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Warning following Darwin croc killings

After a string of crocodile killings in Darwin over the past week, the Parks and Wildlife Commission NT has issued a reminder that killing, selling or possessing crocodiles without a permit is illegal. Police are investigating five crocodile deaths in ... >> view original

Man dies in custody at Darwin city police station

An Indigenous man has died in custody at a police station in central Darwin, police say. The 59-year-old man was taken into custody for alcohol offences at 6:00pm Thursday and brought to the Darwin city watch house. Officers did a routine cell check ... >> view original

Descendant of Charles Darwin once failed biology, but now fights to save species

"This" being our planet, biodiversity and the environment, which Darwin believes will be the great paradigm change of this century. "There's a whole shift going on around the planet – not in Australia, but America, England, Germany, France... Their ... >> view original

Dennis and Denise: A very Darwin love story more than 40 years in the making

When Denise Maker was growing up in Darwin in the 1970s, she often found herself trackside with her family at Winnellie Park racecourse. "My mum used to make me look after my little brothers and it was really boring," Denise said. Her only distraction ... >> view original

Leaked government research suggests drop in ice use

WARNINGS of an "ice epidemic" by senior politicians and police may have been overstated, with federal government research suggesting use of the drug is well below peak levels. The Department of Health-commissioned research found "the use and the ... >> view original

Suicide Rates Doubled Among African-American Children Ages 5 To 11 Since ...

Researchers have found that rates of suicide among African-American children, specifically boys, have doubled since 1993, surpassing for the first time the rates among white children which dropped over the same period. The study published in the journal ... >> view original

The long-running war on drugs has failed: we need to legalise now

The war on drugs has filled our jails, enriched the worst among us, wasted police resources and blotted up millions of dollars that could have been far better spent. submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. 'Are we in the grip of an ice ... >> view original

Flinders vortex device makes for better cancer treatments

by Marketing and Communications - Colin RastonA South Australian invention, responsible for unboiling an egg, has been used to produce a four-fold increase in efficacy of carboplatin, a commonly used drug for ovarian, lung and other cancer. The latest ... >> view original

Study confirms link between sleep apnea and depression in men

New research presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference in Denver, CO, reports a link between sleep disorders and depression in men. stressed man sitting on bed. The study found that excessive daytime sleepiness and ... >> view original

Women more likely to drop out of surgical training than men

Women are at least twice as likely to drop out of surgical training programs as men, fuelling concerns the prestigious profession is too patriarchal and in need of a cultural revolution. Two months after the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was accused ... >> view original