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Corby granted five year cut off sentence
6:55 AM | Schapelle Corby has been granted a five-year cut to her prison term, paving the way for her early release.
Arson suspected in George Town fire
22 May 12 | A suspicious house fire at George Town overnight has caused more than $150,000 damage.
Victim's sisters want law changed
22 May 12 | FOR six days Sharon and Michelle Rock did not know where their brother was.  | CommentsComments (3) | Whiting jailed 20 years for murder'Our brother didn't get justice'
Mowbray man admits trying to kill escort
22 May 12 | A Mowbray man has pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a prostitute at his home last year.
Whiting jailed 20 years for murder
22 May 12 | The man who murdered Ravenswood man Scott Rock has been sentenced to 20 years' jail.
Guilty plea to escort's attempted murder
21 May 12 | A Mowbray man who concealed weapons and cable ties throughout his lounge room and then used them to violently attack an escort has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
21 May 12 | Ravenswood man Neville Lindsay Whiting has been sentenced to 20 years' jail for the murder of Scott Rock.  | Jury retires in murder trialOne or two liars, court told
Feuds fuel shooting sprees
21 May 12 | Fueds and personal vendettas were the motives for recent shootings in Tasmania, according to police.
4WD rally draws big crowd
20 May 12 | REPORTS are filing in from the field with some Facebook users reporting more than 240 4x4's making their way to the Smithton Recreation Ground.   | CommentsComments (26) | GALLERY: Arthur Pieman 4WD Rally
Trio charged with footy club burglary
20 May 12 | Two men and a woman have been charged with the alleged burglary of the Ulverstone Football Clubrooms yesterday.
Trio charged with footy club burglary
20 May 12 | Two men and a woman have been charged with the alleged burglary of the Ulverstone Football Clubrooms yesterday.
71 kmh in school zone: Driver given a caution
20 May 12 | A mainland driver caught travelling at almost twice the speed limit in a school zone has been let off with a caution.   | CommentsComments (20)
More drugs and labs but less arrests
19 May 12 | Police uncovered a record number of drug labs in Tasmania last year, but commentators say the busts only had a temporary effect on illicit drug use.
Burglary probe led to $50,000 drug haul
19 May 12 | The investigation into an alleged burglary at Latrobe led police to a $50,000 cache of methylamphetamine, Devonport detectives have said.
19 May 12 | BRISBANE _ Relatives of four ``missing'' sisters at the centre of a bitter international custody dispute will give evidence about the girls' whereabouts in closed court.
Man jailed for killing lover
19 May 12 | SYDNEY - A man who claimed that his live-in lover had died accidentally before he cut up her body with a power saw has been jailed for at least 21 years for her murder.
`Ambush'  of Slipper claimed
19 May 12 | SYDNEY - The sexual harassment case against federal parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper is ``an exercise in ambush'' and ``character assassination'', his lawyer says.
Aussie cricketer    accused  of   groping   and    bashing
19 May 12 | NEW DELHI - Indian police have arrested Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for allegedly groping a woman and bashing her fiance after a late-night party at a posh Delhi hotel.
Detective told drug dealer about inquiries
19 May 12 | MELBOURNE - A senior Victoria Police detective has admitted giving information about police investigations to a man who sold him illegal drugs.
Men on burglary, drug, firearm charges
18 May 12 | Two North-West Coast men have been charged in relation to an alleged burglary at the Axemen's Hall of Fame at Latrobe earlier this week.
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