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Record drug lab busts
7:37 PM | Police uncovered a record number of drug labs in Tasmania last year, but commentators say the busts only had a temporary effect on illicit drug use.
Giddings faces budget grilling
7:33 PM | Premier Lara Giddings faced tough questions about her second budget at today's TCCI luncheon in Launceston.
7:07 PM | Minority government partners Labor and the Greens appear divided on how money set aside for the state's ailing government business Forestry Tasmania should be used.
Libs name Senate contenders
7:02 PM | Former Bass MHA David Fry and former senior Liberal adviser Don Morris are among the party's Senate candidate nominations for the next federal election.
OPINION: 4WD's cause 'irreparable' damage to Aboriginal heritage
3:42 PM | For others the notion of 'heritage' is a thirty year history of weekends riding quad bikes over these Aboriginal sites, causing irreparable damage, and adding insult to the modern Aboriginal community who hold this place special.   | 4WD drivers plan massive ...A convoy of opposition
OPINION: Tarkine is a 'cash cow' for Greens
3:36 PM | Sadly it seems the Greens and their supporters see the Tarkine as a cash cow. A means to gain more national publicity.   | CommentsComments (1) | 4WD drivers plan massive ...A convoy of opposition
VIDEO: Appreciate the Simple Things...
1:50 PM | With the pace in which we live our lives these days it's easy to forget some of the wonderful elements of the world that surround us. Take a minute to relax and unwind.
Seal spotted at Cam River
12:55 PM | A SEAL is creating a scene at the Cam River, Somerset, with many fascinated coasters gathering to see the unusual visitor.   | CommentsComments (4)
Industry returns to forest peace talks
12:19 PM | A key industry player has returned to the forestry peace negotiations.   | CommentsComments (3)
Police charge Strahan woman for $60k school theft
12:04 PM | A 24-YEAR-OLD Strahan woman will be proceeded against in relation to the alleged theft and misuse of about $60,000 from Strahan Primary School.
Tassie dairy big winners at awards
11:57 AM | ASHGROVE and Fonterra took out a number of awards at last night's Dairy Industry Association of Australia Awards of Excellence in Melbourne.   | CommentsComments (2)
'Slight' increase to core fees and charges
9:17 AM | DRIVERS, homebuyers and insurance policy holders will be slugged.   | CommentsComments (8) | Budget 2012: Slugs, more cuts ...REPLAY STATE BUDGET BLOG
'People won't be able to afford registration'
9:16 AM | AN INCREASE in the price of car registration could mean more unregistered cars on Tasmanian roads, according to John Bloomfield.   | CommentsComments (20) | Budget 2012: Slugs, more cuts ...REPLAY STATE BUDGET BLOG
Burnie's first flash mob draws attention to problem gambling
8:54 AM | ONLOOKERS stopped and stared at the intriguing scene unfolding before them yesterday.   | CommentsComments (3)
8:15 AM | Yesterday police conducted searches in both Devonport and Turners Beach and allegedly uncovered a "significant amount" of crystal methylamphetamine or "ice" and other amphetamine substances.   | CommentsComments (1) | GALLERY: Coastal drug ring busted
Residents blast traffic confusion
7:16 AM | The Launceston City Council's black spot program along Talbot Road has been criticised for exacerbating rather than fixing traffic problems.   | CommentsComments (18)
More taxes and cuts with a dose of debt
7:13 AM | Bigger taxes, deeper cuts and net debt are spelt out in the 2012 Tasmanian budget as the state government struggles to deal with plunging revenues and spiralling costs.   | CommentsComments (19) | State Budget: At a glance
$110m for Forestry Tasmania
7:11 AM | More than $110 million has been set aside to help Forestry Tasmania as the state decides what to do with its ailing government business enterprise.   | CommentsComments (30) | Beware Greeks bearing fiscal ...Brace for 1000 more job cuts, ...
7:08 AM | Schools prepared to close, merge or co-locate are being enticed with $3.5 million over the next two years.   | CommentsComments (8) | Assumptions for budget don't ...Brace for 1000 more job cuts, ...
Quarantine from cuts 'half a win'
7:06 AM | The Police Association of Tasmania has described the State Government's decision to spare police from any further budget cuts as a ``half win''.   | CommentsComments (1) | Teenagers `targeted on cigarettes'State Budget: At a glance
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