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The federal government hopes the Inpex gas plant will help make Darwin into a financial hub for Asian markets; Australian stocks and the Aussie dollar hit new lows as the eurozone debt crisis deepens; top crime experts say Australia has an “insatiable” appetite for narcotics; and a documentary about female Thai child boxers screened as part of the Human Rights and Arts Film Festival garners lots of social media discussion.