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Indigenous expertise to better manage fire danger

Three new specialist indigenous roles will be created within the Parks and Wildlife Service to push for better land management in Tasmania. The State Government has announced the move, along with committing to having Aboriginal representation on the Statewide Fuel Reduction...

Shot fired at Longford home

Authorities are appealing for information after a firearm was discharged towards a home in Longford overnight. Police were called to the property on Wellington Street about 1am this morning after the firearm was shot through a front window. Initial investigations indicate that...

Alleged traffickers busted

Police are warning drug traffickers they'll be caught sooner or later, after making two arrests in suburban Hobart over the weekend. It's alleged a 47-year-old Kingston man and a 23-year-old woman were nabbed at Lenah Valley carrying traffickable quantities of methylamphetamine. Police...

Records smashed at Cadbury Marathon

It started with Launceston's Milly Clark breaking a 34-year record in the half-marathon, running 73 minutes and 15 seconds. She took 45 seconds off the benchmark held by Lisa Ondieki, the 1988 Olympic marathon silver medalist. "It lasted 34 years for a...