Darwin port sale to Chinese firm raises questions in Washington
Shadow assistant defence minister David Feeney.Photo: Brendan EspositoThe sale of Darwin's commercial port to a Chinese firm with military ties has prompted a flurry of diplomatic conversations between Canberra and Washington, which regularly rotates hundreds of Marines through the Northern Territory capital.Fairfax Media understands that while Australia's key ally the US was not told in advance of the 99-year lease being granted to China-owned Landbridge Group, there have been discussions and c..>> view originalDo or die for DBA All-Stars
Darwin Basketball Association All-Stars take on Sydney’s Australian Chinese Basketball Association in Sultan Cup semi-finalsby:MARC McGOWANFrom:NT NewsNovember 13, 20157:47PMCoach Rod Tremlett at training during Darwin Basketball Association's tour of Malaysia. Picture: MARC McGOWANSource:News Corp AustraliaTHE calm before the weekend storm.Darwin’s basketballers had a rest day on Friday ahead of Saturday night’s Sultan Cup knockout semi-finals at 10.30pm NT time at Larkin Basketball Indoor Stad..>> view originalRetta Dixon class action by former residents begins
Retta Dixon class action by former residents beginsUpdatedNovember 14, 2015 16:54:13 A class action has been launched by 85 former residents of Darwin's Retta Dixon home.The case was launched by plaintiffs including a man who lived withconvicted paedophile Donald Hendersonafter he left the home in the Northern Territory.At a direction's hearing in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, the first ever case brought against alleged crimes at Retta Dixon was heard before Master Vince Luppino.The ..>> view originalSheedy recalls his part in Crows' AFL start
Kevin Sheedy with Max Basheer to celebrate the Crows’ anniversary. Picture: Dylan CorkerKEVIN Sheedy has a long memory ... and a good one when it comes to recalling deals struck with SA football.The Essendon premiership master returned to Adelaide on Friday to collect on an agreement struck 25 years ago as South Australian football was being transformed by the advent of the Crows as the city’s first AFL entry.It was Sheedy who recommended the Adelaide Football Club start its AFL journey with a p..>> view originalShort Order: Pippa Ainsworth
Pippa Ainsworth, owner of The Trader cafe in Darwin, with a friend.Source:SuppliedForget silly fads and diet restrictions, eating simple and seasonal food, all in moderation, is what it’s all about.Best recent dining experience:Cumulus Inc. Early breakfast last week on a trip to Melbourne. Cumulus is always superb — the atmosphere, the staff, the little details — and the crumpets with whipped ricotta and rooftop honey were quite possibly the sexiest thing I’ve put in my mouth in 2015.Must-buy in..>> view originalUse of restraint chair and hood 'archaic': National Children's...
Use of restraint chair and hood 'archaic': National Children's CommissionerUpdatedNovember 14, 2015 12:45:12 The use of a restraint chair and spit hood on a 17-year-old in the Northern Territory's juvenile justice system has been described by the National Children's Commissioner as archaic, prompting her to call for greater transparency in all juvenile detention centres in Australia.Commissioner Megan Mitchell said "tying a child to a chair and putting a hood over their head" taught children..>> view originalSuburbs where homes are such hot property they sell in days
These are the suburbs where property is snapped up in a heartbeat.SOME property is so hot right now.It takes an average of 36 days to sell a home in one the country’s capital cities, but in some corners of the country, just 10 days is the norm.With its hot sellers’ market in play, Sydney is the leading capital when it comes to speedy sales, according to figures from RP Data Core Logic. It takes only 26 days on average to sell a house in the harbour city, compared to 32 days in Melbourne, 43 days..>> view originalSenate should probe port deal: Xenophon
China would not agree to a foreign company with military ties controlling one of its ports, says independent senator Nick Xenophon in a call for an inquiry.He wants the senate to probe the long-term leasing of the Port of Darwin to China's Landbridge group, which has rejected reports it has ties to China's ruling party and military."To put it in perspective, I can't imagine the Chinese Government would approve a foreign company with military ties to its own government being permitted to con..>> view originalHow Can Robots Be Better Learners? Program Them To Think Like...
The biggest challenge with robots is enabling them to do many different things in many different situations, instead of just sitting on an assembly line screwing on bottle caps. In fact, programming them to learn like human babies might be the best way to make our robotic friends much more capable.QuartzandMIT Technology Revieware reporting on Darwin, a humanoid mini-bot that was developed at the University of California, Berkeley. Its motions are controlled by simulated neural networks that res..>> view originalHey, budget airlines: stop treating us like second class citizens
Sleeping on uncomfortable airport chairs. What a lovely way to begin (or end) a holiday. (Pic: John Grainger)Territorians have a long-held love affair with Bali.Darwin’s geographic position to the Indonesian island province has made it an ideal, quick and inexpensive holiday alternative to longer-haul international trips.Or even domestic for that matter.I remember once phoning a friend after being stuck in Canberra for three hours en-route to Melbourne complaining that if I had been flying to Ba..>> view original
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