Schools cleared of danger after bomb threats and other top stories.

• Schools cleared of danger after bomb threats

  Two more bomb threats have been made against Darwin schools. PICTURE: SuppliedTwo Darwin schools have been cleared of danger after bomb threats were made todayBakewell and Anula Primary Schools received the threats via telephone calls this morning, according to a statement released by the Education Department.Today’s threats come after four Darwin schools were targeted last week.“The schools immediately enacted their emergency management plans as a precaution and continue to work closely with po..

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• Recent housing boom lacklustre

  

  The current economic uncertainty and low wage growth has muted any substantial home value growth despite current low mortgage rates. Kate Geraghty Home values across combined capital cites have risen only 72 per cent in the past decade, bucking a trend from previous decades, research by property group CoreLogic RP Data shows. Despite the recent boom between 2012 and 2015, when Sydney and Melbourne recorded double-digit annual increases, from Ja..

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• US-China rivalry: does Asia have to choose?

  Can America preserve the US-led regional order by resisting China’s challenge to replace it with ‘a new model of great-power relations’? That depends a lot on how much support the US can expect from its friends and allies in the region. That is why President Obama has invited ASEAN leaders to a special summit at Sunnylands in California next week.Most analysts are optimistic. They believe that strong regional support for US primacy is assured because Asians are so scared of Chinese hegemony. If..

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• 'It was cutting precious beer time!' Cheeky couple on first

  

  Video Couple on first date tow away 4WD that trapped them in A Darwin driver has learnt not to mess with people looking for love.In the lead up to Valentine’s Day a new couple took a punt and went for a first date to their local camping expo.While they had a good time, they were a bit miffed to find a rude Toyota Landcruiser driver had parked directly behind their car so they couldn’t flee, even if they wanted to.Photo: FacebookFortunately this new couple was able to solve the problem togethe..

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• Flowering ginger developed for the Top End proving to be a bestseller

  

  Flowering ginger developed for the Top End proving to be a bestseller Updated February 12, 2016 10:21:49 Years of research have paid off for a Darwin nursery owner who has sold out of a new tropical flower ahead of Valentine's Day. The nursery is working with the Northern Territory Government to test several ornamental flowering gingers that were developed especially for Top End conditions.Plantsmith nursery owner Simon Smith said one of the varieties in particular had ..

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• Top fisho fined $800 over $6.50 'Taser'

  

  A TERRITORY fishing tour guide who imported a “gimmick” Taser from Thailand must have doubted its legality because he removed the prongs and failed to declare it on his customs card, a magistrate said.Luke Francis Connor, 42, was charged with importing the “electric shock device” and recklessly making a false statement after an x-ray showed an “anomaly” in his luggage at Darwin International Airport.Defence lawyer Peter Maley said Connor packed the Taser for a friend, who he had been partying wi..

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• Hickmott lives dream with comeback galloper

  

  I Have A Dream wins in Perth.HIS core business is trading young horses to Asia but there’s no denying Michael Hickmott has what it takes as a raceday trainer.Hickmott, 27, kicked off his thoroughbred career in a blaze of glory, winning the 2007 and 2009 Darwin Cups, and in 2013 he became the youngest trainer in Australian racing history to prepare 100 winners.The well-spoken horseman now prepares a team of around 20 horses from his Murray Bridge base, with his key focus on educating and conditio..

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• We were 'betrayed' after killer's escape

  

  Rick Dermody died in hospital after being bashed by Jeffrey Ahwon and two mates in late 2013. Picture: FACEBOOKTHE escape of convicted killer Jeffrey Ahwon from Darwin Prison on Friday night has left his victim’s family feeling betrayed by the Northern Territory justice system.Speaking from Adelaide, Kiara Dermody – the daughter of Ahwon’s victim Rick Dermody – rejected the Department of Corrections’ claim that Ahwon was not a danger to the public.“If he can assault a man like my father, ..

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