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 ..>> view originalChinese Darwin port owner plans energy expansion | afr
Trade Minister Andrew Robb says criticism of foreign investment, including the sale of the Port of Darwin, is misplaced.Glenn CampbellThe Chinese company that upset the defence establishment by buying the Port of Darwin is looking for oil and gas acquisitions in Northern Australia to boost trade through the commercial port.As Trade Minister Andrew Robb hit back at critics of the $500 million sale to the Landbridge Group, the Chinese-owned company confirmed it was looking to significantly boost i..>> 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 Chemic..>> 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 eas..>> 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 con..>> 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 t..>> 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 ge..>> view originalMan who attempted to rape teenager 30 years ago jailed at age 81
Man who attempted to rape teenager 30 years ago jailed at age 81By Sally BrooksUpdatedNovember 09, 2015 20:26:52 An elderly Queensland man who attempted to rape a teenager on a boat in Darwin Harbour 30 years ago has been sentenced to 26 months in jail, to be suspended after six months.Clement Lopez, 81, pleaded guilty in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to one count of unlawfully assaulting a female with intent to have carnal knowledge.The charge relates to an attack on a woman on May 6..>> 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..>> view originalMicrosoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Picture: Lacy O'Toole...
The End Game48:00The bid to control and ultimately eliminate malaria worldwide is perhaps one of the most ambitious global health projects is.Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Picture: Lacy O'Toole/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesAUSTRALIAN scientists will infect healthy people with malaria in a bold new research project boosted by $10 million in funding from Microsoft founder Bill Gates.The funding will help scientists at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Bris..>> view original
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