Yellow Wiggle collapses on stage
The original Yellow Wiggle was taken to hospital after falling to the ground as he left the stage at a bushfire relief concert last night.
Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule in Russia
President Vladimir Putin has fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.
Clinton impeachment lawyer added to Trump defence team
President Donald Trump is adding three seasoned lawyers to his impeachment legal defence team, including the hard-charging prosecutor whose work led to President Bill Clinton’s impeachment.
Iran leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil
Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pretend to support the Iranian nation.
Iran ‘spooked’ by F-35s before jet downing
Russia’s foreign minister says there were at least six US F-35 stealth fighters in the Iranian border area when Iran accidentally shot down an airliner.
Poet’s Corner – “Disappointed Love”
This poem was first published by Tasmanian and Port Dalrymple Advertiser on Wednesday, 23rd February 1825. The author is unknown. Disappointed Love Credula res amor est — Ovid. Met. When the beamings of love had enraptur’d my breast, A breast free from care and from sorrow ; Suspicion unconscious ask calmly to rest, On the […]
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They Said It – More Of This Week’s Media Releases
container deposit scheme (CDS) – Senator Helen Polley (ALP) berated the state government over the apparent slowness of the introduction of a CDS, whereby a deposit is paid when buying a packaged drink and a refund is made when the container is returned. “The Hodgman overnment has said they intend to introduce a CDS in Tasmania […]
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Tas That Was – Learning the Piano
By Clive Stott I attended the Burnie Infant/Primary School when I was a kid during the mid-1950s. I was forced to learn the piano when I was in Grade Two. I had to leave class early to go to lessons. You can imagine back then the ribbing a boy got in Burnie getting out early […]
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Fire on my Mind
Australia is burning. Our beautiful country is overwhelmed by flames. Wildlife and stock have perished. Homes have been reduced to ashes. Towns have been devastated. Lives have been lost. As a nation we look on in disbelief as Mother Nature continues to ravage our precious land. The bushfires have left the lives of countless Australians […]
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