Sunday, November 22, 2015

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  • Concern over Darwin port 'a joke', NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says | afr

    Concern over Darwin port 'a joke', NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says | afr
    Andrew Robb, Adam Giles and Josh Frydenberg after The Northern Australia Investment Forum in Darwin.Glenn CampbellNorthern Territory Chief Minister Minister Adam Giles has labelled defence and security concerns over the 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin as a joke, and said there were no links between Landbridge and the Chinese Communist Party."To me this is just a bit of a joke on the side," he told theABC, of the deal which raised concerns in the defence community and was not officially revie..
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  • Power of dance: From Cambodian slums to breakdancing in Darwin - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Power of dance: From Cambodian slums to breakdancing in Darwin - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Power of dance: From Cambodian slums to breakdancing in DarwinPostedNovember 23, 2015 14:01:18 Rehearsing in an echoing Darwin studio, Cambodian dancer Erak Mith reached for his duet partner's hands before launching into jagged body movements. At first I thought I could not head spin or flare but I kept going. I changed my life and I don't do bad things anymore. Cambodian b-boy Erak Mith Blending improvisation and breakdancing, Erak's performance recall..
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  • Petrol price report: ACCC takes aim at NT Government fuel...

    Petrol price report: ACCC takes aim at NT Government fuel...
    Petrol price report: ACCC takes aim at NT Government fuel arrangements, highlights 10-cent gap in Darwin pricesBy Joanna Crothers and Xavier La CannaUpdatedNovember 23, 2015 17:10:52 Australia's competition watchdog has taken aim at the Northern Territory Government's fuel supply arrangements and highlighted a 10-cents-per-litre gap in Darwin prices compared with other cities during a two-year period.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today released its 60-page report ..
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  • These Buffs are made of right stuff

    These Buffs are made of right stuff
    Darwin Buffaloes star Tim Eldridge pleased with hot NTFL start but says they are taking it game by gameby:GREY MORRISFrom:NT NewsNovember 23, 201512:02AMTim Eldridge is thrilled with how his Darwin Buffaloes are performing so far this NTFL season. Picture: MICHAEL FRANCHISource:News Corp AustraliaIF Top End fans doubted the rise of the 2015-16 Darwin Buffaloes, a quick glance in the changerooms post-game was enough to convince them they are made of the right stuff.Saturday night’s come-from-behi..
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  • Phillips cuts gap in premiership race

    Darwin greyhound trainer Ron Phillips narrowed the margin to one in the training premiership at Winnellie Parkby:JORDAN GERRANSFrom:NT NewsNovember 22, 201511:57PMDarwin greyhound trainer Ron Phillips narrowed the margin to one in the training premiership at Winnellie Park on Friday evening.Phillips was only two wins behind Graeme Ferns for Darwin Greyhound Association’s Trainer of the Year before Friday’s meet but cut the deficit when the well supported No Condiments found her best form in race..
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  • Greens strike deal with Coalition to tighten restrictions on foreign...

    Greens strike deal with Coalition to tighten restrictions on foreign...
    Greens strike deal with Coalition to tighten restrictions on foreign purchases of Australian farmsUpdatedNovember 23, 2015 15:19:34 Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has applauded the Greens for striking a deal with the Coalition to increase scrutiny of foreign investment in farms and agribusinesses.The deal comes as the Government faces criticism forknocking back a foreign bidfor pastoral company S. Kidman and Co, but supporting theleasing of the Port of Darwinby a Chinese company...
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  • ICON: Federal Government selling off secret 'dark fibre' Canberra...

    ICON: Federal Government selling off secret 'dark fibre' Canberra...
    ICON: Federal Government considers selling off secret 'dark fibre' Canberra communications channelsUpdatedNovember 23, 2015 16:58:49 The Turnbull Government is in the final throes of weighing up the sale of the communications network that connects all its departments, in the midst of a storm over foreign investment in strategically important assets.Key pointsICON links Government departments via a secret fibre networkGovernment considering option to sell it offNetwork is 2,000 times faster t..
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  • Broken Hill council welcomes Australian film fund boost

    Broken Hill council welcomes Australian film fund boost
    Broken Hill council welcomes Australian film fund boostDeclan GoochPostedNovember 23, 2015 09:27:00 Broken Hill City Council hopes an investor's announcement that it will increase funding for Australia's film industry could help more locally-made films off the ground.Industry superannuation fund Media Super has doubled the value of loans it makes available for Australian film and television production, from $30 million to $60 million.Council's manager of economic development and culture, And..
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  • ASIO's new Campbell 5 neighbours' links to Chinese government

    ASIO's new Campbell 5 neighbours' links to Chinese government
    Chinese billionaire Liang Guangwei has been linked to the $64 million purchase of land next door to the new headquarters of Australia's domestic spy agencyPhoto: Katherine GriffithsChinese billionaire Liang Guangwei, the head of a state-backed technology conglomerate with high-level political connections, has been linked to the $64 million purchase of land next door to the new headquarters of Australia's domestic spy agency.Mr Liang, a former People's Liberation Army soldier who has hosted Chine..
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  • Sam still keeps producing the goods

    Sam still keeps producing the goods
    Tracy Village’s two-time Darwin League Women basketball MVP Sam Rioli is contemplating the end of her magnificent on-court career. Picture: AARON BURTONSource:News Corp AustraliaNOTHING has changed, everything has changed.Sam Rioli’s still winning and still playing alongside Kylie Duggan — just like the close friends did in the Darwin Basketball Stadium carpark as wide-eyed, future stars.It’s just harder to get out of bed these days. Her neck aches, her achilles hurts, her back ails.She says she..
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