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  • US 'stunned' by Port of Darwin sale to Chinese | afr

    US 'stunned' by Port of Darwin sale to Chinese | afr
    Richard Armitage, former US deputy secretary of state.Richard Armitage, a former United States Deputy Secretary of State, said he was "stunned" thatAustralia blindsided the USon a decision to allow a Chinese company with alleged links to the People's Liberation Army to lease the Port of Darwin."I couldn't believe the Australian defence ministry went along with this," Mr Armitage toldThe Australian Financial Reviewin an interview."And I was further stunned to find out that apparently this did not..
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  • Somali family planning Darwin reunion party after son is granted long-awaited visa - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Somali family planning Darwin reunion party after son is granted long-awaited visa - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    Somali family planning Darwin reunion party after son is granted long-awaited visaUpdatedNovember 17, 2015 14:42:42 A Somali mother at the centre of a public campaign to the Department of Immigration is planning an "Aussie-style" barbecue reunion party to welcome her long-lost son to Darwin."I want to make a barbecue because I'm Aussie, and Aussies are always doing barbecues," Fatuma Ahmed Ali said. The reunion itself can bring back terrible memories. The last time they saw thi..
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    Rental vacancy rates continue to increase in mining-dependent capitals Perth and Darwin, as low commodity prices and the completion of major construction ...
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    The Australian government's decision to approve a 99-year lease of Darwin's commercial port to a Chinese firm, Landbridge Group, with ties to the People's ...
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  • International basketball tournament bound for Top End with a strong...

    International basketball tournament bound for Top End with a strong...
    International basketball tournament bound for Top End with a strong Asian flavourby:MARC McGOWANFrom:NT NewsNovember 17, 20152:08PMJohn King in action in the Darwin All-Stars' Sultan Cup match against Johor Bahru. Picture: MIKE LIMSource:SuppliedAN international basketball tournament could be held in Darwin in April next year in conjunction with an NT Government sports business summit involving prominent Asian visitors.TheNT Newsunderstands it would be a four-team tournament, including a Darwin ..
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  • iPad bungle causes Qantas jet to strike runway

    iPad bungle causes Qantas jet to strike runway
    A Qantas jet with 152 passengers and crew on board scraped its tail on the runway at Sydney airport during take-off last year after pilots incorrectly entered data into an iPad attached to the plane's computer.The mishap occured on August 1, 2014 after the pilots had inputed data saying that the 737 aircraft was 10 tonnes lighter than it actually was, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found.A flight attendant on the Sydney to Darwin flight who was seated at the rear of the plane..
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  • Jamar bows out quietly

    Jamar bows out quietly
    Delisted Demon Jamar won't chase an AFL lifelineJennifer PhelanNovember 17, 2015 1:03 PMMark Jamar says he won't try to continue his AFL career next year•Who's hanging up the boots? Check out 2015's retirements and delistings and take the quizEX-MELBOURNE ruckman Mark Jamar has conceded his career at AFL level is over, and will play amateur football in Victoria next season.The 32-year-old wasn't offered a contract by the Demons at the end of this seasonafter spending much of the year in the VFL...
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    Rental prices favour tenants1:07Australia's rate of rent growth falls to the lowest level on record.Some suburbs across Australia have seen weekly rents drop by more than 30 per cent in 12 months.IMAGINE negotiating your rent down. Yes, down.That could be on the cards for tenants in several capital cities after almost a year of lacklustre rental growth, or even decreases in the weekly asking rent.The latest CoreLogic RP Data rental review shows rents across the combined capitals were virtually u..
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  • Territory soccer starlets told hard work and intent is the secret...

    Territory soccer starlets told hard work and intent is the secret...
    Territory soccer starlets told hard work and intent is the secret ingredient to successby:GREY MORRISFrom:NT NewsNovember 17, 20159:42AMAustralian Matilda soccer player Aimee Medwin paid a visit to the girls at Mindil Aces soccer club in Darwin - L to R Isabella Setterfield, Aimee Medwin and Katja Biro (12).Source:News LimitedFOCUS, hard work and intent will always beat the tyranny of distance, Young Matilda Aimee Medwin told the Mindil Aces under-12 girls on Saturday.Medwin was the main attract..
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  • Qld teachers protest student's detention

    Brisbane teachers are set to take industrial action to continue their campaign in protest against the government's detention of an asylum-seeking high school student.Mojgan Shamsalipoor, 21, was months away from graduating at Yeronga State High School when she was forcibly removed from the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre in August and taken to a Darwin detention centre after a failed visa application.Teachers at the school will hold a stop-work meeting at 1.40pm on Tuesday..
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