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Darwin soccer player who captained Timor-Leste opens up on team's FIFA controversyBy Jack KerrUpdatedNovember 08, 2015 13:24:51 An Australian caught up in an international player scandal currently before FIFA has revealed details of the controversy involving well over a dozen naturalised Brazilians.Timor-Leste has fielded around 16 naturalised Brazilians since disgraced FIFA president Sepp Blatter addressed the country's parliament in 2011. A number of others - all playing with clubs in Asia - are believed to be on the books.Key points:Timor-Leste soccer team has recruited Brazilian players since 2011, but questions remain over their eligibilityA formal complaint over the issue has been ..>> view originalScientists welcome $10m grant in fight against malaria
Scientists welcome $10m grant in fight against malariaPostedNovember 08, 2015 15:49:48 A research group has welcomed $10 million in new funds to develop anti-malarial drugs, as the Federal Government announces combating tropical diseases is a major part of its plans to develop Northern Australia.Professor James McCarthy from the Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has welcomed a $10 million grant from Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), money sourced from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation."I think it is a recognition of the promise that our work is doing in terms of developing tools to eliminate malaria," Professor McCarthy said from the Northern Australia Inves..>> view originalWheelchair Aussie rules makes official debut in match between...
Wheelchair Aussie rules makes official debut in match between diggers and locals at Adelaide RAAF baseBy Nathan StittUpdatedNovember 08, 2015 18:25:29 The first organised game of competitive wheelchair Australian rules football has been played at a RAAF base in Adelaide, prompting talk of a national league.A team of injured Defence Force (ADF) diggers undergoing rehab at Darwin's Solider Recovery Centre took on a Disability Sports Australia (DSA) side made up of locals from South Australia.Like a hybrid of wheelchair rugby and basketball, wheelchair Australian rules is a fast-paced game, not for the faint-hearted.Even though it was an exhibition match and played in the right spirit, ther..>> view originalIndigenous affairs: Tiwi Islands children learn books are as thrilling...
Video will begin in5seconds.Tiwi Islands kids help write new bookStudents from Milikapiti School in the Tiwi Islands read aloud fromNo Way Yirrikipayi!, a book they helped create with author Alison Lester.PT0M39Shttp://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-45wh8620349November 8, 2015 - 3:44PM It was a big week for books in the Tiwi Islands near Darwin, where young people usually dream of AFL football rather than writing.Sixty children gathered in the 35-degree heat at Milikapiti School on Melville Island last Monday to celebrateNo Way Yirrikipayi!, a book about a hungry crocodile they had written and illustrated with visiting author Alison Lester.The excited pupils read..>> view originalKimberley tourists in shock at dead crocodile trapped in netting
A dead crocodile was found floating in an abandoned gillnet at Roe River.A Kimberley tourism operator has released footage of tourists observing a dead crocodile floating in abandoned netting in a bid to have gillnet fishing banned in the region.Kimberley Quest vessel Captain Brad Priest-Tasker and his passengers came across the dead crocodile trapped in the abandoned net at Roe River during the last tour of the 'dry' season, the prime tourist season in the region."Passengers on our trips have a once in a lifetime experience connecting with the beautiful pristine environment of the Kimberley coastline, and a scene like this is very confronting for them," Mr Priest-Tasker said."Many of these ..>> view originalBig barra biting in build-up
Big barramundi start biting in Northern Territory build-up as fisherman catches 120cm monsterby:CRAIG DUNLOPFrom:NT NewsNovember 08, 201510:32AMTim van Kuyl caught this 120cm Barramundi on the Roper River. Picture: SuppliedSource:SuppliedTHE big barramundi have started biting for the build-up, as Darwin fisho Mick Ferguson reeled in a 120cm monster near Port Roper.Mr Ferguson’s mate, Tim van Kuyl posed for a customary photo with the fish before releasing it.“We’d never been to that spot before, but I think we might make an annual trip of it,” Mr van Kuyl said.“It was the first fish of the morning, and after that things went pretty quiet but when you get a fish like that it doesn’t really mat..>> view originalNo sweat: cool tips for hot weather workouts
Too hot? There are surprising ways to cool down.When it comes to working out in the cold, the thought is worse than the reality. There's nothing inviting about grey skies and chilly winds, but once you're out there and moving the cool air makes running much easier.Come summer, it's the opposite: blue skies beckon, but high temperatures make outdoor exercise harder and that can be a turn off, especially for someone taking their first steps to fitness."The reason hot weather exercise is so hard is that your body is trying to do two things at once. It has to provide extra blood to the muscles to allow you to work out and at the same time it needs to direct blood to the skin in order to keep you..>> view originalOur region's women hoping to win Townsville Sevens
RUGBY UNION: Mackay's Jessica Sabatino might not have been playing rugby sevens for long but she's excited about this weekend.Sabatino is captain of the Bowen, Mackay, Whitsundays team, who along with the Stingers Development side will head north for the Townsville Sevens tournament.Queensland Rugby Union development officer Rama Chand is coaching the women's teams.He said there was plenty of interest in this competition from Mackay women."Due to the high interest rate we needed to enter two full teams into the comp," Chand said.This is a great sign for women's rugby in Mackay."Woman's rugby in Mackay was essentially non-existent, but comps like this will change that," Chand said."There is p..>> view originalThe Royal Aussie Scrapbook
Darwin, March '63. Bear skins: The Queen and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh look at koalas during a visit to a wildlife park. Brisbane, Oct '11. The Australian ...>> view originalShenal to lift NT hort profile
FARMING is sexy according to the new CEO of the Northern Territory Farmers Association.The Sri Lankan-born Shenal Basnayake took over the reins of NT Farmers in the middle of the year with some strong ideas about pushing the Territory's agriculture potential.Mr Basnayake said he thought agriculture, particularly horticulture, doesn't share the same level of attention as many other industries."People don’t think farming is sexy- wrong. What better way to roll around in the hay than when making it?" he said."We don’t have a large international export sector, therefore we’re probably not as attention-grabbing as industries that are deemed to bring in huge foreign dollars."All we do is feed..>> view original
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