Darwin swelters as heatwave grips Top End: Middle Point records top of 41
Darwin swelters as heatwave grips Top End: Middle Point records top of 41.6CBy Xavier La CannaUpdatedNovember 09, 2015 14:28:27 Parts of the Northern Territory are sweltering through a heatwave, with some towns in the Top End experiencing record-high temperatures.Overnight on Sunday and into Monday morning in Darwin the minimum temperature was 28.8 degrees Celsius."It was a real stinker of a night," said senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Graeme King.Mr King said with 85 per cent humidity, the apparent temperature in Darwin only got to a minimum of 35C."It is not just Darwin. Right across the Top End there is nowhere that has dropped below about 25C. It was a really h..>> view originalDarwin hosts Robb, Roozendaal, Frydenberg but not Forrest | afr
There have been big salesmen and spenders galore in Darwin the past couple of days for the Australian government's Northern Australia Investment Forum, including Trade MinisterAndrew Robb(whose agency Austrade has pioneered the conference), Minister for Deathly Pollution the Back Corners of NowhereJosh Frydenberg, and his Labor counterpartGary Gray, the latter seen deep in conversation with the Cole Commission's unreliable witness, former BHP executive andAndrewLiveris's fosterling at Dow Chemical,Tom Harley. Also notably present was former NSW Treasurer turned Yuhu Property vice chairmanEric Roozendaal.And where better for a traditional demarcation dispute than the Northern Territory?! Whil..>> view originalSeven people arrested over Groote Eylandt riot deaths
Seven people arrested over Groote Eylandt riot deathsUpdatedNovember 09, 2015 19:05:27 Seven people have been arrested in relation to a riot in which two men died on a remote Northern Territory island late last week.The group were flown off Groote Eylandt to Darwin this afternoon.Police said the arrests came after a group of 13 people surrendered to police.The deaths of the two men, aged 19 and 29, happened on Friday during a confrontation between two groups on the island, 630 kilometres east of Darwin.The unrest was sparked last Thursday, when two women had an altercation at the island community of Angurugu and a male relative intervened.It set off a chain of events that saw about 60 pe..>> view originalAlleged repeat sex offender charged but allowed to live in same dorm where assaults allegedly occurred | NT News
Alleged repeat sex offender charged but allowed to live in same dorm where assaults allegedly occurredby:EXCLUSIVE By CRAIG DUNLOPFrom:NT NewsNovember 09, 20154:35PMAn alleged repeat sex offender living at a Charles Darwin University student dorm was allowed to continue living in the building where the alleged assaults occurred until his lease ran out. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Corp AustraliaAN alleged repeat sex offender living at a Charles Darwin University student dorm was allowed to continue living in the building where the alleged assaults occurred until his lease ran out.An NT Police spokeswoman said the alleged perpetrator – who cannot be named – was recently charged over two in..>> view originalFishing report: the Darwin Build-up - Fishing World
With the temperatures and humidity rising sharply over the last few weeks in the NT, so has the fishing around Darwin. There are plenty of nice photos doing the rounds on social media sites like Facebook, showing off some great barramundi in the 90 cm range, with a few over the meter mark.In addition, with the Government releasing 75 tagged barra that are worth $10,000 each to anyone lucky enough pick one up, and one worth a cool million bucks, there’s an added incentive to get out there after them. So far there have been four tagged barra caught in about as many weeks, all worth ten grand each. Two of those came from Darwin Harbour, one from the Daly River and the latest from Corroboree B..>> view originalFishos' close encounter with big croc in Ludmilla Creek
Fishos’ close encounter with big croc in Ludmilla Creekby:CRAIG DUNLOPFrom:NT NewsNovember 09, 20154:59PMTwo Darwin fishos found themselves in an unintended close encounter with a big saltie when they accidentally cornered it in Ludmilla Creek. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Corp AustraliaTWO Darwin fishos found themselves up a creek with a 3.5m saltie on Saturday.Nathan Langer said he and mate Steve Moyle accidentally cornered the croc while trying their luck fishing in Ludmilla Creek.“It was getting too choppy out in the harbour, so thought we’d head up Ludmilla Creek and see if there was one of the million-dollar barra up there,” he said.Mr Langer said their small tinny had just made it up..>> view originalDarwin should be developed as a naval base | The Australian
Nicolas Rothwell refers to the Japanese attacks in World War II (“Disquiet over deal on Darwin’s gateway to Asia”, 7/11). The Japanese didn’t need to own the port to gather intelligence — their merchant ships did that. US navy ships use the port, he says. They might well be doing so next to a Chinese freighter right now. But they don’t do a lot more than refuel.The silence around the deal is striking, he says. Well, perhaps there is not a lot to say and there are few substantial negatives listed. There are no scallop beds to get excited about. No one says it’s not a good commercial deal with an operator whose country is likely to be an important user. And let’s be real, compared to, say, Gla..>> view originalWin Last Cab to Darwin DVDs with Leader Newspapers | HeraldSun
AUSTRALIAN movie,Last Cab to Darwinis released on DVD and Bluray on December 9.Starring Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver and directed by Jeremy Sims, the film tells the story of Rex (Caton), a Broken Hill taxi driver who, when told he doesn’t have long to live, sets out on an epic journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms.Against the backdrop of outback Australia, Rex learns the importance of being close to people, and discovers that before you can end your life, you’ve got to learn to share it.With a supporting cast including Ningali Lawford-Wolf and Mark Coles Smith and a score by Ed Kuepper,Last Cab to Darwinis a beautiful film about finding life in the face of death.For more infor..>> view originalAustralia's property and banking industries taking the lead with low...
Australia's property and banking industries taking the lead with low carbon measuresPostedNovember 09, 2015 18:06:50 Talks are already underway in Paris ahead of the United Nations climate change summit meeting later this month.France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius is hosting 70 ministers and delegates at the site, which is still under construction, aiming to get a head start on the negotiations.The summit is tasked with reaching a binding agreement to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.The Australian Government has been criticised for its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2030.However, Australia's property and banking industries are leading the world w..>> view original'Disturbance' among detainees follows refugee death on Christmas...
The Immigration Department has confirmed what it describes as a "disturbance" at the Christmas Island detention centre, amid reports of rioting by the residents.It follows the discovery by Federal Police of a man's body during a search for a detainee reported missing from the North-West Point detention facility before the weekend.As Kristina Kukolja reports, a refugee advocacy group is calling for a full judicial inquiry into the death.It's the latest in a series of deaths in immigration detention in Australian-run offshore and onshore facilities.The Immigration Department has confirmed that Australian Federal Police found the body of a man outside Christmas Island's North-West Point detenti..>> view original
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