Winners crowned in 25th Targa Tasmania and other top stories.

• Winners crowned in 25th Targa Tasmania

  

  Matt Close has won Targa Tasmania for the first time, winning the 25th anniversary event by an emphatic margin of six minutes and 41 seconds in the premier GT2 class. Driving a 2015 Porsche GT3 with co-driver Cameron Reeves, the duo took the lead mid-way through the penultimate day when arch-rival Jason White retired his new Dodge Viper with engine failure on the run from Strahan to Hobart. In the GT4 competition, Steve Glenney was dominant until the very end, running away with an easy three m..

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• Linc Energy placed in administration 'to avoid penalties'

  

  Linc Energy placed in administration 'to avoid penalties' Updated April 16, 2016 13:43:40 Oil and gas company Linc Energy has been placed into administration in a bid to avoid penalties for polluting the environment, a Queensland green group says.It was announced late Friday that administrators PPB Advisory had been called in to work with Linc's management on options including a possible restructure.In a statement to the ASX, the company said after receiving legal and f..

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• Adani mine gets traditional owner approval

  

  Joe Kelly, Rick Wallace Philip Ruddock’s successor has been chosen in the first of three candidate contests today - including Bronwyn Bishop’s seat. ADAM CREIGHTON, SID MAHER Nearly half of voters in the looming federal election will rely ­entirely on government payments for their incomes. DENNIS SHANAHAN, ROSIE LEWIS The Senate crossbench has pushed the number of inquiries to record levels but some have not attended a single meeting | GRAPHIC ..

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• Financial Focus: Australia debt will rise without revenue steps, Moody's says

  

  The Australian federal government’s debt pile is set to increase further without measures to boost revenues, Moody’s Investors Service said. Spending cuts set to be outlined in the May 3 budget “may be modest” and with Treasurer Scott Morrison having excluded steps to bolster income, these “limited" reductions are unlikely to meaningfully advance the government’s aim of returning to fiscal balance by 2021, the credit assessor said. The likely rise in borrowings would be ..

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