Tuesday, November 17, 2015

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  • Darwin: not such a safe haven

    Darwin: not such a safe haven
    If there is one thing that the new administration of Malcolm Turnbull can be confident about, it’s that dealing with China is not going to get any easier. Despite our new prime minister taking a decidedly more nuanced view of our most important trade partner than his predecessor did, getting the bilateral relationship right remains a key foreign policy challenge.Just how difficult this can be has been highlighted by the increasingly controversial deal with Landbridge to lease the Port of Darwin ..
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  • Operation involving man at Darwin Army barracks resolved, NT police say - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Operation involving man at Darwin Army barracks resolved, NT police say - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Operation involving man at Darwin Army barracks resolved, NT police sayUpdatedNovember 18, 2015 03:05:49 An operation involving a man on the loose at the Robertson Army Barracks in Darwin has been safely resolved, Northern Territory police say.Late on Tuesday night, police had urged the public to stay away from the barracks after a man was on the loose in nearby bushland.While the man had not made any threats to others, police had said he could have been armed.They warned people to avoid the..
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  • New Darwin port group's militia links to China's military

    New Darwin port group's militia links to China's military
    BEIJINGThe Chinese port of Rizhao in Shandong province is also a major naval base.Photo: APLandbridge Group, the new operator of Darwin's commercial port, is among a number of firms in the key Chinese port city of Rizhao to have established armed militia units to support the military in event of war or major emergencies, according to an official military newspaper.The reports in China's National Defence said the units, also known as "people's armed force departments", were trained to provide log..
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  • Heatwave and fire warnings for NSW: Mercury set to hit 36° today | DailyTelegraph

    Heatwave and fire warnings for NSW: Mercury set to hit 36° today | DailyTelegraph
    When things get too hot out in the west the best bet is to get wet just like Kriti Varshika, 2, did in Parramatta Fountain. By Kylie AdorantiIT is officially hotter in Sydney than Darwin at the moment with the Harbour City clocking up 35.5 degrees while the northerners have a cool break with temperatures at 33.8.And don’t put the sunscreen and hat away yet with at least two more scorching days yet to come.At Sydney airport this afternoon the mercury nudged over 37 degrees and while compared to t..
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  • Brisbane asylum seeker accepts Year 12 certificate behind...

    Brisbane asylum seeker accepts Year 12 certificate behind...
    Asylum seeker Mojgan Shamsalipoor from Iran and Yeronga in multicultural dress in 2015.Photo: Asylum seeker Mojgan ShamsalipooAn Iranian girl seeking asylum in Brisbane will on Wednesday "accept" her Year 12 certificate from behind the bars of Darwin's Wickham Point immigration detention centre.Mojgan Shamsalipoor, now 21, will also receive a Rotary Award for her perseverance as a Yeronga State High School student – effectively while studying under armed guard – and where English is not the stud..
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  • Cyclone season: An arborist's advice on dealing with dangerous...

    Cyclone season: An arborist's advice on dealing with dangerous...
    Cyclone season: An arborist's advice on dealing with dangerous trees and hanging branchesUpdatedNovember 18, 2015 16:00:59 As storm and cyclone season looms across northern Australia, trees with insecure root systems and hanging branches become dangerous.To mark Cyclone Awareness Week,105.7 ABC Darwinspoke to several arborists about how gardeners and residents with backyards can protect their properties from fallen trees.According to the arborists — professional tree doctors that cultivate, ..
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  • Buffaloes keen on wantaway Turner

    Buffaloes keen on wantaway Turner
    Darwin Buffaloes want Alice Springs and Tiger forward Gibson Turnerby:GREY MORRISFrom:NT NewsNovember 17, 201510:36PMGibson Turner’s tenure at NTFL club Nightcliff is over.Source:News Corp AustraliaBUFFALOES coach Mark Motlop has told Alice Springs star Gibson Turner any potential move to the Double Blues is in his hands.With Gibson’s tenure at rival club Nightcliff appearing to be over, Motlop’s Buffaloes and the Palmerston Magpies have emerged as potential suitors.“We’ve spoken to Gibson and t..
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  • Ex-croc handler, tennis pro add bite to Fire squad

    Ex-croc handler, tennis pro add bite to Fire squad
    Queensland will look to an ex-crocodile handler and a former tennis pro for some extra bite as they hunt a place in the Women’s National Cricket League final this weekend.Former Australia allrounder Megan White and former professional tennis player Ash Barty have been named in the Konica Minolta Fire’s squad to play South Australia and Western Australia this weekend.Barty, who was ranked No.129 in the world in singles and won the Wimbledon Girls championship in 2011,made the switch to crick..
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  • Former NT police chief John McRoberts benefited from alleged...

    Former NT police chief John McRoberts benefited from alleged...
    Former NT police chief John McRoberts benefited from alleged Kamitsis fraud, NT Supreme Court toldUpdatedNovember 18, 2015 16:04:56 Former NT police commissioner John McRoberts allegedly benefited from the fraud perpetrated by the former head of NT Crime Stoppers, a court has been told.Darwin travel agent Alexandra 'Xana' Kamitsis, who was also the chair of the Northern Territory branch of Crime Stoppers, is accused of rorting a NT Government scheme designed to subsidise the travel of pensio..
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  • Brigadier Noble farewells north Queensland, leaves a modernised...

    Brigadier Noble farewells north Queensland, leaves a modernised...
    Brigadier Noble farewells north Queensland, leaves a modernised armyNathalie Fernbach and Paula TapiolasUpdatedNovember 18, 2015 13:55:39 The outgoing commanding officer of the Australian Army's 3rd Brigade in Townsville, Brigadier Roger Noble, says the two years he has been in command have been characterised by change.Brig Noble is set to take up an educational role with the army in Sydney.Reflecting on his time in Townsville, Brig Noble said the army had incorporated the lessons of the pas..
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