Woman caught with drugs at Darwin airport
A Melbourne woman caught at Darwin Airport allegedly carrying methamphetamines has been charged by police.Police say a drug dog identified the woman as she was being screened at the airport on Friday morning, and when she was searched a package of about 14 grams of methamphetamine was found in her clothing.She was charged with possessing and supplying a trafficable quantity of methamphetamine, and will appear at Darwin Magistrates Court on Monday. © AAP 2016 Send your photos, videos and storie..>> view originalParking fines sting harder
Darwin City Council parking inspectors issued 6556 fines in the CBD in the December quarter. PICTURE: Brad HunterDARWIN drivers spent less on parking but received more parking fines in the December quarter than the previous, according to figures released by Darwin Council. A report approved by general manager of corporate services Diana Leeder said council parking inspectors issued 6556 fines in the CBD, up 411 on 2014’s total of 6145 for the corresponding period, however fewer infringements wer..>> view originalBuffaloes end a decade of despair
Buffalo Willie Foster leads in the race for the football.THE Darwin Buffaloes are in the NTFL Premier League finals for the first time in a decade and for coach Mark Motlop and his players the real work has begun.The Buffaloes did what they were expected to do yesterday when they brushed aside bottom side Waratah by 122 points at Gardens Oval.But the 21.21 (147) to 4.1 (25) win meant a lot more than four premiership points to the patient Buffalo fans who have waited since 2006 to see their side ..>> view originalLegislation to make fuel companies accountable
Bullet Proof Metals' Darren Howard says ‘support the little guys’ as he fills up his fuel tanks at Virginia Store at only 117.9 cents a litre. PICTURE: Patrina MaloneFuel companies could face up to $61,000 in fines and jail time for failing to comply with disclosure legislation introduced to the Territory Parliament last week.Chief Minister Adam Giles introduced the Fuel Disclosure Bill on Thursday. It is not expected back into Parliament to be passed until after the next sittings.The legislatio..>> view originalTrial told of doctor's encrypted porn files
Chamari Liyanage and her husband Dinendra Athukorala. Encrypted files revealed to be pornographic material were found in a digital forensic analysis of Geraldton doctor Dinendra Athukorala’s computer, a court has been told.Digital forensic analyst Ryan Baxter described to the jury on Friday the use and set-up of a system of computers found in the Shenton Street unit belonging to Dr Athukorala and his wife Chamari Liyanage, who is on trial for his murder.Five computers and numerous external..>> view originalThe tiny island the British swapped for New York
Run Island, one of Indonesia’s Banda Islands, was once swapped by Britain for New York. Picture: Simon Proudman / NewsmodoRUN Island is so small it doesn’t make an appearance on most maps of Indonesia. Closer to Darwin than Jakarta, this tropical island has an intriguing claim to fame. In 1667, it was swapped by the British for another small piece of land in North America — now better known as New York.Why? It was because of spices; cinnamon and cloves, but the real money spinner was nutmeg.In t..>> view originalNineteen drunk drivers caught
Nineteen drivers were caught drink driving on NT roads over the weekend. PICTURE: Andrew TauberA REPEAT offender banned from getting behind the wheel for three years was one of 19 motorists caught drink driving on Territory roads over the weekend.Territory Duty Superintendent Kylie Proctor said the 52-year-old man from Alice Springs was arrested for his 10th drink driving offence when he was pulled over by police and blew .171.He was one of six drivers caught in Alice Springs.In Darwin a 30-year..>> view originalLabor's negative gearing plan: Investors could be $1000 a year ...
Future investors could be more than $1000 a year worse off under Labor’s plan to limit negative gearing to new properties. More than 50 per cent of the tax benefits of negative gearing now goes to the top 20 per cent of income earners, who obtain an average $1083 benefit each year, a PwC analysis of 2013-14 figures shows. Under Labor’s plan, this benefit would be lost to investors who buy established properties because only newly built properties will be able to be negatively geared after mid-2..>> view originalSpringborg: Hospital should release refugee baby Asha
REFUGEE baby Asha should be discharged from Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Queensland opposition leader Lawrence Springborg said on Sunday. The 12-month-old, Darwin-born daughter of Nepalese asylum seekers was flown to the Brisbane hospital for treatment to accidental burns she received while learning to walk in a detention centre on Nauru last week. The baby girl is believed to be well enough to be released, however, doctors on Friday issued a statement saying they refuse to let her..>> view originalMnemonics: added memory may power classroom success
Upwey High students Aviv Dolan, centre, and Rory-Clay Edwards have improved their memories and academic performance with mnemonics techniques taught to them by teacher Dan Mayes. Photo: Supplied It's 35 degrees outside but high in an RMIT University tower in Swanston Street the air is chilled to just 19 – brain temperature. Around the room, nine people sit bent over their desks. Most wear noise-cancelling headphones. No one speaks. This is the second day of t..>> view original
Sunday, February 14, 2016
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