Part 7
THE Mercury’s countdown of the state’s most powerful people reaches its conclusion. See who tops the list.
Man honoured Diver ‘died doing what he loved’
A SCUBA diver who died in waters off Tasmania’s East Coast has been remembered by family as a “loving, caring and supportive” man.
Third Test Aussie selectors ruthless with cuts
ADAM Smith runs an eye over the third Test squad and explains why some key Tasmanians missed out.
Extinction fears Emergency effort to save endangered parrot
RESEARCHERS will begin emergency intervention of Melaleuca’s orange-bellied parrot population in a bid to save the species from extinction.
Shipsterns Bluff Winning film’s big splash
STUART Gibson, who has drawn the world’s attention to Shipsterns Bluff with his spectacular surfing images, has opened up in a spectacular short film.
He said/She said Tasmanian tiger tales
TASMANIAN tiger tales give new life to a debate that endures.
Election influence Lambie, Wilkie eye State politics
POLITICAL heavyweights Andrew Wilkie and Jacqui Lambie have grown so frustrated with the way Tasmania is being run they are considering using their influence in the next state election.
Tassie Living Born to brunch in style
FRESH from national television, Con Vailas is about to serve up a new kind of Melbourne eatery experience for Hobart, writes SHAUN McMANUS
Christmas pageant Sun shines on our big parade
A SUNNY 23C day meant no dashing through the snow for Christmas elves, but it did attract thousands to the 36th Hobart Christmas Pageant.
Million dollar homes High-end property scene hits hot spot
TASMANIA can finally lay claim to having a suburb where the median house price has topped $1 million.
Christmas tree City’s $35,000 Christmas tree returns
Love it or hate it, Salamanca Square’s metal Christmas tree is certainly a conversation starter.
Sunday Insight Disrupters on the move
MATT SMITH: POLLING shows the Tasmanian Liberals are the only party that could form majority government if a state election was held today.
TasWeekend Just horsing around
CHARLES WOOLEY: I am almost two years and about 100,000 words into this column and this week found myself in drought and reduced to writing about writing.
From Around The Site
Exclusive Cate McGregor’s stunning new transition
AUSTRALIA’S most prominent transgender woman will today make her first grade cricket debut as she is up for selection in the Women’s Big Bash League.
Close to home Bachelorette star’s charitable goal
THE Bachelorette star Georgia Love has vowed to use her new-found celebrity profile to raise funds and awareness for pancreatic cancer research.
Third Test Aussie selectors ruthless with cuts
ADAM Smith runs an eye over the third Test squad and explains why some key Tasmanians missed out.
Boxing Jackson may take on former world champ
NEWLY crowned WBO Oriental featherweight Luke Jackson may fight on the undercard for world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s clash next month.
CTPL Round 6 Lightning strikes for one-run victory
LINDISFARNE has scored a miraculous CTPL victory to draw within striking distance of the top four.
AFL Draft The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Third Test Ruthless Aussie selectors wield axe
AUSTRALIA selectors have wielded the axe in unprecedented fashion with three debutants named for the third Test and David Warner the only player not in his 20s to be included.
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Who should lead the Labor party?
BRYAN Green, Rebecca White, Scott Bacon, Lara Giddings ... who does Tasmania think should lead the state Labor party? Poll results and analysis
Double murderer appeals conviction
A MURDERER who was last year sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment for a brutal double murder has launched an appeal against his conviction.
Blue gums face the axe
TWO blue gums on Sandy Bay’s York St could again face the chop after winning a reprieve in September.
Who’s best at running our economy?
LABOR, Liberal, Greens ... which political party do you think is best placed to manage Tasmania’s economy? READ EACH PARTY’S STATEMENT
Red flag babies
MORE than 1700 unborn children have been flagged for being at risk during the past seven years, the Mercury can reveal.
UTAS puts midwife course on hold
NURSES who want to study to become a midwife will have a year-long wait in Tasmania.
Tasmania’s most powerful people: 30-21
THE Mercury’s countdown of the state’s most powerful people continues.
Itinerant ice dealers saving for own home
AN ice user with a “catastrophic” addiction and his girlfriend have been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.
TasWeekend Oven the best thing since sliced bread
CAM McKenzie knows his wood-fired oven has been key to transforming a Cygnet building into a bustling bakehouse
Tassie Living Born to brunch in style
FRESH from national television, Con Vailas is about to serve up a new kind of Melbourne eatery experience for Hobart, writes SHAUN McMANUS
Christmas pageant Sun shines on our big parade
A SUNNY 23C day meant no dashing through the snow for Christmas elves, but it did attract thousands to the 36th Hobart Christmas Pageant.
Million dollar homes High-end property scene hits hot spot
TASMANIA can finally lay claim to having a suburb where the median house price has topped $1 million.
TasWeekend Leaving no stone unturned
AT HOME: Jewellers Melissa and Christo Lees love travelling the world in search of gorgeous gems and warmer weather.
Shipsterns Bluff Winning film’s big splash
STUART Gibson, who has drawn the world’s attention to Shipsterns Bluff with his spectacular surfing images, has opened up in a spectacular short film.
He said/She said Tasmanian tiger tales
TASMANIAN tiger tales give new life to a debate that endures.
Ten Days festival Artworks to inspire
TASMANIA’S Ten Days on the Island festival is coming back for 2017, with a bigger and better visual arts program than ever.
Exclusive Chopper’s widow: ’Leave him alone’
THE widow of Mark “Chopper” Read is furious about Nine’s planned Underbelly miniseries on her late husband, saying only she knows the untold story.
Ten Days 2017 Festival feast from Moonah to Milabena
TASMANIA’S homegrown artists talents and our creative connections to the world will both be celebrated when the Ten Days on the Island festival returns in March.
Police investigating Man drowns on East Coast
A SCUBA diver has died in waters near Marion Bay on Tasmania’s East Coast.
Cyclists vulnerable Justice call for deadly drivers
NEGLIGENT drivers who cause death or serious injury should face up to 21 years jail, a cycling lobby group says.
Politics
Election influence Lambie, Wilkie eye State politics
POLITICAL heavyweights Andrew Wilkie and Jacqui Lambie have grown so frustrated with the way Tasmania is being run they are considering using their influence in the next state election.
Exclusive polling Fish farms elicit strong response
EXCLUSIVE new polling puts health, jobs and education before fish farms and marriage equality. Poll results
Opinion
Sunday Insight Disrupters on the move
MATT SMITH: POLLING shows the Tasmanian Liberals are the only party that could form majority government if a state election was held today.
TasWeekend Just horsing around
CHARLES WOOLEY: I am almost two years and about 100,000 words into this column and this week found myself in drought and reduced to writing about writing.
Tasmania
TasWeekend Oven the best thing since sliced bread
CAM McKenzie knows his wood-fired oven has been key to transforming a Cygnet building into a bustling bakehouse
Tassie Living Born to brunch in style
FRESH from national television, Con Vailas is about to serve up a new kind of Melbourne eatery experience for Hobart, writes SHAUN McMANUS
National
Seniors targeted ‘Tax retirees more’: Report
OLDER Australians are receiving “unduly generous” tax breaks that should be wound back to save the nation $1 billion a year, a new report claims.
Nine injured Nine injured after ute rolls over
AT least nine people, including three children, have been injured after a ute carrying 13 rolled over in the state’s central tablelands.
World
Marriage legislation Turkey seeks to ‘okay’ child rape
WAYWARD European Union applicant Turkey has shocked with yet another controversial law: It wants to pardon men who rape children — so long as they marry them first.
India Huge death toll in train derailment
THERE are fears that more than 90 people may have been killed after a passenger train left its track in northern India this morning.
