Thursday, November 26, 2015

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  • SA bushfires: smartphone app saves property from 3000km away

    Simon Maddocks, the vice-chancellor at Charles Darwin University and a part-time farmer, was working in his Darwin office as news of the severity of the ...
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  • Northern Territory artist Margaret Duncan wins micro-business grant

    Northern Territory artist Margaret Duncan wins micro-business grant
    Northern Territory artist Margaret Duncan wins micro-business grantPostedNovember 27, 2015 17:09:50 It's not every day a woman from a remote Indigenous community wins the support and admiration from a major investment fund to grow her small business.Fresh from a whirlwind tour of Perth, Melbourne and Sydney to meet people interested in supporting her burgeoning business and to accept a $25,000 grant from AMP's Tomorrow Fund, Margaret Duncan sat down with 105.7 ABC Darwin. I don..
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  • Nine's new 9HD channel isn't compatible with all TVs, causing grief...

    Road bump for cricket fans ... Years in the making, Nine launched its brand new 9HD channel yesterday. But the service hasn’t been smooth for everybodySophie AubreyNews Corp Australia NetworkCHANNEL Nine has spent months brewing hype about it’s new 9HD channel — but for some viewers, it has fallen bitterly flat.The new service launched on Channel 90 yesterday, together with other rebranded free-to-air digital channels 9Go!, 9GEM and a new go-to for lifestyle shows, 9Life.The standard definition ..
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  • 'I feel like a monster': Inside a Northern Territory workshop for...

    'I feel like a monster': Inside a Northern Territory workshop for...
    'I feel like a monster': Inside a Northern Territory workshop for domestic violence perpetratorsUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 13:23:50 Holding brightly coloured textas, men of all ages approached the echoing boardroom's whiteboard and were asked to enhance a cartoon figurine of an angry man.For one participant the addition was a blue spear; for another, red smoke erupting from his ears.Standing in front of the group, the only woman present then clutched her lower stomach and pointed at a glowing ..
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  • Nitschke sets medical licence ablaze

    Nitschke sets medical licence ablaze
    Dr Philip Nitschke responds symbolically to the medical board conditions by setting fire to his medical certificate at a press conference at the Double Tree Hilton in Darwin. Photo: Isabella MooreEUTHANASIA campaigner Philip Nitschke has set fire to his medical practising certificate, and vowed to continue to advise terminally ill patients about how to take their own lives.The Medical Board of Australia had set out 25 conditions for the prominent campaigner to comply with if he wanted to remain ..
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  • 20-year-old gelding brutally attacked and left with bone-deep wound...

    20-year-old gelding brutally attacked and left with bone-deep wound...
    20-year-old gelding brutally attacked and left with bone-deep wound on its nose, is on road to recoveryby:KIREAN BANKSFrom:NT NewsNovember 27, 20151:26PMMACCA, the 20-year-old gelding brutally attacked and left with bone-deep wound on its nose, is on the road to recovery.In late October Macca was struck on the nose with a metal bar at charity Riding for the Disabled in Marlow Lagoon.Riding for the Disabled manager Lesley Monro with attack victim Macca, who is now on the road to recovery at Ma..
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  • Alice computer geek off to 'clear his head' at Brisbane pop culture expo

    Alice computer geek off to 'clear his head' at Brisbane pop culture expo
    Alice computer geek off to ‘clear his head’ at Brisbane pop culture expoby:From:NT NewsNovember 27, 20158:50AMCharles Darwin University Alice Springs computer guru Glenn Jones will assume the identity of his alter-ego at a pop culture expo in Brisbane.Source:SuppliedCHARLES Darwin University Alice Springs computer guru Glenn Jones will assume the identity of his alter-ego at a pop culture expo in Brisbane this weekend.Mr Jones will attend the three-day event in the costume of a character from th..
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  • Asylum seekers who sailed near Christmas Island transferred to...

    Asylum seeker boat towed out to sea0:47An asylum seeker boat has reportedly been towed back out to sea after reaching Christmas Island.Arrival ... the asylum seekers were transferred from their original vessel to one of the new Vietnamese fishing boats. Picture: SuppliedSource:SuppliedASYLUM seekers on a boat which came within a few hundred metres of Christmas Island have turned up in Indonesia, saying their original boat was destroyed by Australian officials and they were given a new boat an..
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  • No love lost in build-up downpour

    No love lost in build-up downpour
    VIDEO: Downpour finally soaks the Top End after weeks of sweltering heatby:From:NT NewsNovember 27, 201511:39AMTimelapse: Durack storms0:21A timelapse video of Thursday afternoon's storm over Durack.RAIN soaked the Top End Thursday afternoon, catching many people out.With a top of 36C and the day beginning in the typical hot and sunny build-up fashion the weather quickly changed.But like this couple pictured, it would have been a welcome relief for some.In the city, the temperature dropped to 2..
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  • ICON: Federal Government abandons sale of dark fibre Canberra...

    ICON: Federal Government abandons sale of dark fibre Canberra...
    ICON: Federal Government abandons sale of dark fibre Canberra communications networkUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 11:18:18 The Federal Government has abandoned the idea of selling a "dark fibre" communications network used by departments in Canberra to send sensitive information.The Intra Government Communications network (ICON) includes more than 800 kilometres of high-speed cable linking about 400 buildings across the capital.The Government acknowledged ICON was a strategic asset, but said sell..
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