TASMANIA Summer News, Jan 11, 2012

Big break for Premier Tasmania Mercury THE economy may be struggling, the forest industry collapsing and the hospital system in crisis, but there is one measure on which Tasmania leads the nation ... Premier Lara Giddings is taking the longest summer break of all the nation's political ... See all stories on this topic »

Brown sees red over forest deal dispute Sydney Morning Herald Ms Gillard is due to visit Tasmania at the weekend in what was expected to be trip dominated by routine summer politicking. But Senator Brown tried to pick a fight with Labor yesterday, claiming logging threatened a 1000-hectare area inside 430000 ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Confident NSW look for revenge when it matters Sydney Morning Herald The Breakers warmed up for the final with victories against Tasmania, where they experimented with their batting line-up in their first batch of matches following the Christmas-New Year break. ''We tried a few different things with the bat and in the ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

No worries Down Under for ex PKC councillor Perthshire Advertiser “As the busy time is December to March – summer – we've been flat out but we did have a great Christmas when neighbours invited us around and New Year, when we had our first garden barbecue. “No, we didn't have any haggis, but I did track down some ... See all stories on this topic »

We've had our fill of waste problems Cumberland Courier Newspapers Picture in your mind's eye the 10m deep island of plastic waste, bigger than Tasmania, slowly swirling in the Pacific Ocean. Picture the agonising deaths of animals which eat that waste because it looks like food. When Manly Council spends huge sums of ... See all stories on this topic »

WA stands to 'wait a bloody long while' for Test fast bowlers WA today "I'm not sure that's so conducive to lively pitches and I don't reckon it would offer much hope to guys running in on hot summer days and trying to bowl fast." Perth's lifeless district pitches were highlighted by WA skipper and WAtoday.com.au ... See all stories on this topic » WA today

Our summer madness as snow, gales hit Victoria Herald Sun Weatherzone senior meteorologist Alex Zadnik said a southwesterly airstream between a high over the Great Australian Bight and a low east of Tasmania dragged cold air from the Southern Ocean across Victoria. "This kind of cold blast we see more years ... See all stories on this topic »

Vow to limit contractors' rights – The Aus WA Business News Greens leader Bob Brown blasts Japanese whalers for chasing activist ship into Australian territorial waters off Tasmania. Page 3: Senator Kim Carr meets with Ford and Holden bosses in the US armed with taxpayer assistance. Nursery couple Marie and... See all stories on this topic »

Summer set to heat up Tasmania News - The Mercury - The Voice of ... Summer set to heat up TASMANIA is in for warmer-than-average ... But she said the forecast average did not mean the skies would be clear all the time. ... www.themercury.com.au/article/.../290641_tasmania-news.ht...

  

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