Ambo boost call to aid responses

AMBULANCE crews must be boosted to improve Tasmania's emergency response times, says an internal report released yesterday. The report calls for an urgent increase to crews and stations to bring down the emergency waiting times in Hobart and Launceston....

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Great balls of fire

HOT ACT: Self-declared Australia's "King of Circus" Roy Maloy smashes the world fire-breathing record yesterday. Picture: LEIGH WINBURN MORE than 500 fireballs were hurled into the air by Australian circus king Roy Maloy as he attempted his fifth...

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Public meeting on Sikh plan

The Chapel St Reserve will be the site of a public meeting later today about the proposed Sikh temple. Picture: TINA STAGG A PUBLIC meeting about a proposed Sikh temple in Glenorchy is being held today at the Chapel Street Reserve at 6.30pm. The...

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Man guilty of murder, arson

THE daughter of a murdered man has looked his killer in the eye and told him his evil deed has devastated an entire family. Her voice cracking with emotion, Brittany Birrell-Williams looked straight at Stuart Barry Russell in the dock of the Supreme...

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Fox threat serious, says hunter

Chris Gitsham, right, and Allan Free with foxes shot near their farms in Victoria. They warn of dire consequences should foxes become established here. Picture: CRAIG BORROW A VICTORIAN farmer who shoots foxes every night has warned Tasmanians the...

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Funding freeze fears

Antarctic research vessel Aurora Australis berthed in Hobart earlier this year. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES TWO Hobart institutions that drive Antarctic, oceanographic and climate change research could be gone in 18 months. Experts fear the closures...

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The Xmas cut we need

THE Reserve Bank yesterday cut interest rates to their lowest level since April 2009, but the spotlight is now on how much the banks will pass on. The RBA cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3 per cent, after a 25-point cut in October....

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Foxes 'are widespread': report

FOXES are already widespread in Tasmania and urgent action is needed to wipe out the species before it is too late, a new study shows. The report calls for increased baiting to try to eradicate the feral pests before they cause the extinction of native...

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Give our foster kids hope

FOSTER kids face homelessness, pregnancy, drug use and unemployment because of a lack of support once they leave state care, a damning report from the Commissioner for Children shows. Commissioner Aileen Ashford yesterday released her third issues paper,...

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Guilty trio 'victims'

Safrudin Wotu and Sulaiman bin Marhaban yesterday. A LONG and unexpected journey is nearing an end for three Indonesian fishermen who were duped into working as crew members on people-smuggling boats. Henki Bire, 43, Safrudin Wotu, 24, and Sulaiman...

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Rise in 'dodgy' holiday rentals

ACCOMMODATION operators are facing tough competition from a rise in the number of unlicensed holiday homes on offer in Tasmania. Tourism groups warn that shacks and suburban homes not officially registered and operated as commercial businesses are being...

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We need you, retailers plead

Your Habitat's Robert Parker hopes buyers will spend their money locally on Christmas gifts and goods. TASMANIAN retailers have asked shoppers to get behind them or risk not seeing them in the city and other major centres next year. As the Christmas...

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Caution on online credit

Police are investigating a number of online scams in Tasmania following reports of goods being purchased using stolen credit cards. Picture: THINKSTOCK TASMANIAN shoppers need to be on guard when giving credit card details to online retailers this...

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Toy run touched by tragedy

SOUTHERN Tasmania was brought to a standstill yesterday as 8000 motorcycles snaked their way into Hobart on the 33rd Toy Run. But the event, which grows larger each year, was marred by tragedy with the death of an Ulverstone motorcyclist at Conara....

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