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Little Rock schedules video ‘town hall’ Monday on code revision; city Board meeting Tuesday includes conflicting opinions on short-term rentals in Hillcrest

Code revisions, short-term rentals and a donation of city land to the state's proposed billion-dollar freeway project through downtown are on the agendas of city meetings next week.

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Nannup timber mill shuts up shop, 30 jobs axed

The town of Nannup is in limbo with the closure of a historical timber mill, with 30 jobs axed




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Meth seized, 12 arrested after drug busts in Manjimup

Police seize $250,000 worth of methamphetamine after raiding several homes and businesses in Western Australia's South West.




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Accused car thief left woman in car at train crash after Bunbury police pursuit, court told

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.




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Indian family's dream crushed after truck driver's split-second loss of concentration

The widow of a keen Indian cyclist killed on an Australian highway said her husband had been happy to settle here because he felt more confident about road safety.







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Illegal pig semen racket busted, with WA pig farmers jailed

Two West Australian pig farmers involved in the smuggling of Danish pig semen hidden in shampoo bottles are jailed to three and two years' jail respectively.





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Capel mother Cassandra Doohan murdered baby Anastasia Hand days after tip-off over injuries

Child protection authorities were tipped off about the mistreatment of baby Anastasia Hand 16 days before her mother violently and fatally shook the infant at the family's home south of Perth, a court is told.




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Mother Cassandra Doohan who murdered her baby Anastasia Hand fails to avoid life jail term

A judge has ruled a young West Australian mother who violently shook her baby daughter to death must serve a life jail term, with at least 13 years behind bars before she can be released.




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'Retreat' removed from street name in Margaret River honouring fallen WWI diggers

Officials in Western Australia bow to public pressure and change the suffix of a street in a regional tourist town to honour the memory of two fallen World War I soldiers.



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Poo-eating beetles and charcoal used by WA farmer to combat climate change

An innovative West Australian farmer uses charcoal and exotic dung beetles to boost soil fertility and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from his cattle, and international researchers are taking note.




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Lithium mine expansion opens, as growth tipped to trump trade wars

Owners of the world's largest lithium mine predict production can top 2 million tonnes if expansion projects get the green light.





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Dane Greenstreet serving in the Australian Army for almost 17 years before being medically discharged.




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WA mother says Curtin University camp was inappropriate when it allowed teenagers to change behind bushes

A WA university has removed an activity from a camp for high schoolers after a mother complained that teenagers were told to change out of wet clothing behind a bush.




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Neysan has applied for 140 jobs but hasn't secured a single interview

The youth unemployment rate in a Hobart suburb is 66 per cent higher than the national average, but young people say they are missing out on opportunities due to a lack of contacts.




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Tasmania news: Dozens of little penguins found dead, boat death findings to be handed down

DAILY BRIEFING: More than 30 little penguins are found dead near Wynyard, a family raises money for their three-year-old daughter's cancer treatment and a coroner hands down his findings into four boating deaths.




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How can one half of Tasmania be inundated with rain while the other half is dry?

Tasmania's east coast is experiencing some of its driest conditions on record, but in the west there has been record high winter rainfall. How can the weather vary so much in such a small state?




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Dry-aged beef from 12-year-old cows a tender hit with high-end chefs

Most beef you eat comes from around two-year-old cattle, but some farmers are singing the praises of dry-aged beef from what they call "vintage" cows.





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Ex-police minister Rene Hidding won't be charged over alleged sex abuse

A woman who claims she was sexually abused by former police minister Rene Hidding says she has been told he will not be charged over her claims.




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Tasmania news: Tattooist murder trial begins, hundreds of Temco jobs threatened

DAILY BRIEFING: A trial gets underway for the alleged murder of Dwayne Davies who was shot more than two years ago, 300 jobs at Temco are at risk and the cause of penguin deaths is identified.




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Physical abuse, use of chemical restraints among complaints to aged care watchdog in Tasmania

When Jane Rankin-Reid moved her mum Shirlee into an aged care home in Hobart, she hoped she'd live out her twilight years in comfort and dignity. But the elderly woman's life soon became a nightmare.




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Tasmania News: Conman who posed as TV producer jailed, Tasmanians sandbag ahead of severe weather

DAILY BRIEFING: A Launceston man who posed as a television producer is jailed for fraud, and heavy rain falls across the state.





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Burnie Show into its hundredth year, thanks to generations of farming families

A typical show day for Gary Clarke involves getting up early to wash and blow-dry his Hereford cattle before the crowds arrive. It is dedication like this which has helped the humble Burnie Show reach its 100th year.






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Inside the working farm that inspired the father of Australian colonial art, John Glover

When Carol Westmore bought a farm near Launceston 15 years ago, she inadvertently embarked on a mammoth heritage-restoration project.




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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.




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Bushfire alert in Tasmania's Central Highlands downgraded

Authorities downgrade the alert for a fire in Tasmania's Central Highlands which has destroyed more than 100 hectares.




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'Renoir' recovered in museum audit turned out to have pixels

Staff working in a government building in Tasmania thought they struck gold when they found an artwork by Pierre-Auguste Renoir on the office walls, but museum curators were able to confirm it was a reproduction when they magnified the image and saw there were pixels.




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Three arrested after police car rammed and shots fired at officers in Sunbury

Three people are arrested after a police car was shot at then rammed as officers took shelter in a McDonald's restaurant, in what an Assistant Commissioner says is part of a "worrying trend" of violence towards police.





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Blood from Daryl Deutscher's Dadswells Bridge rare turkeys is being used to improve the global flu vaccine.








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Movie Review: We Need To Talk About Kevin

An Oscar-worthy, gripping yet harrowing film that had me tense throughout and drained at the end. Phew!




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J. Edgar

Clint Eastwood's biopic is easy to admire and features a great performance from Leonardo DiCaprio, but its central character still proves a tad elusive.





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Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Don't forget your tissues for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - the tale of an odd and hurting 10 year old boy searching for meaning and connection after the death of his father on September 11




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Ted the Movie

If you are easily offended, Ted is not the movie for you; but if you are not, it may be one of the funniest movies you will see in a long time.