NT home to nation's top returns
Darwin led other capital cities in Australia for gross rental yields in the January quarter. PICTURE: ThinkStockJANUARY real estate figures show Darwin houses are still offering investors the best returns of any capital city, despite a fall in rental prices. According to the January Core Logic RP Data Hedonic Home Value Index, Darwin recorded a gross rental yield of 5.3 per cent for houses in the January quarter, the highest of any capital city.And yields for Darwin units were the second highest..>> view originalLife-changing help for teens
A new $900,000 facility at Royal Darwin Hospital will help young people with mental health problems. PICTURE: SuppliedTHE Territory’s first specialist child and adolescent mental health facility is open for business. The residential facility at Royal Darwin Hospital – launched on Monday – cost the Government $900,000 and will provide five beds for children aged between 12 and 18.A day program will begin taking patients in a few months.Top End Mental Health general manager Emma Reid said there we..>> view originalCatching on quickly to charms of Top End
Taylor O'Keeffe caught a 110cm barramundi using bait only. PICTURE: SuppliedWHAT started off as a bad day for one new local ended up with the biggest catch of his life.Taylor O’Keeffe moved to Darwin River from Victoria in December and went out fishing with his brother recently.They had planned to go up the Finniss River but missed the tide and got stuck on the bank.After a couple of hours fishing using just bait, Mr O’Keeffe’s brother passed his rod over while he went to check on something in t..>> view originalZika virus declared global health emergency by WHO panel of experts
WHO declares Zika virus a global emergency1:06The World Health Organisation has declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be a global emergency. Origins ... The Zika virus was first discovered in April 1947 after testing a macaque monkey in Ziika forest, Uganda. Picture: AFPReuters and Network WritersNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE World Health Organisation has declared the current outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus a global public health emergency and Australian experts say pregnant wome..>> view original'Legal rape' advocate may be denied entry
Defiant council may go it alone to build pool
Darwin Mayor Katrina Fong Lim says she has spoken to Labor Opposition leader Michael Gunner about funding for the Parap pool. PICTURE: Helen Orr.A LACK of a funding promise from the Northern Territory Government for the Parap pool has spurred the council to play its cards.Darwin council will go ahead with its $14 million development – increased by $5 million to include children and youth amenities – to develop the FINA-compliant pool.But not without strong discussions with the leadership and opp..>> view originalMan charged after crashing into two cop cars
A man who attempted to out run a police dog after crashing into two police cars is expected to appear in Darwin Magistrates Court today.A MAN who crashed into two police cars with an allegedly stolen ute and attempted to run from police will face Darwin Magistrates Court.The 40-year-old man was arrested by police after he allegedly stole a ute from Wood St in Darwin at 10am on Monday and went on a joyride through Palmerston and Karama.Police arrested the man after he fled into bushland near the ..>> view originalProjects Agency opens in Darwin
The Major Projects Approval Agency (MPAA) has opened an office in Darwin to service major projects across the Northern Territory and assist potential investors to obtain information and assistance with regulatory approvals. The MPAA, which was established to provide a single point of entry into Australian Government Agencies for proponents of major investment and developments in the Northern Territory and Tasmania, has already established itself in Tasmania. Minister for Industry, Innovation an..>> view originalProperty bounce hides weakening market
Senator fears GST of 20% or more
A key Senate crossbencher fears Australia will end up like Europe with a consumption tax of 20 per cent or more.Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm has hit out at the possibility of increasing the GST to 15 per cent."The history of increases in GSTs, around the world is that if you increase it once it will then go up again," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. "You end up like some European countries' VATs (value-added tax) or GSTs at 20 per cent or over."Finance Minister Mathias Cormann si..>> view original
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