Victoria Minister Natalie Hutchins left abandoned in Darwin and other top stories.

• Victoria Minister Natalie Hutchins left abandoned in Darwin

  

  Victoria Minister Natalie Hutchins left abandoned in DarwinRick MortonThe Australian5:31PM July 8, 2016SavePrint Social Affairs reporterMelbourneRick Morton is the social affairs writer at the The Australian with a particular policy focus on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, aged care and population, but also writing on homelessness, social trends, drugs, and religion. He also writes features. Victoria’s Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Natalie Hutchins MP. Picture: Mark StewartVictoria..

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• Radio Daze: Relive Supercars Darwin Triple Crown through team ...

  

  WELCOME to the Darwin Triple Crown edition of Radio Daze!We’ve gone and dug back through the best of the team radio chatter to give you the inside view on how both dramatic races unfolded, won by Michael Caruso and Shane van Gisbergen.You can listen to team radio exchanges from most of the Supercars field live during qualifying sessions and races in 2016 through our FOX SPORTS Supercars Race Centre.So sit back and enjoy Races 12 and 13 of the 2016 Supercars Championship as told by the stars of t..

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• Stalling rental markets in Perth, Darwin squeeze yields

  

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• Hundreds of soldiers participating in war games unable to vote

  

  Election 2016: Hundreds of soldiers participating in war games unable to vote By Alyssa Betts Posted July 08, 2016 19:20:28 Hundreds of soldiers from Darwin and Adelaide taking part in war games in outback South Australia did not vote last Saturday in the federal election. Key points:Thousands of soldiers participating in Exercise Hamel war gamesPlan was to have mobile polling boothsNumber of booths cut back, leaving hundreds unable to vote Plans to cover thei..

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• Bacteria can kill in 24 hours

  

  This bacteria could be very dangerous in the wrong hands.RESEARCHERS have discovered new details about a disease which can kill humans in just 24 hours — with a simple sniff. Worse, fears that the disease could be used as a bioweapon are fuelling scientists to discover a cure.Researchers at Griffith University and Bond University have unearthed information about the pathogenic bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which has been described as “prevalent” in Northern Australia and is responsible for..

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• Once a jolly swagman … not anymore

  

  WHEN a Darwin woman suspected her fella was cheating on her she wasn’t going to take the alleged betrayal lying down and hit back with a very public Facebook post.Jacky Divall posted her “broken down so called bull rider” ex partner’s swag on Darwin NT Buy, Sell, Swap and Wanted and Ringers From The Top End Facebook pages “free to any home”.“One swag currently used and abused by a 44-year-old LYING. CHEATING. USING, bald, broken down so called ‘bull rider’ to apparently only ‘just cuddle’ with a..

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• Defence is the key

  

  Defence is the key Tom Wildie  July 8, 2016 3:27 PM Michael Prior spoke to the media ahead of the game against Melbourne in Darwin Fremantle will be hoping their defensive unit can rediscover form as they prepare to take on Melbourne in Darwin tomorrow night. Melbourne’s much lauded attack is hitting its straps, with key forward Jesse Hogan leading the club for goals kicked with 34 for the season so far, and former number ..

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• Perfect Dockers won't please Fremantle coach Ross Lyon

  

  Fremantle coach Ross Lyon wants his players to focus on penetration rather than perfection in Saturday night's AFL clash with Melbourne in Darwin.Lyon was critical of his team's ball movement in their recent 48-point loss to Collingwood, saying they were too cute in possession rather than focusing on breaking the lines. Jonathon Griffin's battle with Demon ruckman Max Gawn will be crucial to the outcome. Photo: Getty Images The Dockers are likely to be confronted with slippery conditions..

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• Hunt for lithium in the Northern Territory being supercharged by ...

  

  Hunt for lithium in the Northern Territory being supercharged by renewable energy boom Posted July 08, 2016 11:57:45 A record number of mining companies are exploring for lithium in the Northern Territory this year, as the price for the soft metal hits new highs.Ian Scrimgeour from the NT Department of Mines and Energy said the level of exploration was extraordinary and 2016 was shaping up to be "the year of lithium in the NT". "Over the last 12 months there's been a ..

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• Six-pointers: Your guide to AFL round 16

  

  It's been a gloomy season for Magpies fans, but watching Adam Treloar, formerly of GWS, has been a silver lining. Photo: Getty Images Treloar set to cop an earfulAdam Treloar has enjoyed a fine season and has been a shining light for Collingwood in a very disappointing year. However, the Magpies recruit is set for arguably his toughest challenge on Saturday when he returns to Spotless Stadium for the first time to face his old Greater Western Sydney teammates..

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Rental decline accelerates as Perth, Darwin slump continues .	Ebony's keeping a flexible schedule .
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