Electrifying secrets of our brains
ROB Gasperini, a brain specialist with the Menzies Research Institute, went to the US this year to train as an electrician.
Goss joins Champions Club
WORLD Cup winning cyclist Belinda Goss is one of four athletes who has been honoured by the Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
Regines' disco fever returns
DANCING queens, start practicing your moves -- one of Hobart's most-loved nightclubs is throwing open its doors again this festive season.
Sound barrier smashed
AS the sweep of a surfboat, Paul Chamberlain's role is to be loud and alert and keep his rowing crew in line.
Geale adds punch for charity
LOUI'S Van is a charity that has been punching above its weight for 21 years, feeding hundreds of thousands of needy mouths.
Editorial: In a class of our own
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EDITORIAL THE term bogan can be used affectionately, in jest or as an insult.
Editorial: State fails to add up
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editorial WHAT is happening in Tasmanian schools? Why are our kids failing in such dramatic numbers?
Triabunna High School formal
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Triabunna High School held its formal at Beaches Restaurant at Seven Mile Beach.
Australia remembers 'great' man
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PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has added his voice to a tsunami of tributes to Nelson Mandela shortly after the news of his passing.
We'll still spy on Indonesia: Abbott
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AS Julie Bishop tries to repair Australia's relationship with Indonesia, Tony Abbott says we will continue to collect intelligence on our northern neighbour.
No decision to close: Holden chief
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HOLDEN CEO Mike Devereux says the company has not decided to close its Australian manufacturing operations, despite reports they would shut down in 2016.
'He belongs to the ages now'
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PREPARATIONS have begun for the state funeral of Nelson Mandela, as the world mourns the peace icon's death. World leaders will attend.
Seven ways Mandela changed us
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IF you are under 18, you'd have little idea of the world in which Nelson Mandela lived. Be thankful. For it was he who helped change it.
Girl, 10, filmed brutally killing lift toddler
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IN a crime sickeningly like the infamous James Bulger murder, a tot has been beaten to death by a girl of ten - with the brutal act caught on CCTV.
Heli crash victims home
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Survivors of a helicopter crash in Antarctica are successfully evacuated back to Hobart
4:03Old Gaol cells unearthed
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Old Gaol cells have been unearthed in the catacombs beneath Hobart city.
1:06Let Freedom Reign, Nelson Mandela remembered
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A tribute to the man who changed the face of South Africa, urging freedom, equality and peace for the nation he so dearly loved
3:31"I've had a gutful of this s__"
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Audio from Palmer United Party senator-elect Jacqui Lambie's middle of the night calls harassing Marti Zucco.
1:36Darwin
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Clarke, Haddin put Aussies on top
MICHAEL Clarke and Brad Haddin have swung the second Test firmly in Australia's favour with a record 200-run partnership.
Porte on the ride of his life
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FROM Launceston to the Champs-Elysees, Richie Porte has made every post a winner, writes Sam Edmund
Weekend winners, December 6
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MERCURY Racing Writer Damien Seaton and form analyst Luke Bowden take a look at some wagering options for this weekend's racing around the nation.
Sound barrier smashed
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AS the sweep of a surfboat, Paul Chamberlain's role is to be loud and alert and keep his rowing crew in line.
No retrial for Sydney photog
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A SYDNEY photographer cleared by an appeal court of sex offences against a teenaged model will not face a new trial.
Home price rise tipped
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AN increase in buyer activity in the second half of this year will result in a steady rise in Hobart house prices for 2014, a new report says.
Regines' disco fever returns
DANCING queens, start practicing your moves -- one of Hobart's most-loved nightclubs is throwing open its doors again this festive season.
Wanted, Cupid in full voice
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YOUNG Tasmanian theatre hopefuls are preparing for their chance to be part of an esteemed international production.
Wiggles are still Hot Potatoes
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ALMOST 2000 children and their parents danced and sang along at the DEC yesterday.
Biggest red car wows Wiggles
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THE world's favourite children's entertainers have arrived for a show at the DEC today.
What's wrong with Uggs?
WE may not readily admit it, but most Tasmanians have at least one pair of Ugg boots tucked away in the wardrobe.
It's time to lend a hand
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VOLUNTEERING saves $540 million in costs saved in Tasmania each year thanks to the dedication of local volunteers.
Boost for Hobart Rivulet Track
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THE popular Hobart Rivulet Track between South Hobart and the CBD is in line for a $100 000 facelift, thanks to a State Government grant.
Significant cost of our big killer
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TWO out of three Australian heart attack patients are being discharged from hospital without the drugs to treat their condition.
Editorial: In a class of our own
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THE term bogan can be used affectionately, in jest or as an insult.
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'He belongs to the ages now'
PREPARATIONS have begun for the state funeral of Nelson Mandela, as the world mourns the peace icon's death. World leaders will attend.