Top spenders werent always the winners in last years City Council elections. Below are what candidates spent and how they finished in the six-candidate primary, according to recently released campaign finance reports. (The top three finishers won seats o

MYSTERY surrounds an alleged cover-up initiated by an employee of a government body funded partly by farmer levies. Peak vegetable body AusVeg emailed what it considered sensitive biosecurity information to key members including Tasmanian Farmers and Gra

Two stateless children, their mother and another member of their family were released yesterday after 20 months in detention in a landmark case. A stateless mother cries in delight and hugs Jan Davis, a volunteer with the Thai Committee for Refugees Foun

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Emergency workers rescued several stranded motorists who drove into standing or flowing water in the road and one family was forced from their Moores Mill area home after Madison County was inundated with rain overnight. Most of the

ASHEVILLE — A state legislative committee will consider stripping the citys control of its water system, raising concerns over water costs and quality. What happens in a process that begins Monday and will play out over months could affect 125,000 water

FARMERS are frustrated at the failure of politicians and bureaucrats to grasp their argument that industrial hemp crops are harmless. Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association chief executive Jan Davis said that was despite the fact that industrial hemp