Published on March 29, 2010 by Technology Slice
Cyclone Paul On The Way – A category one cyclone is stalking the Northern Territory’s Arnhem Land coast. Tropical Cyclone Paul is almost stationary near Cape Shield, but the weather bureau expects the system to move inland tomorrow.
Tags: 24 Hours, Arnhem Land, Bay Communities, Blue Mud Bay, Coastline, Kilometres, Landfall, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Port Roper, Proceeding, Sergeant, Stalking, Stationary, Tropical Cyclone, Weather Bureau, Wind Gusts
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Petrol Prices Rising – Petrol prices have returned to their pre-price war heights with the national average price of unleaded rising 3.7 cents in the week to March 7. Fresh data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum shows the price of a litre of unleaded fuel has risen everywhere except the Northern Territory. In Victoria [...]
Tags: Australian Institute Of Petroleum, Australian Motorists, Economist, Institute Of Petroleum, Litre, Major Oil Companies, Margin Pressures, Margins, Northern Territory, petrol prices, Petrol Stations, Price Changes, Price War, Profit Margin, Sebastian, Unleaded Fuel, victoria
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Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Northern Territory Nuclear Waste Dump – The Northern Territory is set to house a national radioactive waste dump, after the federal coalition resolved to support government legislation. Opposition energy spokesman Nick Minchin on Tuesday said the coalition had long recognised the need for a central repository, but when in government, had its efforts frustrated by [...]
Tags: Ansto, Australian Nuclear Science, Central Repository, Coalition Government, Commonwealth, Election Promise, Federal Coalition, Federal Parliament, Government Legislation, Kilometres, Lucas Heights, Nick Minchin, Northern Territory, nuclear waste, Public Works Committee, Radioactive Waste Management, S South, Science And Technology, Technology Organisation, Waste Management Act
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Published on February 24, 2010 by Technology Slice
Baby Dropped On Concrete – Security camera footage of a mother allegedly dropping her baby onto a concrete walkway during an argument has been released to the media. The 10-month-old baby was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured in the incident at the Palmerston bus exchange in the Northern Territory last May. The [...]
Tags: Camera Footage, Concrete Security, Concrete Walkway, Darwin, Flings, Magistrates Court, Month Old Baby, Northern Territory, Old Woman, Security Camera, Tussle
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Published on February 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
Superfast Broadband – THE Rudd government’s $43 billion broadband rollout finally hit the Australian mainland yesterday, in a corner of the bush that was just about as far away from anywhere a beseiged Stephen Conroy could get, The Australian reports. The Communications Minister, under fire over reducing TV licence fees, was on hand in Mount [...]
Tags: Beseiged, brisbane, Darwin, fibre, Great Dividing Range, Locals, Mount Isa, Nbn, Node, Northern Territory, Northwest, Queensland, Regional Communities, Rollout, Spine, Stephen Conroy, Tasmania, Toowoomba, Transition, Tv Licence
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