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Gay marriage. Are we still having this debate?
11:49 AM | "I’m sure society will look back on the opposition to marriage equality and feel ashamed like we do when we look back at the opposition to inter-racial unions."
TRAILER PARK: The Great Gatsby
11:36 AM | We know it was shot in Sydney but the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby quickly shows, and tells us that it is New York 1922, with shots of the Manhattan skyline and Times Square that required such complicated digital recreation it becomes clear why it was just as easy to shoot thousands of miles away.
8:43 AM | IT REMAINS unclear whether council resource sharing brings financial benefits to Circular Head and Waratah-Wynyard ratepayers, despite a new report into the arrangements.
Speeding lawyer Hall disputes police reading
8:25 AM | Prominent Launceston criminal defence lawyer Adrian Hall has pleaded guilty to speeding.
Corby wins early release but will need care, says mum
7:51 AM | Drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's plea for clemency to the Indonesian President has been approved, but she could remain in a Bali prison for years to come.  | CommentsComments (2)
More jail for siege prisoners
7:08 AM | A Risdon inmate who held two prison guards hostage and threatened to kill them during an eight-hour siege last year will spend up to another 18 months in jail.
Unhappy MLCs  to pass budget
7:07 AM | Most Legislative Councillors will give the state budget the green light, but that didn't stop them airing their criticisms of the state government's financial management yesterday.
Jury access to priors 'prejudicial'
7:06 AM | Allowing a jury to see an accused person's prior convictions would be a miscarriage of justice, Tasmanian Law Society president Frank Moore said.  | CommentsComments (12)
Forestry duty being met: Green
7:05 AM | The state government says it is meeting its legal obligations as owner of Forestry Tasmania, following Greens' claims the business appeared to be operating insolvent.
Housing Tas house fire 'deliberate'
7:04 AM | Police believe a fire that destroyed a $150,000 Housing Tasmania property at George Town was deliberately lit.
Liberals question need for library chief
7:04 AM | The state opposition has questioned the need to hire a new director of the state's library services.   | CommentsComments (2)
Legal fight over Gunns mill sale
7:03 AM | Gunns Limited is confident its legal dispute with the company buying its Victorian hardwood sawmill will be settled so that the sale can proceed.  | CommentsComments (5)
Fullers is the best in the  region
7:03 AM | Fullers Bookshop is officially the best of its kind in regional Australia.
Dad's illness a daughter's inspiration
7:02 AM | East Launceston resident Claire Doran waved from the corner of a busy Launceston cafe yesterday to attract attention.
7:01 AM | A "produced in Tasmania'' brand and a "wellbeing index'' would be developed if the state budget was delivered by a Greens treasurer.   | CommentsComments (10)
Hodgman pledge to public servants
7:00 AM | No public sector worker would be sacked under a Liberal Tasmanian government, but 650 jobs would go over the next three years.   | CommentsComments (4)
Hawks honour 2500 kids who care
6:58 AM | Teenagers Bobby and Rachel Mater manage to fit school, adolescence, leisure and caring for their mother Claire into one day, every day.
Temco powers into future
6:57 AM | After a three-month shutdown while its future was reviewed, BHP's Temco smelter at George Town will restart operations.  | CommentsComments (1)
Brooks checks students 4 times a day
6:57 AM | Brooks High School is checking student attendance four times a day to combat students skipping class.  | CommentsComments (9)
Corby granted five year cut off sentence
6:55 AM | Schapelle Corby has been granted a five-year cut to her prison term, paving the way for her early release.
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