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$250000 worth of ice found in Darwin raid

Almost 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine valued at more than $250,000 has allegedly been seized and three people arrested in Darwin. Two search warrants were executed on Friday afternoon at units in Tipperary Waters and Parap, and 191 grams of ... >> view original

Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin ...

A devoted gathering of beer drinkers is bidding farewell to the Darwin Stubby - a huge and, in the Top End at least, iconic bottle that is going out of production - at a wake held in an Alice Springs steakhouse. The Darwin Stubby was created by Carlton ... >> view original

Unusual weather heralds a taste of the Wet in Darwin

Unseasonal weather created in the Arafura Sea is ushering in a late taste of the wet season for Darwin, with the city likely to receive its first rain in more than a month this weekend. Weather forecasters said there is a 60 per cent chance of rain on ... >> view original

New drug offers hope for melanoma patients

A NEW treatment for advanced skin cancer could prevent the disease from worsening for a year in some patients, research has suggested. PHARMACEUTICAL firm Roche has been trialling using a new drug in combination with an existing treatment for the ... >> view original

Your body: A primal eating machine

Last week, I touched on primal eating and the differences between primal and paleo. This week, let's take a deeper dive on a few key points to eating primal. There are a number of factors that determine how healthy you are. The big one is your nutrition and ... >> view original

Tasmania backs the devil as the state emblem

Governor Kate Warner announced the decision — made public on Sunday — at a government meeting held late last week. Until now, Tasmania was the only state without an animal emblem. Queensland's animal emblem is the koala, New South Wales' is the ... >> view original

Brisbane hospital turns to Supreme Court in bid to give Jehovah's Witness boy ...

A Brisbane hospital have approached the Supreme Court to get permission to give a young boy a blood transfusion after his parents refused the procedure for religious reasons. (AAP). 9NEWS. A Jehovah's Witness couple have become embroiled in a ... >> view original

Obesity Set To Become Main Cause Of Cancer

One in five cancer deaths is caused by obesity, which could eventually replace smoking as the leading cause of the disease, doctors say. The warning was made at the world's biggest conference on cancer, where it was revealed that obesity is killing tens of ... >> view original

Some Australian koalas euthanized over starvation fears

Jimbelung, a two-year-old koala, is seen in Brisbane in 2014. Australian officials euthanized a group of sickly koalas this week following a health assessment of an”overabundant” koala colony. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters. One of Australia's national ... >> view original

Picking carbs over calories

If you've been passing on pasta in a bid to stay healthy and live longer, the study's finding could be good news. For a long life, we know that kilojoule restriction is the single most effective dietary change you can make. Now, a "game-changing" new study has ... >> view original