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Tassie rower Gibson off to London Olympics

7:32 AM | Tasmanian rower Tom Gibson qualified for the London Olympics overnight.

News - General

Student attendance improves as 91.3% answer roll call

7:10 AM | Student attendance rates are going up, according to the most recent figures from the Department of Education.

News - General

Lilydale reservoir location for debate

7:06 AM | The location of a controversial water reservoir for Lilydale is up for debate.

News - Environment

Stresses of modern living lead to anxiety

7:06 AM | ANXIETY caused by the increasing stress of modern living has become the most prevalent mental illness, says Tasmania's first mental health nurse practitioner Sue Aylett.

News - General

Thorp has 'unfinished business'

7:06 AM | Unfinished business is why former state minister Lin Thorp has nominated for the Senate vacancy in the Tasmanian ALP. |

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News - Politics

Triabunna focal point on forestry agreement

7:03 AM | The Tasmanian forestry agreement appears stuck in its own catch-22.

News - Environment

Jury finds medication 'not for sale'

7:03 AM | A Summerhill man accused of intending to sell his late father's cancer medication has been found not guilty of drug trafficking.

News - Crime and Law

Temco energy deal 'part of solution'

7:02 AM | Temco has played down any purported impact of the carbon tax on its operations as well as the new electricity arrangement with Hydro Tasmania. |

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News - Business

Crops 'the future' for Midlands

7:01 AM | Irrigation will produce crops yet to be considered in the Midlands within five years, according to a man who invested $10 million in Tasmanian water.

News - Rural

North-West patient influx at LGH

7:00 AM | Hundreds of North-West patients are seeking treatment at the Launceston General Hospital rather than their nearest hospital.

News - Health

Strangers reunite happy Hayden and his dog

6:59 AM | Laughter and love is back at the Laycock household after the week-long absence of Bruno. The English Staffy was returned yesterday.

News - Crime and Law

Abandoned boat sinks: leaking oil, diesel

6:56 AM | AN abandoned boat leaking oil and diesel sank in George Town's York Cove last week despite a marina operator trying for almost a year to have it moved. |

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News - Environment

You better shape up, 'cause the drive-in's back

4:00 AM | POPCORN-MUNCHING kids are piled into cars with their eyes fixed on the super huge screen as martial arts novice Po the panda shows off his moves.

News - General

Temco brightens town

4:00 AM | THE doom and gloom had seemingly cleared from George Town yesterday, 24 hours after manganese producer Temco announced it was planning to have all four of its furnaces up and running by late August.

News - General

Corby pins hopes on early parole

4:00 AM | A senior prison official has confirmed convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby will remain behind bars in Bali's Kerobokan jail until at least August 2015, with a parole highly unlikely.

News - Crime and Law

Council `would gain $6m' with water unity

4:00 AM | THE Launceston City Council stands to benefit by more than $6 million over eight years under a single water corporation model, according to water and sewerage boss Miles Hampton.

News - General

Storytime speaks up for literacy

4:00 AM | ``ALL I really want is a quiet place to sleep,'' yelled The Very Cranky Bear. His crankiness was embraced by twins Bonnie and Oliver Tiernan 3, and older brother Oscar, 6, of West Launceston, at the National Simultaneous Storytime session at Launceston LINC yesterday.

News - Education