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Put your spending to the credit check
22 Dec 09 |
By PAUL BLACKLOW CREDIT cards can be a safe and convenient tool for purchasing goods and services, especially over the internet or phone, or an expensive form of credit that can lead to fin
Tiger service takes prowl out of parking
22 Dec 09 |
LAUNCESTON City Council has encouraged shoppers to avoid parking costs and take advantage of the new free Tiger Bus service this Christmas. The bus aims to make it easy and affordable for people t
Call to focus on pool safety
22 Dec 09 |
ROYAL Life Saving has requested pool owners in Launceston check the safety of their swimming pools following the release of new drowning statistics. New figures show 59 per cent of all toddler dro
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EMPTY seats at the nation's cricket grounds are fast becoming blood on the carpet at the Nine Network with cricket's long-term broadcast partner hit by a major fall in TV audiences for the sport.
NRL shows the love in the battle for Blacktown
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THE location and timing were no coincidence. Just four days after the AFL rolled out its general of the western front, Kevin Sheedy, in Blacktown, rugby league's propaganda warriors yesterday chose the same place to return fire.
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A SIX-MONTH scheme of paid parental leave and plans to extend to nannies similar pay and conditions as childcare workers are at the heart of a Coalition policy being designed to woo family and female voters.
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