Aussie summer of golf tees off in Darwin and other top stories.

• Aussie summer of golf tees off in Darwin

  

  Golf in Australia is back underway this week as the inaugural Northern Territory PGA Championship tees off the second half of the 2016 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia schedule. The 2016 season got off to a huge start with Professionals competing for more than AU$3.8million in nine tournaments that spanned three countries. Victorian Matthew Griffin currently leads the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit following his win at the ISPS HANDA BMW New ..

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• Globetrotting Zunic finds form in Darwin

  

  Jordan Zunic has left his mark on the Palmerston Golf Course in the first round of the Northern Territory PGA Championship. Teeing off the 10th, Zunic was slow to get started making the turn in just 1-under the card.However it was the front-9 where the 2015 New Zealand Open champion really ignited. He posted six birdies, four consecutively, on his way to firing 7-under 64."It's always nice to start off a tournament well. I was feeling really nice over the ball an..

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• Ausgrid veto sparks criticism over investment policy

  

  Treasurer Scott Morrison's support for foreign investment has been questioned. Bradley Kanaris Rejected Hong Kong bidder Cheung Kong Infrastructure has questioned the federal government's motives after Treasurer Scott Morrison blocked both it and the Chinese government-owned State Grid from leasing NSW power asset Ausgrid on the basis of national security concerns.The preliminary decision, which won broad domestic political support but cast a c..

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• Carlie Sinclair 'feared' fiance before vanishing: Court told

  

  IN THE weeks before she disappeared, Darwin woman Carlie Sinclair allegedly told friends, family and neighbours that she hated and feared her fiance Danny Deacon, and spoke to lawyers about separating from him and taking their toddler son to Brisbane, a court has heard. Meanwhile, Deacon had dug her grave on a rural property and was waiting for the opportunity to kill her, prosecutors allege.Deacon has pleaded not guilty to Ms Sinclair’s murder.At the opening of his trial on Wednesday, the Darwi..

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• The cheapskate's guide to Brisbane

  

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• Jake Long's emotional news1:02

  

  ESSENDON will add another chapter to one of footy’s great names when Jake Long makes his AFL debut on Sunday.Long is the son of Bombers legend Michael Long, who played 190 games from 1989-2001, including two premierships, winning the Norm Smith Medal in 1993.Jake was told the news by coach John Worsfold on Thursday, to the delight of his teammates.He then phoned father Michael, who is based in Darwin, only to discover he was in the same building.When Jake delivered the news face-to-face, it was ..

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• 4 Corners report put target on back: Giles

  

  The ABC's 4 Corners program on abuse within Darwin's youth detention centre put a target on the chief minister's back and was orchestrated to do his government damage during an election campaign, he says.Adam Giles accused the ABC of deliberately timing the broadcast of the episode on the Don Dale centre ahead of the August 27 poll, and told Sky News on Thursday that it was intended to give the Labor opposition "a leg up".When questioned by journalists in Alice Springs on what evidence he had to..

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• Federal Court awards Indigenous group right to trade over NT town ...

  

  Federal Court awards Indigenous group right to trade over NT town of Borroloola Posted August 11, 2016 14:12:29 The Federal Court has handed down a determination giving Indigenous people the right to trade over the township of Borroloola in a first for the Northern Territory. Key points:NT Government and Commonwealth fought first right to trade decisionClaim group successfully argued historic trade with the Indonesian MacassansIndigenous clans can now claim compensat..

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• Weekend tides put anglers in the clear to strike it big

  

  IF IT’S clear water you’re after this weekend — be it in the estuaries or offshore — then you’ll certainly get it thanks to the dead neap tides that will be happening both days.Winds offshore won’t be too bad — mainly easterlies around 15-20km/h — so trailer boats of 5m or longer should have no difficulties.There are plenty of options for offshore fishing this weekend too.Similar tides a fortnight ago produced good reef fish out wide at South Gutter and North Gutter.Down Loee Patches way, goldie..

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• What should you do if you hit an animal while driving?

  

  What should you do if you hit an animal while driving? Posted August 11, 2016 15:21:39 For most drivers, the experience of hearing an unmistakable thud and getting out of the car and finding a dead animal on the road can be a horrible yet easily solved experience.But what happens if the animal is still alive?Vet nurse Mandy Hall and her team at Darwin's Ark Animal Hospital treat "at an absolute minimum" one animal a day that has been brought in after a car accident.Ms..

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