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Gunns ditches sovereign risk deal

4:05 PM AEDT | GUNNS Limited has advised the Tasmanian Government that it will not seek to renew the sovereign risk agreement for wood supply to its proposed $2.2 billion Bell Bay pulp mill.

Man serious after van hits power pole

9:31 AM AEDT | A MAN is in a serious condition in the Royal Hobart Hospital after his van hit a power pole at Dover early this morning.

Grieving family's phone anger

9:48 AM AEDT | A FAMILY reeling from the sudden death of a loved one is furious after spending a weekend trying to get Telstra to reconnect their telephone before the funeral. North-West couple John and Judy ...

Greens reveal rail bidder

Shop owners planning protest

New seizure laws for cars on horizon

Government mulls taxing the downturn

Fire destroys family treasures

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SLIDESHOW: Mark Webber Challenge: Day 2 . . .

4:23 PM AEDT | Sports stars and celebrities have lined up for the 2008 Mark Webber Challenge through the Tasmanian wilderness. Photographer Neil Richardson captured the action on Day 2 . . .

SLIDESHOW: V8 Supercars in Launceston...

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McVilly and Fromberg join sporting legends

4:59 PM AEDT | TENNIS champion Richard Fromberg and cycling legend Graham McVilly joined the State's sporting elite yesterday when they were inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame.

Skaife's Symmons era comes to an end

12:27 PM AEDT | RACING motorsport legend Peter Brock out of the gates after a race meeting at Symmons Plains one year remains one of Mark Skaife's most cherished memories. Skaife, 41, recalled the incident at a...

Crawshay crashes out of dream team

Perkins to excite at carnivals

France v Australia

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Aker on track to realise a racing dream

IF Jason Akermanis had not been a star AFL footballer chances are he would have ended up driving ...

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12:33 PM AEDT | Brisbane suburbs still reeling from severe storms on Sunday and Wednesday copped it again last night, with hailstorms and strong winds causing chaos across the city.

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