-ups, got changed, lined up for the anthems and Tim Southee bowled the first ball of the match.Of course, there are caveats. Australia’s fielders missed chances that they really, really needed to hang on to, and there was some ordinary bowling. Great bowling and fi..>> view original
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