WWII wrecks and Darwin's ice age history unveiled by start-of-the-art technology - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
WWII wrecks and Darwin's ice age history unveiled by start-of-the-art technologyUpdatedDecember 01, 2015 17:15:37 On first glance, Darwin Harbour appears much like any other Australian port, but a new geographic survey has documented ancient geography and ghostly shipwrecks in unprecedented detail.Key points:High resolution mapping of Darwin Harbour produces detailed information about area's geographic originsShipwrecks from WWII and Cyclone Tracy mapped in new detail as part of projectScien..>> view originalDarwin businesses fined thousands for paying backpackers less than $5 an hour - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Darwin businesses fined thousands for paying backpackers less than $5 an hourUpdatedDecember 01, 2015 13:28:07 Two Darwin companies were fined this month for paying backpackers less than $5 an hour, prompting the Fair Work Ombudsman to issue a warning to businesses.The former owners of the Java Spice Café Emporium on Mitchell Street, husband-and-wife Moya and Peter Buckley, underpaid two workers who were on 417 working holiday visas $5,805 and $1,605 respectively.The workers, both in their 2..>> view originalDarwin travel agent Xana Kamitsis guilty of fraud, 20 counts of obtaining benefit by deception - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Darwin travel agent Xana Kamitsis guilty of fraud, 20 counts of obtaining benefit by deceptionUpdatedDecember 01, 2015 16:42:52 Darwin travel agent Alexandra "Xana" Kamitsis has been found guilty of fraud for rorting a pensioner travel concession scheme run by the Northern Territory Health Department.A Supreme Court jury has found Kamitsis guilty of 20 counts of obtaining a benefit by deception in relation to conduct between 2009 and 2013.The jury found Kamitsis fraudulently invoiced the Hea..>> view originalAsylum seekers 'hospitalised in Darwin after hunger strike' | SBS News
Three male asylum seekers have been hospitalised after going on a hunger strike, the Refugee Action Coalition says.The coalition released a statement saying the three Palestinians were among 16 asylum seekers, 11 Palestinians, one Iraqi and two Lebanese, who began a hunger strike nine days ago at Darwin's Wickham Point detention centre.SBS News contacted the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to verify the claims but has not received a response yet.The coalition's statement said the..>> view originalKulikovsky funeral: Russian royals searched for relative just days...
Kulikovsky funeral: Russian royals searched for relative just days before his death in NTUpdatedNovember 30, 2015 20:03:34 The funeral of a Russian royal who died alone in the Northern Territory town of Katherine has been told his family were trying to find him just days before they learned he was dead.Key points:Leonid Kulikovsky was the great grandson of Russian Tsar Alexander IIIMr Kulikovsky died alone in Katherine on September 27Russian royals were searching for him days before they lea..>> view originalNorthern Territory Opposition Leader Michael Gunner moves motion...
Northern Territory Opposition Leader Michael Gunner moves motion of no confidence against CLP GovernmentBy Sally BrooksUpdatedDecember 01, 2015 13:18:30 The Northern Territory Opposition Leader has introduced a motion of no confidence in the Territory Government in Parliament.If successful the motion could trigger an early election.In Parliament, Michael Gunner said it was time to talk about the future of the Northern Territory."We are currently ruled by an arrogant dictatorship, more concer..>> view originalHouse prices fall in five out of eight Australian capital cities in...
House prices fall in five out of eight Australian capital cities in November, survey saysUpdatedDecember 01, 2015 16:21:53 Home prices in Melbourne and Sydney have started to come off the boil according to a new report by CoreLogic RP Data.The Home Value Index for November showed that home prices fell by 1.5 per cent across Australia's capital cities over the month.The survey found that prices fell in five out of eight capital cities in November.Melbourne led the home price falls with prices..>> view originalBorroloola residents accuse governments of leaving them in Third...
Borroloola residents accuse governments of leaving them in Third World housing conditionsBy Jane BardonPostedDecember 01, 2015 15:30:29 Residents in the remote town of Borroloola have accused the Northern Territory and Federal governments of making excuses about why they have been left for years in dangerous and Third World housing conditions.Nine hundred kilometres from Darwin on the Gulf of Carpentaria, Jacob Reilly lives in the Mara Indigenous town camp.He shares an outside toilet with th..>> view originalGulf of Carpentaria tiger prawn fishermen have one of best seasons
Gulf of Carpentaria tiger prawn fishermen have one of best seasonsPostedDecember 01, 2015 13:01:15 Tiger prawn fishermen working in the Gulf of Carpentaria have had one of their best seasons.The season wrapped up this morning, with most boats working up until the end of the four-month season.Speaking to ABC Rural at the Darwin Duck Ponds, WA Seafood Exporters fleet manager John Palmer said this season's catch had surprised everyone."It was predicted it was going to be pretty good, but we did..>> view originalTurf Club gobsmacked by Govt's Richardson Park plans
Richardson Park .... concept designs, released in October, for its redevelopment outlined a 10,700-capacity venue and, with only 300 existing carparks available, Department of Infrastructure chief executive David McHugh said 2000 more would be needed. Picture: NT NewsSource:News LimitedFANNIE Bay Racecourse has been mooted as the traffic and parking solution for the new Richardson Park. But no one told the Darwin Turf Club.DTC chief executive officer Keith Stacy said his organisation had not b..>> view original
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