Tasmanian JackJumpers’ star American import Milton Doyle will not be travelling with the team to New Zealand this weekend. Club CEO Christine Flanagan said Chicago-born Doyle had returned to the United States with his wife and children to attend the his fathers funeral. “On behalf of the entire club, I want to express my heartfelt […]
Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 9:55amResidents of a remote rural aged care facility on Tasmania’s East Coast were surprised with a visit from a Christmas Grinch on Wednesday, bringing cheer to mark the beginning of the festive season. In a video shared on the May Shaw Facebook page, the Grinch could be seen racing around the Swansea facility, greeting and hugging […]
Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 7:00amA Kia Carnival car advertisement, filmed on a winding Tasmanian road near a cliff-face, has come under scrutiny by the advertising regulator. The nation’s Ad Standards Community Panel easier this year received a brief complaint that said the ad undermined road safety by “encouraging fast driving in unsafe conditions … speed kills”. Kia argued that […]
Thu Dec 7, 2023 - 5:00amA new-look Jetstar aircraft will take to Tasmanian skies across the coming months after it was given a colourful makeover in Qantas’ Melbourne hangar. The Airbus A320 ‘flying with pride’ plane was wrapped as a ‘message of solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community’ ahead of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival next month. The airline say the 180-seat plane, registered as […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 9:00pm“She will be rebuilt”: That’s the message from the owners of the Nunamara Store after a devastating fire tore through the business today. The store on the Tasman Highway around 20 minutes from Launceston went up in flames at 12:40pm on Wednesday and ‘could not be saved’ by firefighters. The TFS tell Pulse the blaze […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 8:30pmA young Tasmanian dad has had one of his legs amputated after he was allegedly run down by a car driven by an 18-year-old woman last month. Brent Cruse, 23, was left seriously injured after he was hit while reportedly stepping out of his vehicle just before the crash in Cressy on November 16. His […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 6:15pmThere’ll be no jail time for children under 16 who commit crimes and those that do will not be held criminally responsible until they reach the age of 14, Tasmania’s new Youth Justice Blueprint suggests. Minister for Education, Children and Youth Roger Jaensch says the change would position Tasmania as the “nation’s leading jurisdiction on youth […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 5:00pmCourt documents outlining the allegations against Tasmanian Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason, including accusations of “verbal abuse” and “striking”, tracking a person “using technology” and “pressuring a person” to sign a contract, have been released. Justice Geason pleaded not guilty to one charge of emotional abuse and one charge of common assault when he appeared in the Hobart […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 3:55pmA “charred” but miraculously surviving small kitten rescued in the aftermath of the recent Dolphin Sands Bushfires is now living a happy life with the firefighter who saved her. Kym Manten from the Tasmania Fire Service was in the process of cleaning up the area after the devastating blaze that destroyed two homes and burnt […]
Wed Dec 6, 2023 - 3:00pmA Tasmanian wine has been named the ‘best in the world’ at the annual Global Fine Wine Challenge, but indulging in it will come with a premium price-tag. Pirie Late Disgorged Sparkling 2011 was this week honoured with both ‘Wine of the Show’ and ‘Sparkling Wine of the Show’ titles at the world’s most exclusive […]
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