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- Heat on Hawthorn’s Tasmania deal after draw released
- … infected with rust fungus Blackberry plants infected with…
- Iemma’s push for web betting
- Biggest baby boom in three decades
- Liberals warn over preference deal
- Mersey deal healthy says PM
- Tas. Tourism industry welcomes Coalition’s rebate pledge
Heat on Hawthorn’s Tasmania deal after draw released
NEWS.com.au – Oct 29, 2007
article-tools –> Daryl Timms ctober 29 2007 12:00am HAWTHRN’S lucrative sponsorship deal with the Tasmanian Government has been criticised after the release of the AFL’s 2008 fixtures. Under the $15 million deal over five years Tasmanian premier Paul Lennon said last year that at least two of Hawthorn’s four games in the state would be against Melbourne-based teams. Hawthorn’s home games in Tasmania next year will be against Adelaide (Round 4) Port Adelaide (Round 
Western Bulldogs (Round 10) and Brisbane Lions (Round 19). The Hawks will also play a pre-season clash there against Sydney on February 17. The AFL said it and Lennon a Geelong supporter had not broken the agreement as the contract stated the Hawks had to play against any two of the original Victorian-based clubs.
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Free with registration – M2 Presswire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 29, 2007
Blackberry plants infected with rust fungus Blackberry plants infected with rust fungus; Tasmania joins national blackberry biocontrol program. (29-CT-07) M2 Presswire.
Iemma’s push for web betting
Sydney Morning Herald – Oct 29, 2007
This month the West Australian Government rejected Betfair’sapplication to operate in that state. The Government said the banwas “in line with legislation that prohibits the operation ofbetting exchanges in WA due to the threat they pose to theintegrity of racing in the state”. When Tasmania signed up with Betfair the company paid a $5million licence fee but also agreed to pay the state 35 per cent ofgross profits on Australian racing events 15 per cent on othersporting events and 10 per cent on international events. Mr Souris said letting Betfair in would be a “mistake … theAustralian Racing Board and every racing code in NSW and mainlandAustralia are seeking to have betting exchanges banned”. He askedwhy Mr Iemma was “making his one and only direct intervention inthe racing portfolio”.
Biggest baby boom in three decades
NEWS.com.au – Oct 29, 2007
The Northern Territory had the highest proportion of new teenage mothers with 63. 6 out of every 1000 women aged 15-19 giving birth last year. The next highest was Tasmania with 26. 6 out of every 1000 women in that age group giving birth. Women aged between 30 and 34 had the highest fertility rate in most of Australia while in Tasmania and the Northern Territory it was women aged between 25 and 29. Tasmania also experienced its highest fertility rate since 1975 with the ABS estimating that the average woman in that state would give birth to 2. 12 babies in her lifetime… 6 out of every 1000 women in that age group giving birth. Women aged between 30 and 34 had the highest fertility rate in most of Australia while in Tasmania and the Northern Territory it was women aged between 25 and 29. Tasmania also experienced its highest fertility rate since 1975 with the ABS estimating that the average woman in that state would give birth to 2. 12 babies in her lifetime. The average number of births also increased last year to 63. 3 babies per 1000 women aged between 35 and 39 which was the highest since 1961. f all the births in 2006 67 per cent of new parents were married compared to 83 per cent in 1986.
Liberals warn over preference deal
ABC nline – ABC nline – Oct 29, 2007
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says his party is moving towards a deal which would see Labor give preferences to the Greens in the Senate. However he says it is the first time the Greens in Tasmania will not be directing preferences to either the Labor or Liberal parties because of their support for the pulp mill and stance on old-growth logging. But the Minister for Fisheries Forestry and Conservation Senator Eric Abetz says voters should remember Tasmania’s Labor-Green Accord. “People left the state investment collapsed the young people lost confidence in Tasmania and they went to the mainland. “If that were to happen Australia-wide people would have to leave the country and that’s not the sort of future I want for Australia. Senator Brown says politics has to be more than condemning opponents and politicians need to be able to talk reasonably across the board.
Mersey deal healthy says PM
The Age – Oct 29, 2007
But Mr Howard said the takeover was proceeding as planned. “That sounds to me like a bit of pre-election hype” Mr Howardtold reporters in Melbourne. “I’ll be going to Tasmania soon and I’m sure I’ll find thatcompletely false. “That particular minister has gone from one side to the other. “The takeover is proceeding very well and I am confident that itwill be widely supported in the Tasmanian community because itdoesn’t result in any fewer dollars for the Tasmanian healthsystem. ”Under the deal negotiated earlier this month the State Governmentagreed to allow Mersey’s 400 staff to be seconded to theCommonwealth on the condition that they were not employed underAWAs. Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott agreed to the condition whenthe hospital’s transfer was negotiated.
Tas. Tourism industry welcomes Coalition’s rebate pledge
ABC nline – ABC nline – Oct 29, 2007
The chief executive officer Daniel Hanna says both parties have now pledged to increase the rebate which is good news for Tasmania’s tourism industry. “This scheme has been fantastic to the Tasmanian tourism industry” he said. “It’s allowed the Spirit of Tasmania to keep their fares down to a very competitive level though the subsidy and we think this increase will further make arrivals by sea more competitive. Tags: transport travel-and-tourism federal-election-2007 tasSearch for news.