The News Review:
- Sect joins Tasmania campaign
- Aussies find perfect sub in Tasmania’s Rhett Lockyear
- Rural report for Northern Tasmania 21/11/07
- Time running out for tasmanian devils
- Fatal crash in Tasmania’s north west
Sect joins Tasmania campaign
The Age – Nov 21, 2007
The letter will intensify the feud between the Brethren and theGreens which started after the sect ran secret advertisingcampaigns against the party at previous state and federalelections. But media and political pressure on the church over the past twoyears to identify itself in electoral advertisements has paid off— the letter names 48 male and three female sect memberssaying they are “members of a Christian group commonly known as theExclusive Brethren”. Church members do not vote and in the past have producedhundreds of thousands of dollars of pro-John Howard politicaladvertising while obscuring the source of the funds. The Tasmanianletter complains about “many unfair statements” made by SenatorBrown inside parliament and in the media saying he has tried twiceto instigate a senate inquiry into the sect.
Aussies find perfect sub in Tasmania’s Rhett Lockyear
NEWS.com.au – Nov 21, 2007
article-tools –> Brett Stubbs November 21 2007 12:00am TASMANIA’S Rhett Lockyear might be a long way from Test selection but he walked off Bellerive val yesterday with two Test run-outs a catch a Test stump match ball and an Australian victory. Lockyear 24 spent the best part of three days as an unofficial member of the Australian team after all-rounder Andrew Symonds twisted an ankle batting on day two — and Tasmania’s Pura Cup team had flown to Sydney for the match against New South Wales. "I didn’t think flying back from Adelaide last week with the Second XI I would be fielding for Australia in a winning Test match" Lockyear said yesterday. "It was great. I didn’t expect to get anything and after the game Gilly (Adam Gilchrist) said ‘Mate take a stump’.
Rural report for Northern Tasmania 21/11/07
abc.net.au – Nov 21, 2007
In its final week election pitch federal Labor pledged to turn the Prime Minister’s $10b National Water Plan into a national prospect – $162. 5m allocated to boost Tasmania’s water security. While the Coalition followed Labor – the Prime Minister announcing a $100m allocation for Tasmanian water supplies during his visit to Devonport. TFGA President Roger Swain says “the TFGA has been promoting opportunities for agriculture and particularly irrigated agriculture in Tasmania.
Time running out for tasmanian devils
abc.net.au – Nov 21, 2007
A workshop at the University of Tasmania involving international genetics and cancer experts has been told the devil can be saved but time is running out. In parts of Tasmania up to 90 per cent of the devil population has been wiped out by a contagious cancer-like facial tumour disease. The senior scientist with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program Hamish McCallum says research is needed to describe the devil genome and determine how to overcome the problem of low genetic diversity in the devil population. Professor McCallum the genome description is essential if the devil is to be saved.
Fatal crash in Tasmania’s north west
abc.net.au – Nov 21, 2007
The accident happened at about 6:30 this morning on a section of the Bass Highway at Parramatta Creek about 500 metres east of the weigh bridge. Police say a car and a truck collided and both vehicles caught fire. They say the person who died was an occupant of the sedan. Fire units from Devonport Latrobe Sheffield and Elizabeth Town attended. Accident investigators are at the scene and police advise the section of the Bass Highway will remain closed for a few hours.