Friday, 30 November 2012

Darwin - Slack procedures blamed for break-in

SUBSTANDARD security at a Darwin naval base allowed a masked man to infiltrate a patrol boat, tie up a sailor and steal weapons, Defence sources said last night.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News December 01, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - More jobs for the boys

THE Territory Government has given a senior job to another CLP supporter.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News December 01, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - New homes for all

NO public housing should be more than 15 years old, the Government said.



via Darwin and Local News December 01, 2012 at 02:31PM

Thursday, 29 November 2012

Darwin - More guns stolen

FIVE firearms and a "substantial'' amount of money have been stolen from a business outside Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News December 01, 2012 at 03:05AM

Darwin - Weapons stolen, guard tied up in Navy raid

WEAPONS have been stolen after a Navy Patrol Boat base was broken into and a guard assaulted overnight.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 11:20PM

Darwin - School power deficit a live wire

A CASH-strapped public school is considering slapping a power levy on parents because it's already short nearly $80,000 for its electricity needs.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - An unwanted Spotlight

ANGRY shoppers are boycotting craftware chain Spotlight for "promoting pornography" by advertising a line of Playboy-branded quilt sets in its latest catalogue.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Carte blanche at NT school

A TERRITORY primary school has been accused of stopping its children from making Christmas cards this year in a bid to respect non-Christian students.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 02:31PM

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Darwin - Accused killer released

A DEAF mute who was once ruled unfit to plead to a murder charge and has been in and out of custody for 15 years for breaching supervision orders has been released back into the community.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 06:07AM

Darwin - Pay rise helps struggling staff

A FORMER CLP member is to give his workers a 10 per cent pay rise to cover the NT's huge increases in power and water costs.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 05:40AM

Darwin - Help at hand in his corner

JACOB Adams admits he sometimes gets a bit too frustrated.



via Darwin and Local News November 30, 2012 at 05:01AM

Darwin - Gramps fangin' it

A GREY-haired hoon has been caught doing burnouts in his car in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 10:05PM

Darwin - Top gongs for Mauboy and Yothu Yindi

TWO of the Territory's most famous acts are up for top gongs at the 26th ARIA Awards in Sydney tonight.



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - No candy-do

A TERRITORY school has banned students from giving each other lollies for Christmas.



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Pup virus scare

VETS are urging Top Enders to vaccinate their pets against parvo virus after after dozens of puppies had to be put down.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Blewitt's Territory link

THE former union bagman described by the Prime Minister as a "complete imbecile'' is a Territorian.



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Moffet's healthy pay packet survives cuts

THE Health Department chief executive will keep his job, and his hefty pay packet, despite having the majority of his responsibilities handed over to independent management boards.



via Darwin and Local News November 29, 2012 at 04:31AM

Darwin - Costs to drive people to end of their tether

THE Territory's only independent politician is worried the power, water and sewerage price rises could have some disastrous effects on people's mental health.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Pilot pops the question mid-air

A FLYING romantic had a farmer carve his marriage proposal into a paddock, then gave his bride-to-be an early Christmas present.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Get ready to pay more for rego

THE Territory Government is expected to impose massive increases on motor vehicle and boat trailer registration.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 02:31PM

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Darwin - Solar so low

AT LEAST one Territory resident is jumping for joy at the prospect of power price rises.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - More autopsies needed: Wildcare

THE dozens of birds that have died mysteriously in a Darwin swamp might have been poisoned, a wildlife carer has said.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Is this the toad breakthrough?

BAIT made from the less toxic parts of cane toads and a nausea-inducing salt is being used to give native fauna a bad taste.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 06:19AM

Darwin - Bureaucrats to lose hospitals

CONTROL of Territory hospitals and clinics is to be taken away from Health Department bureaucrats.



via Darwin and Local News November 28, 2012 at 12:04AM

Darwin - Chef wins cash over mash clash

A CHEF who was fired for his "offensive" microwave mash has been awarded almost $5000 for his unfair dismissal claim but is considering appealing the payout.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - A shocking breach of CLP vows

THE other day, while cleaning up a bunch of papers around the house, I found a leaflet left over from the recent NT election.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Dump truck driver plans singles night

SHELLY Holland may know a thing or two about single blokes in the Territory.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 02:31PM

Monday, 26 November 2012

Darwin - Driver bloodied by rock attack

A GREYHOUND bus driver managed to keep control of his vehicle filled with passengers when three rocks were thrown at his window spraying him with glass.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Sparky on the money

A PALMERSTON man is $35,000 richer just for answering the phone.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Govt advisor on energy company board

ONE of the new CLP Government's key economic advisers is a director of a company selling electricity.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Cops warning over break-ins

POLICE are warning people to lock their homes after a number of break-ins on the weekend.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 07:33AM

Darwin - Adults rating for games supported

A CHILD abuse prevention organisation supports the Territory Government's plan to bring in an adults only category for violent computer games.



via Darwin and Local News November 27, 2012 at 05:31AM

Darwin - Take the price rise on chin, says Chief

THE community's reaction to Power and Water's tariff rises has been heard loud and clear by every single member of my Government.



via Darwin and Local News November 26, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Anzac Day 'yobbo' cops serve

A CAR salesman who exposed himself and threw urine at rangers in front of families with children at a popular tourist spot on Anzac Day has been described as an "absolute yobbo".



via Darwin and Local News November 26, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Football player stung at beach

A TERRITORY footy player escaped serious injuries after being stung by a jellyfish at a Darwin beach this month.



via Darwin and Local News November 26, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Hikes push battlers out of paradise

LITISHA Farrell will be leaving Darwin - and she reckons many others will too.



via Darwin and Local News November 26, 2012 at 02:31PM

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Hot100 Updates The Savage Garden Rap Battle Finale

The Darwin Pulse



Hey it's Tom and Nick K here!


It's been a great week of fun and probably one of the best bits was 'The Savage Garden Rap Battle Finale'. So for you below is the footage of us ripping it up!


Enjoy...




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ZZxb1odx8






via Hot 100 FM

Hot100 Updates CROC FISHING WITH THE RIVERBOYS

The Darwin Pulse



Home and Away sta rs Linc oln Younes and Dan Ewing, b etter known as 'The River Boys' hit Darwin last weekend. Tom and Nick caught up with the boys for a bit of crocodile fishing. Check the vids and snaps below.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQew5UpQ8s









via Hot 100 FM

Hot100 Updates JESS MAUBOY

The Darwin Pulse



Hey there, Tom and Sarah here.


We caught up with the NTs own Jessica Mauboy this morning for a chat. Check it out below.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBW3epHxCx8&feature=plcp








via Hot 100 FM

Hot100 Updates IFITNESS CHALLENGES

The Darwin Pulse



Here are the long awaited challenge number 1, 2 & 3 for the 2012 Ifitness Hot100 Games. Running relay and tug of war. Plus the swimming relay


Enjoy


RESULTS


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBzAsGYtfk0&feature=plcp


CHALLENGE 3


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLrKud0AfwE&feature=plcp


CHALLENGE 1&2


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFOxGmrHTkc&feature=plcp






via Hot 100 FM

Darwin - Heartbreak highway

A WOMAN is recovering after spending more than a week hovering in critical condition, a victim of a crash that saw three people flown to Royal Darwin Hospital.



via Darwin and Local News November 26, 2012 at 05:56AM

Saturday, 24 November 2012

Darwin - Hit-and-run charges laid

A MOTORIST has been charged with the hit-and-run of a 70-year-old woman who was left for dead on a Palmerston city street.



via Darwin and Local News November 25, 2012 at 05:04AM

Darwin - Yothu Yindi rock on

YOTHU YINDI has been one of the most ground-breaking bands in Australia for almost 30 years and on Thursday its members will be recognised for their contribution to music when they are inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.



via Darwin and Local News November 24, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Govt in the dark on arrivals

THE Territory Government has yet to be told how many asylum seekers to expect following a decision to hand out 8000 bridging visas.



via Darwin and Local News November 24, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Alice DJ rocked

A TERRITORY radio personality has been hit by a rock on the side of his head on the way to work.



via Darwin and Local News November 24, 2012 at 06:41AM

Darwin - Home break-ins up

THE number of house break-ins has jumped - Darwin offences increased by a third while Palmerston nearly doubled.



via Darwin and Local News November 23, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - 70-year-old injured in hit and run

AN 70-year-old woman has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run.



via Darwin and Local News November 23, 2012 at 02:31PM

Friday, 23 November 2012

Latest: Why should we pay for your mistakes?

WE have been inundated by comments from worried Territorians who want the massive price rises to be introduced gradually - not just in one big hit at Christmas time.



via Darwin NT Breaking News November 23, 2012 at 06:07AM

Darwin - Mills: "I had no choice"

CHIEF Minister Terry Mills says his Government had no choice but to impose massive price hikes on power, water and sewerage.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>



via November 24, 2012 at 02:31PM

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Darwin - Mystery kite deaths at dump

DOZENS of kites have been dying along a creek near a Darwin dump.



via Darwin and Local News November 23, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Shiane the victim of identity fraud

SHIANE Hawke has fallen victim to an identity thief who has been posing as the former The X Factor contestant on Facebook.



via Darwin and Local News November 23, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Yet another cost to hit Territorians

CHILDCARE costs are set to rise thanks to the government's bill hikes.



via Darwin and Local News November 23, 2012 at 02:14AM

Darwin - Text messages read out in court

A MAN told his partner "today could be the day you lose someone close to you" about a month before she allegedly commissioned three men to kill him, a jury in the NT Supreme Court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Spiderman thief escapes

A THIEF escaped by leaping from a first-floor balcony after being disturbed robbing an apartment in Darwin city centre.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 02:31PM

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Darwin - Lesbian lover stabbed 17 times

A WOMAN was stabbed 17 times by her lesbian lover while she was asleep at night.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 03:14PM

Darwin - Territorians worse off

THE modern Territorian, back in 2002, was watching Men In Black II in the cinemas, complaining about unleaded hitting 92c a litre, and paying about $30 for a slab of full-strength stubbies.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Rush to snag chief's undies

ONE opportunist underwear aficionado has called a Darwin dry cleaner trying to get their hands on some Chief Ministerial Reg Grundies.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Minister mute at meeting media

ALISON Anderson yesterday scurried away from her first Darwin press conference since the election - without saying a word.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Should've used a stronger rope, you dill

WANNABE thieves have tried to steal an ATM in Coolalinga in the early hours of this morning - but their rope snapped.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 07:47AM

Darwin - Myer's big plans revealed

DARWIN'S new Myer will be the "real thing'', shoppers were assured yesterday.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 05:52AM

Darwin - More people sought over Rikki crash

POLICE believe there is another witness in the hit-and-run death of Rikki Colosimo in rural Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 22, 2012 at 05:28AM

Darwin - $2000 a year shocker

THE average Territory family will pay about $2000 a year more after the NT Government finally unveiled its price hikes for utilities.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Station 'safe' for nuclear waste dump

THE controversial Muckaty Station will be "as safe a place as any" to stick a nuclear waste dump despite being on the edge of an earthquake hotspot, a seismic expert said.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 02:31PM

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Darwin - Claim them or lose them

SOME prominent Territorians could have their expensive garments sold for a bargain because they have not collected their clothes from a Darwin dry cleaner.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Speaker supports euthanasia

THE Speaker of the NT Parliament says she will introduce a Private Member's Bill to legalise euthanasia, if her constituents ask her to.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Fear free laptops to be phased out

TERRITORY parents face forking out about $1500 for computers and software for their kids - or risk them being on the wrong side of the "digital divide" - because education experts fear the Government will quit its free laptops scheme.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 08:13AM

Darwin - Maps show where the earth moves

TENNANT Creek is in the top four regions for potential earthquakes in Australia, according to a new earthquake hazard map of Australia.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 06:02AM

Darwin - Police failed me, says mother

A SINGLE mother is outraged after she found a stalker looking through her child's bedroom window.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 04:40AM

Darwin - Power price hikes revealed

IT is going to cost you a lot more for power.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 01:21AM

Darwin - Cops investigate cliff death

POLICE are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in shallow water below The Esplanade.



via Darwin and Local News November 21, 2012 at 01:14AM

Darwin - Teen driver in rollover

A TEENAGE driver had to be cut from the wreckage of a car after the vehicle rolled on the Stuart Highway near Manton Dam.



via Darwin and Local News November 20, 2012 at 10:18PM

Monday, 19 November 2012

Latest: Hit and run suspect questioned

A 37-year-old woman is in Police custody assisting with enquiries in relation to the hit and run which occurred on Zamia Road in Humpty Doo, Sunday morning.



via Darwin NT Breaking News November 20, 2012 at 07:04AM

Darwin - Labor leader backs push for euthanasia

LABOR leader Delia Lawrie yesterday came out in support of euthanasia.



via Darwin and Local News November 20, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Saltie makes a housecall

WILDLIFE rangers were a little surprised to find a 3m crocodile loafing outside their homes.



via Darwin and Local News November 20, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Ambo flagged down for delivery

A MOTHER in labour has flagged down an ambulance from the back seat of her car, before delivering her baby on the side of a busy Darwin road.



via Darwin and Local News November 20, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Homestart stopped

THE NT Government has officially crushed two home loan schemes for low-income Territorians and wheeled in a new policy to help tackle the Top End's housing crisis.



via Darwin and Local News November 20, 2012 at 04:43AM

Darwin - 'Where there is water, there are crocs'

POLICE have again warned that no swimming hole should be considered safe, after a young girl was taken over the weekend.



via Darwin and Local News November 19, 2012 at 10:15PM

Darwin - What Abbott really said ...

WIDESPREAD controversy has erupted across the country over an informal speech Coalition Leader Tony Abbott gave at a CLP dinner in an Alice Springs steakhouse.



via Darwin and Local News November 19, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Throw away the key

SEX offenders will be locked up forever if they cannot be rehabilitated when the NT Government pushes through Parliament a series of Bills next week.



via Darwin and Local News November 19, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - More gigs are music to Top Enders' ears

ON ONE of my first nights in Darwin, I found myself crowded into The Vic with a bunch of bogans to watch ageing rockers the Screaming Jets.



via Darwin and Local News November 18, 2012 at 02:31PM

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Darwin - Man dies in suspected hit-and-run

A MAN has been killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Darwin's rural area.



via November 19, 2012 at 02:10AM

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Darwin - Human remains found in croc

A 3m CROCODILE has been shot and human remains have been found inside after a seven-year-old girl went missing near a remote Territory town.



via November 18, 2012 at 04:15AM

Friday, 16 November 2012

Darwin - Fishos threaten to ignore marine parks

TERRITORY commercial fishermen are threatening to ignore the Federal Government's declaration of vast marine parks.



via November 17, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - 'You have reason to lie'

A TERRITORY barrister has accused a convicted killer of incriminating a man in the murder of Ray Niceforo because he had "good reason to lie".



via November 17, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Full house to farewell beloved principal

IT was standing room only at the Alice Springs Catholic church as mourners farewelled Greg Crowe.



via November 17, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Little girl feared taken by croc

POLICE hold grave fears that a little girl missing from an outstation near the remote community of Maningrida may have been attacked by a crocodile.



via November 17, 2012 at 10:25AM

Darwin - Two arrested over Territory glassing

A MAN is in a critical condition after being glassed in the face with a broken bottle in Palmerston.



via November 17, 2012 at 07:52AM

Darwin - New pilot boat runs aground on its first day

THE TERRITORY'S brand new $1.7 million pilot boat has run aground in Darwin Harbour within its first 24 hours.



via November 17, 2012 at 04:57AM

Darwin - 'Just a terrible accident'

THE sister of a woman killed in a triple fatality was yesterday "pleased" the Director of Public Prosecutions had dropped the charges against the fire fighter responsible.



via November 16, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Top apprentice forges a 'brighter future'

IT took four years for Jane Alia to be reunited with her mother after the pair lost contact in the Robibire refugee camp in Uganda.



via November 16, 2012 at 02:31PM

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Darwin - WWII Digger, 93, scares off teen thieves

A 93-YEAR-OLD Digger threatened to use a baseball bat to fight off two gutless teens who tried to rob his home.



via November 16, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Town rallies in memory of camel

AN outraged community has put up a reward to help police solve the case of a pet camel that was killed and decapitated in September.



via November 16, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Perron in fresh right to die bid

FORMER Territory chief minister Marshall Perron has reignited his campaign for a national euthanasia law.



via November 16, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Healthy dose of pride in festival

DARWIN Pride Festival 2012 will be launched among a sea of rainbow flags, sequins, song and cheer at Brown's Mart.



via November 16, 2012 at 07:17AM

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Darwin - Family want taxi driver's body sent home

THE family of a taxi driver killed in a horrendous road crash in the Territory has begged for his body to be returned to his home country.



via Darwin and Local News November 15, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Drunk wanted crane for a joyride

A DRUNK man got behind the wheel of a $330,000 crane that was lowering a generator because he had a "fascination" with trucks and wanted to go on a "destructive rampage", a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News November 15, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Indigenous Giles stands by Abbott

TERRITORY indigenous politician Adam Giles has refused to condemn Tony Abbott.



via Darwin and Local News November 15, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Heroine saves man from fire

A TERRITORY woman has smashed a window to drag a man from a burning house.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Did you see the eclipse?

HUNDREDS of Top Enders crowded vantage points around Darwin and surrounds to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse this morning.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 02:31PM

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Darwin - Throb holier than Potters House claim

TERRITORIANS were more likely to find the gospel at work at Throb nightclub than Potter's House Church, a senior religious figure has said.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 02:33PM

Darwin - Baby born on road outside rubbish tip

A TERRITORY father was forced to play midwife when his wife gave birth on the road side outside a Darwin tip.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Abbott 'blunders' into indigenous minefield

TONY Abbott has blundered into one of Australia's most dangerous minefields - the question of who is a "real" Aborigine.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Top US military official talks up Darwin

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Australia to discuss the US military presence in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 05:34AM

Darwin - Force grows bumper crop of cops

THE Territory's thin blue line is set to get a bit less thin with the force's biggest ever graduation of police.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 04:48AM

Darwin - Pete tells 'dodgy-arse' church to go to hell

SHOCK jock Pete Davies has opened fire on the Potters House church.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 04:23AM

Darwin - Dopey fisho busted with sawfish beaks

A FISHERMAN said to be illegally fishing at an Aboriginal outstation was allegedly found to have eight sawfish beaks, gill nets and a marijuana garden.



via Darwin and Local News November 14, 2012 at 04:23AM

Darwin - Abbott wrong over Anderson

TONY Abbott "misread" Aboriginal politician Alison Anderson and the Country Liberal Party over a failed bid to draft her into the federal parliament, according to NT Chief Minister Terry Mills.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Manta's mantra on life is flipping awesome

A BACKFLIPPING manta ray has put on a show in an upmarket Darwin suburb.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Child abuse inquiry could take 'ten years'

VICTIMS have welcomed the royal commission into child sex abuse in churches and other organisations - but MPs warn it could take up to 10 years to complete.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 06:44AM

Monday, 12 November 2012

Latest: Catholic Church will face royal commission

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has announced a royal commission into the Catholic Church and paedophilia.



via Darwin NT Breaking News November 13, 2012 at 06:44AM

Darwin - Solar eclipse in Territory skies

THOUSANDS of Territorians are expected to break out their protective glasses and try to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - NT climate firestorm burns Al Gore

A TERRITORY filmmaker has accused the former US vice-president Al Gore of using "back-door" tactics in a bid to get his hands on footage of an outback fire tornado.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Potters House church under scrutiny

A CHURCH pushing violent anti-homosexual and anti-abortion messages in a play disguised as Halloween fun could involve vilification, the NT's Anti-Discrimination Commission said.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Contract kill money bought bong, court told

A MAN who was allegedly paid $5000 to kill a stranger used the money to buy a $300 bong, cannabis and Xbox games, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Man dragged from car and bashed

A 70-YEAR-OLD man has been dragged from his car and bashed unconscious in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News November 13, 2012 at 04:49AM

Darwin - Church play pure hell, say punters

A CHURCH Halloween play has come under fire for vilifying homosexuals, drug users, women who have abortions and the doctors who perform them.



via Darwin and Local News November 12, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Tougher taxi laws call

A VETERAN Territory taxi driver has called on authorities to sharpen commercial licensing rules following a horror crash that killed three people in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 12, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Workers strike paydirt

GUEST workers who would be lucky to earn a couple of hundred dollars a week at home are getting $144,000 a year in the Territory.



via Darwin and Local News November 12, 2012 at 02:31PM

Sunday, 11 November 2012

Darwin - Lost diggers remembered

THE young daughter of a serviceman knows why people say, "Lest we forget".



via Darwin and Local News November 12, 2012 at 08:25AM

Darwin - Lost diggers remembered





via Darwin and Local News November 11, 2012 at 02:31PM

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Darwin - Proud to be a Vietnam vet

THERE was "no pomp or ceremony" when soldiers came home from Vietnam in 1967.



via Darwin and Local News November 11, 2012 at 02:31PM

Friday, 9 November 2012

Darwin - Freak waterspout seen off Territory coast

A FISHING charter group got its money's worth when one of the biggest waterspouts ever seen in Territory waters started coming toward their boat.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 10, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Car vandals go on rampage

HOOLIGANS smashed the windscreens of six cars in a quiet northern suburbs street in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 10, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Mine gear lands in Darwin

TWO big boys arrived in Darwin.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 10, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Sports boss off the team

THE Territory's new CLP Government has sacked another top public servant.



via Darwin and Local News November 10, 2012 at 05:39AM

Darwin - Locals happy to hail light show

A THUNDERSTORM that formed above Darwin delivered a spectacular light show for night owls.



via Darwin and Local News November 10, 2012 at 05:11AM

Darwin - Taxi driver was soon to see family

A TAXI driver killed in an horrific truck crash was going to Melbourne soon to visit his wife and two children.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Award is music to winners' ears

TWO music producers who started their careers on a card table in a suburban Darwin bedroom have been named the joint NT Australians of the Year for 2013.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 02:31PM

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Darwin - Obama may return to the Territory

PRESIDENT Barack Obama could be on the way back to his favourite R&R destination - Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Fans welcome star singer back home

THE X Factor top 5 contestant Shiane Hawke has landed at Darwin airport with her mother Mary where she was met by elated family, friends and fans.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Lizard mum has 10 kids in 2 hours

A TERRITORY mother gave birth to 10 children in two hours on Tuesday morning.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Two injured in three-car smash

THREE cars have collided on the Territory's main highway.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 07:27AM

Darwin - NT school heads among crash dead

TWO remote Catholic school principals were among the dead in a horror fatal car crash on a major Darwin road.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 05:23AM

Darwin - Have your say on fishing controls

FISHOS are invited to put forward their opinion on proposed changes to Northern Territory recreational fishing controls.



via Darwin and Local News November 09, 2012 at 04:37AM

Darwin - Three dead after horror collision

THREE people are dead after a horror crash involving a cement truck and a taxi this morning.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 11:36PM

Darwin - Big haul of stolen goods

POLICE are cock-a-hoop after catching two alleged hardcore thieves.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 10:27PM

Darwin - Warning over eclipse

MAKE sure you protect your peepers during this month's solar eclipse, the nation's eye boffins are warning.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 02:31PM

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Darwin - Shiane out but looking to future

DARWIN sweetheart Shiane Hawke was eliminated from The X Factor but her journey to stardom is far from over.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - US military build-up 'above party politics'

THE US military build-up in the Territory is above party politics, the Australian Defence Association said.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Cyclone warning targets older homes

TOP ENDERS should check their homes remain cyclone code compliant, with predictions two or three big storms will form in the region this season.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Obama to win in historic fashion

President Barack Obama has retained the presidency in a resounding and historic victory that has left Mitt Romney and the Republican Party in tatters.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 01:37AM

Darwin - Obama to win in historic fashion

President Barack Obama has retained the presidency in a resounding and historic victory that has left Mitt Romney and the Republican Party in tatters.



via Darwin and Local News November 08, 2012 at 01:37AM

Darwin - Shiane's X Factor dream ends

THE X Factor's youngest contestant, Shiane Hawke, has been eliminated.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 09:43PM

Darwin - 2nd nuclear dump site

A SECOND NT site for the nation's nuclear waste dump is to be nominated in case the legal fight against the first one succeeds.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Parents campaign to save science teacher

PARENTS have launched a petition to save a roving science teacher from getting the axe.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Pete's power blast

SHOCK jock Pete Davies has launched a stinging attack on Chief Minister Terry Mills.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Boxer sentenced for drug investment

A FORMER Australian heavyweight amateur boxing champion has been jailed for six years after he invested tens of thousands of dollars in trafficking amphetamines to Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Photographer will have you Googled

TERRITORY businesses looking to get their details on to Google Maps for a bit of free advertising have a new avenue.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Darwin - Prisoner paid mate to take blame

A CONVICTED armed robber allegedly offered a fellow prisoner a $200,000 bribe in a "jailhouse conspiracy'' to commit fraud against the NT Court of Criminal Appeal.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - NT in house price shock

PROPERTY prices in Darwin and Palmerston have jumped by 8.2 per cent over the past year.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Troubled body loses CEO, staff

THE chief executive of the financially troubled NT Chamber of Commerce has walked before he was fired.



via Darwin and Local News November 07, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Man's best friend saves the day in blaze

POLICE suspect a fire that could have killed four people was started deliberately.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 10:47PM

Darwin - Bullies come out for X Factor

X FACTOR bullying is out of control - with contestants claiming they've even been urged to take their own lives.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Briscoe family set sights on cops

THE family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody is starting a petition in an effort to have charges laid against police officers.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - All frogged up for the Noonamah Cup

KERMIT the frog is setting his sights on the Noonamah Cup. The little amphibian was already trying to psych out the competition by flexing his muscles to It's Not Easy Being Green.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Bad boozy behaviour

A DRUNKEN teenage girl has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a Darwin supermarket and stealing Bundy and Coke.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Monday, 5 November 2012

Darwin - Marine number set to swell

THERE were plans to station 7500 US marines in Darwin, it has been revealed.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Call for dole to be earnt

TERRITORIANS could soon be forced to work for their welfare, if the Attorney General gets his way.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Two jailed for gun theft

A MAN who fled riots in a the remote community of Wadeye got into a fight in Darwin before stealing three guns from a gun shop, a court heard.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Booty seized in fraud raid

POLICE have raided a Darwin home and seized thousands of dollars worth of property that was bought online using stolen credit cards.



via Darwin and Local News November 06, 2012 at 04:36AM

Darwin - Rare chance to see the turtles

HERE'S your chance to see a drop-dead gorgeous baby turtle up close and personal.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 11:53PM

Darwin - Briscoe family set sights on cops

THE family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody is starting a petition in an effort to have charges laid against police officers.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Rise in power price to be 'substantial'

TERRITORIANS have been left in the dark about how much their power bills will rise as the NT Government jacks up prices in time for the hottest part of the year.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Shiane hitting the high notes

THE tables will turn on The X Factor contestants, including Darwin girl Shiane Hawke, on tonight's live performance show.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Beach slumber rudely invaded

A NAKED man allegedly interfered with a ship's master who was asleep in his car at a known Darwin vice spot before running away without his clothes.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Lonely lasses trying to locate a soul mate

DARWIN women seem to be facing the same dilemma as 1989 one-hit wonder Young MC: they're lookin' for love in all the wrong places, no fine men, just ugly faces.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 02:31PM

Sunday, 4 November 2012

Darwin - Wedding bliss at long last

A TERRITORY couple tied the knot this year after a 50-year engagement.



via Darwin and Local News November 05, 2012 at 01:04AM

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Darwin - Team focuses on marathon clean-up

EIGHT indigenous Australians who had gone to New York to run in the city's marathon will now focus on helping to clean up after the hurricane Sandy.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 04, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Erratic chase through Alice

A TROUBLEMAKER jumped in his car after a disturbance at an Alice Springs shop and bolted to the bush when police arrived. &nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 11:56PM

Friday, 2 November 2012

Darwin - Aboriginal people 'in welfare trap'

THE Territory's Indigenous Advancement Minister has given Aboriginal people a severe ticking off.



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Injured dolphin sparks warning

A DOLPHIN sporting a gnarly injury to its back was spotted in Darwin Harbour.



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Divers set out for sake of sunken ship

SIX divers will pour a bottle of sake over the site of a Japanese shipwreck next week.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Light shone on Power and Water

THE Territory could see more competition in the utility sector after the Government announced a comprehensive review of Power and Water. &nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 07:07AM

Darwin - Croc pulled from Darwin Harbour

YET another big croc has been pulled from a trap in Darwin Harbour.



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 06:26AM

Darwin - Slimming down on junk food ads

A CRACKDOWN on junk food advertising to kids will be widened in a planned attack on childhood obesity by the nation's food giants.



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 05:25AM

Darwin - From card table to aces

IT started off on a card table in the corner of a Darwin bedroom about 14 years ago.



via Darwin and Local News November 03, 2012 at 04:29AM

Darwin - Break in at gun shop

FOUR men have been arrested following the theft of two guns from a firearms shop.



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 10:39PM

Darwin - We do love our crocs in the Top End

CAN you have too many 'croc' stories? Not if you are The NT News.



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 02:31PM

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Darwin - Government calls budget black hole

THE debate on the Territory's finances reached fever pitch yesterday, after the Government's hand-picked number crunchers released their first progress report. &nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Wadeye worst in fifty years

LONG-TERM residents of a Territory community plagued by civil unrest have said the latest riots sparked by the death of a gang leader were the ``worst in 50 years'', a court heard yesterdaycom thurs .



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Territory kids to buckle up

NEW child restraint laws will be introduced next year in a bid to reduce the tragic fatality rate in the Territory.&nbsp;<br>



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - Talented Tiffany wins Toronto award

A TALE of love, discovery and ghosts of a time gone past has won a young film writer a gong at an international film festival.



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 06:25AM

Darwin - Chop chop, as Terry sharpens the knife

WHAT else is on the list of things that could be cut by the Mills Government?



via Darwin and Local News November 02, 2012 at 01:22AM

Darwin - Council urged to take cafe plan off menu

RESIDENTS of a Darwin suburb have spoken out against "another Pee Wees" on their foreshore.



via Darwin and Local News November 01, 2012 at 02:31PM

Darwin - CLP appoints new Ombudsman

THE Territory has a new Ombudsman - replacing the outspoken Carolyn Richards.



via Darwin and Local News November 01, 2012 at 02:31PM