Nomads boss arrested in Darwin
A NOMADS bikie gang national office-bearer was arrested after a package containing 3kg of the drug ecstasy destined for Darwin was intercepted in Sydney.Stephen Garland was extradited to Sydney yesterday after NSW Police found the package, which contained an estimated $750,000 worth of ecstasy.The NT News understands Garland sent the drugs back to Sydney because of their poor quality. The package was seized on its return to Sydney leading to Garland’s arrest at a rural property in Darwin River o..>> view originalUS-Australia standoff on cost-sharing agreement for Darwin Marine ...
TIME is running out for Australia to strike a deal with the United States on cost-sharing arrangements to allow the expansion of the Darwin Marine deployment to go ahead as planned. US President Barack Obama wants the US military presence in the Northern Territory to form the basis of a new “pivot in Asia”. But that is under threat by the inability of the two countries to agree who should bear the bulk of the costs for the deployment.The squabble over which party will foot the bill has dragged o..>> view originalA life less ordinary: From footballer to journalist
Growing up in Peppimenarti, an Aboriginal station about 350km west of Darwin, Ken McGregor spent his early years playing footy.“That’s where I started, like all the young kids,” he says. “No one wanted to go to school or anything like that, everything was just outdoors and footy pretty much 10 hours a day.”He credits his early years for inspiring his passion for AFL, and says during that time his hand-eye coordination “became really natural”.After a move to the Darwin suburb of Parap, Ken’s foot..>> view originalPET scanner delay putting lives at risk
A DARWIN woman diagnosed with terminal cancer says successive politicians are playing a life and death game with their consistent failure to deliver on a much-needed PET scanner.Territorians have waited six years – through both parties’ terms in office – for the much-needed PET scannerAround 250 Territory patients travel interstate to access a PET scanner which enables a full body scan using radioactive dyes to quickly diagnose and track the spread of cancers. The Territory is the only jurisdict..>> view originalComing Wave Season promises to be biggest one yet for cruising
Celebrity Solstice arrives in Sydney on October 8, marking the start of the 2016/17 Wave Season. Coming Wave Season promises to be biggest one yet for cruising exitIt seems like only five minutes ago that Explorer of the Seas sailed out of Sydney in April to officially close the last Wave Season, but there's just three weeks to go until the new one begins. Celebrity Solstice arrives in Sydney on October 8, marking the start of the 2016/17 Wave Season – which..>> view originalNT men can fix Nikki's broken heart
IT’S a well-known fact that the best way to soothe a broken heart is to kill something.The Bachelor loser Nikki Gogan has been invited to the Northern Territory to heal the wounds left by being dumped by glorified window-washer Richie Strahan in front of 1.3 million people – by going on a fishing trip.Tourism NT’s Suzanne Morgan said fishing provided the opportunity for quiet contemplation – and the feeling of snuffing out another creature’s life – needed to get over a rough break-up.Away from t..>> view originalLionel Messi at the double as Barcelona fire five against Leganes
Having stunningly lost 2-1 at home to Alaves in their last league game, Barcelona have responded with 12 goals in a week with this result coming on the heels of a 7-0 Champions League rout of Celtic. Five of those have come from Messi, who added to his midweek hat-trick by opening the scoring and adding a second-half penalty. Strike partners Luis Suarez and Neymar were also on target in the first half, while Rafinha netted the fifth before Gabriel pulled one back from ..>> view originalCasuarina claims crown
An early strike from Jessie Stevens won Casuarina the Open Women’s premiership at Darwin Football Stadium last night.In a performance that was based on defence, the early goal gave the Rowdies the confidence they needed to go on and win the contest.The two teams met in the major semi-final only two weeks back where Casuarina beat the premiers 4-0, but Hellenic had defeated the Rowdies on every occasion during the home and away season.It made for an interesting decider, in which Hellenic started ..>> view originalThe indigenous woman who put Hanson to shame
Dogs turn out to watch VFL rout
SUCCESS-starved Western Bulldogs supporters are dreaming of history-making double after Footscray stormed into the VFL grand final yesterday. It was a case of what the AFL team can do, the VFL side can do better, as the Bulldogs thrashed hot-favourite Collingwood by 119 points in yesterday’s preliminary final in front of 7000 at North Port Oval.They meet the winner of Sunday’s other preliminary final between the Casey Scorpions and Williamstown in next Sunday’s grand final at Etihad Stadium.The ..>> view original
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