Tuesday, September 6, 2016

From Centre to the West58:54 and other top stories.

  • From Centre to the West58:54

    From Centre to the West58:54Simon kicks off his exploration of Australia in the magnificent 'red centre' of the country, before traveling through South Australia and on, via the extraordinary India Pacific railway, to the west coast city of Perth. Aerial of a part of Darwin city looking out over to Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory.IT’S often imagined as the “wild west”, or not imagined at all. But Darwin is a tropical, cosmopolitan city in the midst of a building boom.Many people who li..
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  • Harvey Fresh trucks milk to Darwin

    Harvey Fresh trucks milk to Darwin
    Brad Thompson - The West Australian on August 27, 2016, 9:04 am A WA dairy processor has started what must qualify as the longest milk run in the world as the local industry pursues a financial aid package aimed at keeping farmers on the land.Parmalat-owned Harvey Fresh is trucking milk more than 4000km from its processing plant in the South West to Darwin as it tries to deal with oversupply issues."Trucking milk to Darwin demonstrates the lengths we are going to to try and ..
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  • LIVE BLOG Last Updated 2:25AM AEST Northern Territory election ...

    LIVE BLOG Last Updated 2:25AM AEST Northern Territory election ...
    Welcome to our live coverage of the Northern Territory election night. Voters went to the polls today and counting will begin from 6pm to determine the 25 seats in play.That concludes The Australian’s live election coverage - read a wrap of the election here.10.45pm:Shorten congratulates Gunner on outstanding victoryFederal opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has released the statement below following Michael Gunner’s election win:I have spoken to Michael Gunner tonight to congratulate him and NT L..
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  • Aboriginal people feel pressured to lose values, culture to be ...

    Aboriginal people feel pressured to lose values, culture to be ...
    Aboriginal people feel pressured to lose values, culture to be successful, study says Updated August 27, 2016 14:37:28 A new report suggests Aboriginal people are facing enormous pressure to lose their traditional culture in order to be successful in Australia.Larrakia Nation, which represents the Larrakia people of the Darwin region, teamed up with the Universities of Sydney and Tasmania to investigate race relations in the Top End."Daily I'm juggling with who I am, ho..
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  • Nick McKim denies rift with Sarah Hanson-Young, supports rally ...

    Nick McKim denies rift with Sarah Hanson-Young, supports rally ...
    Nick McKim denies rift with Sarah Hanson-Young, supports rally against offshore detention Updated August 27, 2016 16:48:02 At a pro-refugee rally on Saturday, new Greens' immigration spokesman Nick McKim denied a rift with his predecessor Sarah Hanson-Young over her dumping from the portfolio, saying he understands her disappointment.Senator Hanson-Young was demoted to the trade portfolio on Thursday after nine years as the Greens' immigration spokeswoman, and on Saturd..
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  • Female genital mutilation: Victim calls for reform to refugee visa ...

    Female genital mutilation: Victim calls for reform to refugee visa ...
    Female genital mutilation: Victim calls for reform to refugee visa process Updated August 27, 2016 11:45:47 Khadija Gbla was a nine-year-old child in Sierra Leone when the people she trusted most subjected her to an unspeakable act: female genital mutilation, or FGM.Warning: This story contains medical details which some may find distressing.Now an adult in Adelaide, Ms Gbla is Australia's public face of anti-FGM activism.Her mission is to speak of the unspeakable, so s..
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  • Quintana grabs red jersey after Lagutin wins stage eight

    Quintana grabs red jersey after Lagutin wins stage eight
    Team Katusha rider Lagutin attacked in the final 200 metres of the flat stage from Villalpando to La Camperona to claim his first ever stage win in a Grand Tour, finishing 10 seconds ahead of Frenchman Axel Domont. Quintana finished 12th in the stage but took first place overall, leading Spaniard Alejandro Valverde by 19 seconds with Tour de France winner Chris Froome a further eight behind in third. Three-time winner Alberto Contador finished 13th in ..
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Darwin charity initiative turning one man's trash into jobs for people ... .NT gives secret green light for Chinese to sell share of Darwin port .

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