Darwin - Iconic sites set for makeovers

PROPOSED development of the old hospital site and Myilly Point worth “hundreds of millions of dollars” is open for public comment.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 03:35PM

Darwin - Car stolen with kid in back seat

EXCLUSIVE IT’S the nightmare nobody would have expected — your child and car snatched while you’re standing watching them disappear around the corner.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 03:05PM

Darwin - Woman charged over stabbing murder

A 31-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with the murder of Territory politician Bess Price’s sister.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 08:47AM

Darwin - Man tries to sell wallaby on FB

A 26-year-old Northern Territory man faces criminal charges after he allegedly tried to sell a wallaby joey via Facebook.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 02:22PM

Darwin - Croc shot and left to rot

A 4.5m saltwater crocodile has been shot, nearly decapitated, and left to rot on the banks of a Territory creek.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 01:00PM

Darwin - Name and shame fine defaulters

IN a crack down on people who refuse to pay their fines, the Northern Territory Government is introducing a number of new fine recovery measures.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 01:14PM

Darwin - Fresh bid to revive historic Bay site

VACANT land next to Cullen Bay, once home to the Royal Darwin Hospital, would be developed into parkland and housing in a new concept plan.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 11:39AM

Darwin - Shameful racial slur

TIWI Islander Cosmos Munkara is at the centre of a racial abuse storm after his first game for Longwood in a match in Victoria.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 04:01PM

Darwin - Student’s horror Territory holiday

MELBOURNE student Jules Borell came to the Territory for a relaxing holiday but flew out yesterday traumatised.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 10:00AM

Darwin - Lost dog found wandering desert

AFTER wandering the dusty and desolate Simpson Desert for more than a month alone, a pet dog was reunited with its owner.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014

Darwin - School-leavers will be denied welfare for first six months

SCHOOL leavers will face a six-month waiting period before they can apply for the dole under an “earn or learn” welfare crackdown.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 12:12AM

Darwin - Sinkhole closes major highway

UPDATE: A 3.5m wide sinkhole has closed down Queensland’s Bruce Highway - and it will remain shut until noon.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 07:46AM

Darwin - ‘Private health to fund GP care’

EXCLUSIVE: GPs could be paid more to treat the sickest patients with private health funds allowed to fund GP care in a government overhaul.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014 at 12:54AM

Darwin - Ground control

SINGING sensation Tina Arena has today announced she will kick off her national Reset tour in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014

Darwin - Lost dog found wandering desert

AFTER wandering the dusty and desolate Simpson Desert for more than a month alone, a pet dog was reunited with its owner.



via Darwin and Local News May 01, 2014

Darwin - PUP official’s drug convictions revealed

THE man charged with registering Clive Palmer’s political party in Victoria has drug convictions, was fined $10,000 in 2011 and given a suspended jail sentence.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 10:34PM

Darwin - Cycling and coffee culture combine

A BIKE shop hopes to capitalise on local cyclists’ love affair with coffee by setting up an ­in-store cafe.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 12:41PM

Darwin - PUP talk as Melky quits CLP

ALICE Springs town councillor Eli Melky has confirmed he has quit the CLP, amid rumoured links to the Palmer United Party.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 12:12PM

Darwin - Game on in footy fest

MORE than 200 school-aged children from around the NT are taking part in this week’s Under-12 Schoolsport Australia championships.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 12:16PM

Darwin - Doing the heavy lifting to succeed

Successful indigenous entrepreneurs are on the rise according to a Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 12:28PM

Darwin - Grieving granny conquers croc fear

A WOMAN who despised crocodiles after her grand-daughter was taken now believes “the last thing we need is a cull”.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014

Darwin - Minister’s sister dead after stabbing

THE sister of MLA Bess Price has died after a suspected stabbing in a Northern Territory town camp, with another woman in custody over the incident.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 11:14AM

Darwin - Bikie ‘bashed’ clubhouse visitor

A MAN who attended a “social gathering” at a bikie gang’s clubhouse was allegedly bashed unconscious and had his leg broken by a gang member.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Has Aussie firm found MH370?

MALAYSIAN officials are investigating an Australian firm’s claims it may have detected MH370 wreckage in the Bay of Bengal - 5000km from the search area.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 02:39AM

Darwin - The proof parking inspectors are heartless

A NOTE on a car has begged council workers to have compassion for a heart attack victim, who left his car on the street while in hospital . You won’t believe what they did.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014 at 09:07AM

Darwin - Grieving granny conquers fear

A WOMAN who despised crocodiles after her grand-daughter was taken now believes “the last thing we need is a cull”.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014

Darwin - Boris and owner reunited after nine years

Boris the long lost rainbow lorikeet has been reunited with his owner, Karley Saidy-Hennessey’s, on Chanel 7’s Sunrise this morning.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Missed opportunity for rogue MLAs

Alison Anderson, Larisa Lee and Francis Xavier turned down the opportunity “to actually do something” for indigenous people when they shunned the First Nations Political Party.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014

Darwin - Top End’s bountiful wet season

WET season rainfall has exceeded expectations of the Bureau of Meteorology, with Darwin receiving nearly 200mm above the long-term average.



via Darwin and Local News April 30, 2014

Darwin - Jurrah ’will plead guilty’

4PM UPDATE: FORMER AFL star Liam Jurrah will plead guilty to two charges on Friday, the Alice Springs Magistrates Court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 04:25PM

Darwin - President’s Asia tour strikes rebalance

THE pivot that has brought US military to Darwin faces a crucial moment as President Barack Obama embarks on a tour of Asia.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:15PM

Darwin - Trio elated at being sold a PUP

More CLP members will defect to the Palmer United Party, according to its new leader for the Northern Territory, Alison Anderson.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:07PM

Darwin - CCTV helps catch flasher

SECURITY cameras in the a Territory public library helped police with catching and charging a serial flasher.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Tourist shot dead in Argentina a Kiwi

UPDATE: A TOURIST shot and killed in the popular Argentinian city of Mendoza was a New Zealand citizen, not Australian as previously reported.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 01:11PM

Darwin - DUI in a golf buggy

A BLOKE man has been arrested by NT Police Police after he was caught allegedly drink driving — in a golf buggy.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 10:22AM

Darwin - Jurrah charged with assault

BREAKING NEWS: FALLEN AFL star Liam Jurrah has been arrested for the aggravated assault of a woman.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 10:03AM

Darwin - Aussie tourist killed in Argentina

AN Australian tourist has been shot and killed during an attempted bag snatch in the Argentinian city of Mendoza.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 09:44AM

Darwin - Refugee says thanks

PALESTINIAN refugee Raed Zanoon wants to say thank you...



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 06:39PM

Darwin - Aussie taxpayers will ‘share the pain’ to reduce Budget deficit

AUSTRALIAN TAXPAYERS will be slugged with a debt levy taking an extra $800 a year from someone earning $80,000.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Pilot ‘found images of MH370’

A PILOT claims to have found satellite images of missing flight MH370 in the Gulf of Thailand — the exact place it disappeared over seven weeks ago.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 09:17AM

Darwin - CCTV helps catch flasher

SECURITY cameras in the Alice Springs Public Library helped police with catching and charging a serial flasher.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - And the best caravan spots are ...

A NEW report has revealed the nation’s favourite caravan and camping destinations and five Territory hot spots have made the list.



via Darwin and Local News April 29, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - ‘We have a mass casualty situation’

AT LEAST eighteen people are dead after a series of devastating tornadoes hit Arkansas and Oklahoma, flattening buildings and uprooting trees.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 11:43PM

Darwin - ’We have a mass casualty situation’

AT LEAST seventeen people are dead after a series of devastating tornadoes hit Arkansas and Oklahoma, flattening buildings and uprooting trees.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 10:10PM

Darwin - ’We have a mass casualty situation’

AT LEAST twelve people are dead after a series of devastating tornadoes hit Arkansas and Oklahoma, flattening buildings and uprooting trees.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 03:37PM

Darwin - MH370 hunt ‘entering new phase’

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says it is now unlikely any aircraft debris will be found on the ocean surface as he calls search ‘most difficult in human history’.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 02:06PM

Darwin - MH370 hunt ‘entering new phase’

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says it is now unlikely any aircraft debris will be found on the ocean surface as he calls search ‘most difficult in human history’.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 01:40PM

Darwin - Emergency landing in Darwin

A LIGHT plane has been forced to carry-out a belly landing at Darwin airport.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 12:52PM

Darwin - Emergency landing in Darwin

A LIGHT plane has been forced to carry-out a belly landing at Darwin airport.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 12:04PM

Darwin - ‘I was singing’ says Kylie

KYLIE Minogue has defended her critically-panned Logies performance, by insisting she was singing live.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 10:40AM

Darwin - Levy or deceit tax? Either way, you pay

A PROPOSED new debt tax is being branded a “deceit tax” by critics. Such “one-off” levies raise billions — but do you recall these other cash grabs?



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 12:00PM

Darwin - ‘It’ll take years to find this plane’

FINDING the resting place of the sunken HMAS Sydney, lost for 67 years, was an easier undertaking than locating the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 11:19AM

Darwin - They stole a Jeep?

TWO ALLEGED drug dealers allegedly held a man at gunpoint and forced him to sign over his Jeep Wrangler when he couldn’t settle a $10,000 debt.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 03:51PM

Darwin - New reasons to hate your bank?

HIGH fees and poor service anger many bank customers, but a new Oxfam report suggests there are many more good reasons to hate the “big four”.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 09:40AM

Darwin - Drinking and riding

A MAN has been arrested for the alleged “erratic and dangerous” driving of a stolen red scooter while drinking a bottle of beer.



via Darwin and Local News April 28, 2014 at 07:19AM

Darwin - Neighbour to pay for exploding corpse

A WOMAN whose apartment was damaged when her neighbour’s corpse exploded in the unit above hers has been ordered to pay for her own repairs.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 10:16PM

Darwin - Block host Cam nails Gold Logie

SCOTT Cam has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular TV Personality, keeping Asher Keddie from back-to-back wins.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 11:23PM

Darwin - Logies live: Scott Cam wins Gold

SCOTT Cam wins the Gold Logie, but Asher Keddie goes home with two new gongs. And Housos and Chris Lilley are shock winners. LIVE COVERAGE



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 10:42PM

Darwin - Red dust town in the pink

THERE is a comely lass with blonde hair, pink dress and dark beard. It’s the Elliott Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, where the Outback meets ABBA. SEE THE PICS >>



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 08:07PM

Darwin - ‘If Clive wants Alison, go for it’

NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says Clive Palmer is welcome to Alison Anderson, the rebel indigenous politician who left the Country Liberals.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 06:14PM

Darwin - Top Guns take a peek

THE FIGHTER PILOTS of the future have had a peek into the cockpit at a Top End aviation open day.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 04:18PM

Darwin - Logies live: Asher Keddie first win

ASHER Keddie has started the night with a win, for Most Popular Actress. Can she take the Gold? LIVE COVERAGE



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 08:28PM

Darwin - Lockdown at NT jail

PRISONERS in Darwin were put into



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 05:21PM

Darwin - Celebs hit Logies red carpet

STARS are working the red carpet at Melbourne’s Crown for television’s night of nights, the 56th annual Logie Awards. LIVE COVERAGE



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 05:23PM

Darwin - The hi-tech gear of an Australian soldier

IN 15 years, the value of an Australian soldier’s gear has jumped from $3,700 to almost $30,000. Check out the hi-tech ensemble that keeps our Diggers alive.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 11:55AM

Darwin - Wisdom fail for driver

A WOMAN has allegedly run over two bouncers and smashed her car into other vehicles in an “altercation” outside a Darwin nightclub.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 02:44PM

Darwin - Debt stress hits hard

EAGER first-home buyers are getting older and taking on fatter mortgages in order to get their foot in the property door.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 10:30AM

Darwin - Aussie hammered in heavyweight fight

WLADIMIR Klitschko has toyed with Aussie Alex Leapai finishing the fight in the fifth round to retain his four heavyweight belts.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 07:52AM

Darwin - Who will win at the Logies?

WHO will take home a Logie and who should practice their fake smile? Holly Byrnes and Colin Vickery present their best guesses.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Woman dies posting about ‘Happy’

A DRIVER has died after slamming her car into a truck while posting to Facebook about how happy Pharrell’s megahit Happy made her.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014 at 02:52AM

Darwin - Larisa Lee at risk of losing seat

LARISA Lee could lose her seat in Parliament if convicted of aggravated assault when she faces court in June.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014

Darwin - Diggers disregarded on ANZAC Day

COMPLAINTS about WWII diggers being moved on to accommodate dignitaries at the ANZAC Day dawn service in Alice Springs were “blown out of proportion,” organisers say.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014

Darwin - Wet season lingering on

DON’T pack up your umbrella just yet: the wet season is set to linger for at least a few more days.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014

Darwin - Labor to lift lid on CLP plans

LEGISLATION to split PowerWater could allow assets to be stripped from other Government-owned corporations, the NT Opposition warns.



via Darwin and Local News April 27, 2014

Darwin - Fisherman drowned trying to save his wife

A FISHERMAN who drowned off a treacherous headland on the NSW Central Coast leapt into the water to save his stricken wife.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 09:13PM

Darwin - Man mistook ‘cockpit for toilet’

THE Aussie at the centre of a mid-air drama on a Virgin flight to Bali told police he “thought the cockpit was the toilet door”.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 04:09PM

Darwin - Brothers’ decades of sex abuse

EXCLUSIVE: A secret report handed to Christian Brothers bosses in Rome ­revealed a “sex underworld” in some Australian ­orphanages.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - G7 commit to new Russia sanctions

UPDATE: The Group of Seven rich countries has agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia, as Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a “third world war”.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 12:30PM

Darwin - Thunder reign supreme at top

TERRITORY Thunder remain the last unbeaten side in the NEAFL competition after demolishing Redland by 34 points in a top-of-the-table Anzac Day clash.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 10:40AM

Darwin - West threatens Russia sanctions

UPDATE: WESTERN powers have warned that Russia faces fresh sanctions over Ukraine as Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a “third world war”.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 10:05AM

Darwin - Jets have close shave in NT

A JETSTAR and a Singapore Airlines jet have had a close shave in Northern Territory skies.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 04:28PM

Darwin - ‘I wasn’t drunk, didn’t harm anyone’

THE man accused of sparking a mid-air drama and fears of a hijack on board a Virgin flight to Bali has denied he was drunk or intended to hurt anyone.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 08:33AM

Darwin - Russia seeking ‘World War 3’

THE US says Russian warplanes have violated Ukraine’s airspace several times in 24 hours, as Kiev accuses Moscow of seeking to trigger a “third world war”.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014 at 08:01AM

Darwin - Ford will close early, union claims

FORD is likely to close its Geelong and Broadmeadows factories before 2016 and shut the car industry overnight, a union has warned.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 08:24PM

Darwin - Young and old honour ANZACs in droves

THOUSANDS of people have turned up to Anzac Day services and marches across the Territory. COLOUR OF WAR | TERRITORY ANZAC PHOTO GALLERY



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 03:57PM

Darwin - Madman with weapons tasered

A “MADMAN” has been tasered on a Palmerston street after allegedly wielding a crowbar and two sledgehammers at police.



via Darwin and Local News April 26, 2014

Darwin - Larisa Lee charged with assault

BREAKING NEWS: ROGUE MLA Larisa Lee has been charged with aggravated assault over an incident outside Katherine Centrelink.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 04:54PM

Darwin - Drunk passenger sparks flight drama

A DRUNK Virgin Australia passenger has been arrested after causing a mid-flight emergency on a plane to Bali from Brisbane.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 05:19PM

Darwin - Recent war veterans are in Gallipoli

VETERANS of more recent conflicts, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, are at Gallipoli to honour all Australians who have fallen in conflict.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 09:17PM

Darwin - Modern Family Oz is no meat pie short of a picnic

WHILE Aussies may cringe at the cliche-laden Modern Family Australia episode, it seems Americans have lapped it up, tweeting their praise after viewing the Down Under special.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 06:14AM

Darwin - Pilgrims reminded of Anzac sacrifice

THE crowd gathered at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day dawn service has been reminded of the sacrifice of the diggers who died on the Turkish peninsula in 1915.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 01:34PM

Darwin - Siege survivor glad to see youth remember

A FORMER World War II soldier has expressed his gratitude to those who continue to commemorate who fought at war.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 12:03PM

Darwin - Errin’s band of brothers

ERRIN Wasley-Black grew up in Alice Springs with a poster in the kitchen that read “six brothers went to war, six came home”.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 11:07AM

Darwin - Ray shares grandfather’s diary

Ray Anderson has an original WW1 diary written by his grandfather who served in the 29th Australian infantry Battalion, 8th Brigade, 1st AIF.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 10:27AM

Darwin - Six brothers in arms lost to war

EXCLUSIVE: ALMOST a century ago the seven sons of a humble rural couple Frederick and Maggie Smith marched off to the Great War.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 05:20AM

Darwin - Royals’ surprise dawn appearance

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge braved a chilly morning to join thousands for the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Canberra.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014 at 09:13AM

Darwin - Abs and pecks and bulges, oh my!

TEMPERATURES are set to soar as the grand final to find the Territory’s ‘hottest male beach body’ gets underway at Darwin’s Throb Nightclub tonight.



via Darwin and Local News April 25, 2014

Darwin - Troops urge Territory to remember

TWO Darwin-based troops serving in Afghanistan have urged Territorians to stand proud tomorrow for the sacrifices of the past and the present.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 04:18PM

Darwin - International effort nabs fraudster

POLICE co-operation spanning half the globe has helped Darwin fraud detectives charge a man who allegedly ripped off a Belgian woman.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:18PM

Darwin - Wauchope death investigation

THE death of a woman whose body was located in bushland in the small town of Wauchope this morning is under investigation by NT Police.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:11PM

Darwin - Gallipoli horror: ‘I couldn’t do it’

AT Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula it hits home to Claire Magann, 16, that those who fought and died were about the same age.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 07:40PM

Darwin - Maestro of Daly River farewelled

Revered fishing identity Col ‘Cords’ Cordingley, was farewelled by hundreds of family and friends today in a touching service in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 01:39PM

Darwin - WA debris not from MH370

UPDATE: THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it is satisfied debris washed up on a WA beach is not from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 01:42PM

Darwin - Buddy crashed into lifelong Hawks fan’s car

A LIFELONG Hawthorn Hawks fan who has always wanted to meet Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin had her car written off in the Swans recruit’s accident last night.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Learning program can work in NT

A direct learning method used in the Cape York Peninsula community is being considered for remote schools in the Northern Territory.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 11:52AM

Darwin - Nobody talking on jail bashing

No complaints have been made over two separate brutal assaults at Berrimah jail over Easter.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 12:00PM

Darwin - Mindil Market here again

TOP End residents hungry for a beautiful sunset, a feed and some fireworks can get their fix at the Mindil Beach Markets.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Anzac Day guide

ANZAC DAY 2014 guide to services and commemorations.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Territory pollie’s street fight

EXCLUSIVE A TERRITORY politician has been involved in a very public physical fight with family members in the heart of a major NT town.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014

Darwin - Mindil markets to start

TOP End residents hungry for a beautiful sunset, a feed and some fireworks can get their fix at the Mindil Beach Markets.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - $1000 to fix a single washer

REPLACING a single washer: $1000. Unblocking a sink: $900. Fixing indigenous housing: priceless.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Anzac guide

Anzac Guide to services and commemorations.



via Darwin and Local News April 24, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Tourism shipshape with cruise windfall

THE last cruise ship of the season has cast its ropes back to Territory shores after 51,000 passengers have been brought to the Top End.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 06:54PM

Darwin - Regional focus proves positive

Territory teens are benefiting from a Queensland education strategy that gets ­remote indigenous students to regional centres for high school study.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 06:36PM

Darwin - Lest We Forget

THESE are the untold stories of everyday life on the front, fear and bravery in battle, and the loved ones at home they missed so terribly.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Foreign fisho busted off Darwin

A FOREIGN fishing vessel has been nabbed about 275 nautical miles west of Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Good vibes for sex toy thief

A MAN has tracked purchases made on his stolen credit card to a sex shop - where staff showed him what the thief bought- “a big pink vibrator with more settings than a washing machine”.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Disgusting truth about your toothbrush

YOUR humble old toothbrush might look innocent enough, but it’s the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. Here’s how to keep it clean and bug-free.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 08:43AM

Darwin - In the line of bite

A 3M CROC has lurked dangerously close to shore at a city beach - with one bloke ‘playing chicken’ to keep it there until rangers arrived.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - Kate, William in Diana’s footsteps

FOR Prince William it was a poignant moment — it was to Uluru he was taken as a baby by his parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 10:35AM

Darwin - Young man arrested for stealing car

DETECTIVES have charged an 18-year-old man for stealing a car in Alice Springs on Monday night.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 09:42AM

Darwin - More jets, more $ for NT

BILLIONS of dollars is to be spent on more JSF warplanes, with a big boost to the RAAF base at Tindal... value for money? HAVE YOUR SAY >>



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 05:22PM

Darwin - Cop suspended from duty

A TERRITORY police officer has been suspended from duty for alleged dishonesty offences.



via Darwin and Local News April 23, 2014 at 08:51AM

Darwin - Lest We Forget

THESE are the untold stories of everyday life on the front, fear and bravery in battle, and the loved ones at home they missed so terribly.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Special show brings memories to life

Former NT administrator and singer-songwriter Ted Egan has developed a special show which marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 06:49PM

Darwin - Baby boom keeps RDH staff busy

A BOOM in births at RDH has led to health authorities rostering on more midwives to deal with the demand.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 06:26PM

Darwin - Chandler seeks lessons on schooling

LEARNING about the successful delivery of indigenous education will be the focus for Education Minister Peter Chandler.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 06:12PM

Darwin - The most jaw-dropping magic act you’ll ever see

DARCY Oake stepped onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage and performed some of the most unbelievable tricks ever captured on camera. Your jaw will drop.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 09:44AM

Darwin - Ray’s triumphant march home

RAY Palmer and his ‘Families of the Fallen’ team were weary but jubilant as they strode into Robertson Barracks to end their mission of remembrance.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 01:25PM

Darwin - MH370 air search called off

THE air search for MH370 has been suspended due to bad weather as a result of Cyclone Jack, as passengers’ families accuse Malaysia of mismanagement.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 12:18PM

Darwin - Darwin: last place on Earth

A SCIENCE fiction story about an alien plague that transforms the world’s population into savage creatures — except for those living in Darwin — has become a New York Times bestseller.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 04:49PM

Darwin - MH370: families slam investigation

FAMILY members of passengers lost on missing flight MH370 have said they want the investigation taken away from the Malaysian government.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 09:03AM

Darwin - Now that’s a Playboy bunny!

A NEWS station thought it would be cute to have rabbits live on air for Easter Sunday. What happened next caught the anchors off-guard. WATCH VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 09:46AM

Darwin - ‘Dear Kevin’: Julia’s email to Rudd

A NEWLY published email from Julia Gillard to Kevin Rudd sheds light on tensions within Labor in the days before she took his job.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 07:56AM

Darwin - Charges after alleged pub gunplay

TWO people who allegedly brandished guns at an iconic Territory pub on Easter Sunday have been charged.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 07:45AM

Darwin - ‘The kid’s lucky to be alive’

THE mystery of how a teen boy survived in the wheel well of a flight from California to Hawaii deepens as authorities say he has no memory of the journey.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 08:11AM

Darwin - Bodies of Aussie Diggers identified

TWENTY Australian Diggers who fought on the Western Front in France in World War I have been identified and will have graves dedicated to them.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014 at 10:03PM

Darwin - Cameron ‘sowing religious division’

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of fostering division after saying Britain was still a “Christian country”.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 01:23AM

Darwin - CCTV shows guard attack

FRESH footage has emerged showing Manus Island security guards throwing objects at detainees before the riots which in which Reza Berati was killed.



via Darwin and Local News April 22, 2014 at 07:03AM

Darwin - A first for Palmo real estate

CHECK out what the first-ever CBD apartment in Palmerston will look like.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014 at 03:07PM

Darwin - Vandals make dicks of themselves

GOLF-HATING idiots have threatened the future of an event that draws players from far and wide - by drawing dicks and doing burnouts on the first green.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 08:17PM

Darwin - Rage. It’s all the rage

THE WORLD is filled with ire-inspiring situations... here are a few.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 12:35PM

Darwin - Shot fired outside pub

A BY-STANDER has stepped in and calmed the situation after a gun was fired during a heated argument outside a rural pub.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014 at 07:58AM

Darwin - Darwin service ... you suck

NT News journalist Matt Williams is fed up with the all-too-often crap service at Darwin restaurants. Read his story and tell us what you think .....



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014 at 12:11PM

Darwin - ‘Jesus’ ordered down from the cross

AUTHORITIES had to order Jesus Christ down from the cross during a staged crucifixion re-enactment after passers-by complained it was too gruesome.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014 at 08:04AM

Darwin - Tributes pour in for Neville Wran, dead at 87

LONG-TIME NSW premier Neville Wran has died after a long illness aged 87, his wife Jill Hickson said in a statement.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Royal fever set to soar in Territory

ROYAL fever has hit the Territory as the world’s media gather in Yulara ahead of the future king and queen of England’s arrival on Tuesday.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014

Darwin - Car park attack vehicle unregistered

KARMA has come back to bite the furious passenger who attacked another motorist in a fit of Easter road rage at a Darwin city supermarket after it was revealed the vehicle’s registration allegedly expired on January 7.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014

Darwin - Let’s talk brothels

IT IS time — “as unpalatable as it may be for some” — to talk about legalising brothels in the Northern Territory, a high-ranking politician says.



via Darwin and Local News April 21, 2014

Darwin - Has satellite finally snapped Nessie?

IS it a wave formation, photographic trickery, or a large creature beneath the surface of Loch Ness? A new image has got the believers buzzing.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 10:45AM

Darwin - Disability support at risk, says Labor

LABOR and the Australian Council of Social Services warn that government plans to change the Disability Support Pension could harm vulnerable people.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 11:58AM

Darwin - Thief breaks in and changes channel

A BRAZEN thief broke into a Palmerston home while a mother and her child were asleep in the living room.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 11:38AM

Darwin - Russia gets another space visitor

AMAZING new dashboard video of a meteor confirms Russia’s reputation as the country that gets all the best stuff from outer space.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 09:28AM

Darwin - Leadership lesson in union crisis

INFIGHTING at the Australian Education Union NT branch has claimed its first fatality, with membership officer Jodie Clegg handing in her resignation.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 09:06AM

Darwin - Fisherman discovers skeletons on beach

YOU won’t believe what this Northern Territory fisho found at a Top End beach.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 08:52AM

Darwin - Good eggs in Easter hunt

THE art of finding prime space at East Point Reserve is woven into the many traditions of Greek Orthodox Easter.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 08:12AM

Darwin - Aussie ‘minutes’ from avalanche

AN AUSTRALIAN mountaineer who narrowly escaped the avalanche on Mount Everest says some climbers are questioning whether to scrap their summit plans.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 01:01AM

Darwin - Tsunami warning follows PNG quake

A POWERFUL earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 has triggered a tsunami warning for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014 at 12:42AM

Darwin - Easter weekend croc surprise

WHILE most children were preparing themselves for an onslaught of chocolate this weekend, those living near a small lagoon in a rural area of Darwin got a crocodile for Easter instead.



via Darwin and Local News April 20, 2014

Darwin - Three trapped under Everest ice

THREE people are still missing after the deadliest avalanche to hit Mt Everest left 13 people dead, including five people employed by US network NBC.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 08:50PM

Darwin - 6.9 quake rocks Bougainville

A STRONG 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island but there is no risk of a widespread tsunami, seismologists say.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 12:13PM

Darwin - Man’s bare hands try to halt tank

FOOTAGE of a Ukrainian man trying to stop a Russian army tank with his hands while being shot at has emerged, as pro-Russian rebels refuse to give up.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 02:50PM

Darwin - Support wanes for CLP: poll

THE Country Liberals are being deserted by voters and could lose government if an election was held now, new polling reveals.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 04:03PM

Darwin - Boat explosion burns man

A DARWIN man has been flown to Melbourne to be treated for extensive burns after the back of his boat exploded.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 02:28PM

Darwin - Four trapped under Everest ice

FOUR people are still missing after the deadliest avalanche to hit Mt Everest left 12 people dead, including five people employed by US network NBC.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 12:43PM

Darwin - NT draws a long line of royals

THE NT is best known for its red dusty plains, croc infested waters, and thong-wearing residents, but every now and then real royalty drop by to say hello.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 11:01AM

Darwin - Car park attack in Darwin

A SHOPPER has captured frightening footage of an enraged male passenger fed up with an older motorist at Darwin city’s Woolworths car park. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014

Darwin - Pot deaths raise concerns over laws

TWO deaths have raised concerns about Colorado’s recently legalised recreational marijuana industry.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 08:42AM

Darwin - Easter crowds snap up seafood

THE Darwin Fish Market workers were kept busy on their feet yesterday as crowds queued out the door to stock up for a Good Friday feast.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 08:02AM

Darwin - US-style colleges coming to Oz?

EXCLUSIVE: EDUCATION Minister Christopher Pyne has backed calls for a debate over whether Australia should deregulate its universities.



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - World’s eyes on Charlie

A film called Charlie’s Country shot exclusively in the Northern Territory using local actors will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 08:18AM

Darwin - South Korea ferry captain arrested

THE captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized three days ago has been arrested, as divers entered the submerged vessel for the first time.



via Darwin and Local News April 19, 2014 at 06:53AM

Darwin - Miners’ bodies finally retrieved

THERE were tears and heartbreak as crews brought the bodies of mine collapse victims Jamie Mitchell and Phillip Grant to the surface.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 09:21PM

Darwin - Obama: We will act if they don’t

RUSSIA, Ukraine and the West have reached a deal aimed at easing the Ukraine crisis, but Barack Obama has cautioned it’s uncertain if Moscow will comply.



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 10:19AM

Darwin - Sweeper spills oil down mall

SHOPS in Darwin’s Smith St Mall were suffocated from business the morning before the Easter holiday after a street sweeper spilt oil down the pedestrian street — again.



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 10:31AM

Darwin - Another CLP hopeful walks out

Alice Springs political hopeful Leo Abbott quit the Country Liberals by text message yesterday morning.



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 08:49AM

Darwin - Figures lead to grog-free celebrations

ASSAULTS have dropped 20 per cent in the three months since the introduction of Alcohol Protection Orders, new figures show



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 08:51AM

Darwin - Refugee finds way on scholarship

When Carine Kapiamba-Tshimbu moved from Africa to Darwin in 2008, she was unable to speak English. She has now won a prestigious scholarship at Charles Darwin University.



via Darwin and Local News April 18, 2014 at 09:07AM

Darwin - Kate-oomba rocks Australia

SOMETIMES being a royal, sitting fancy free on the line to the throne, isn’t all glorious and upbeat. It can be confronting.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Easter opening hours guide

Want to know what’s open this Easter weekend? The NT News has compiled a complete list of opening hours for your convenience.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 04:15PM

Darwin - Last chance to say ‘I love you’

STUDENTS trapped aboard a capsized Korean ferry sent desperate and emotion-charged texts to their loved ones as it sank.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 01:03PM

Darwin - Band drops out of Bass

AN AUSTRALIAN band has cancelled their performance at Bass In The Grass.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 12:40PM

Darwin - Alison Anderson speaks out

Alison Anderson has given the first indication of her political plans since she walked out on the Country Liberal Party.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 10:47AM

Darwin - Bound woman escorted by men

THE terrifying sight of a woman bound and held by two men spurred a witness to call police, but police were unsure it was genuine after investigating.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014 at 08:17AM

Darwin - Union comment takes its Tollner

The Electrical Trade Union has spat at accusations by Deputy Chief Minister Dave Tollner of “union cronyism” at Power and Water.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014

Darwin - Tar puddles damage car

A DARWIN man has warned motorists of “puddles of wet tar” that splashed onto his car when he drove on the Stuart Hwy service road at Coolalinga early yesterday morning.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014

Darwin - Secret barramundi hotspots found

THE secret to locating elusive barramundi, including a hotspot in Kakadu National Park, may have been discovered by researchers studying wetlands.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014

Darwin - Leah teams up with music greats

DARWIN musician Leah Flanagan has teamed up with the man responsible for writing some of Midnight Oil’s biggest hits and the finished product is a single about “unconditional love”.



via Darwin and Local News April 17, 2014

Darwin - Dave’s tree-mendous effort

A DARWIN man who has never taken part in an endurance run will compete in the Great Ocean Rd Marathon in Victoria to raise money for poor villages in Timor Leste.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 05:56PM

Darwin - Jealous man jailed over Christmas slaughter

A JEALOUS Alice Springs man bashed the mother of his children to death with a chunk of broken concrete because she was dancing with other men.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 11:56AM

Darwin - Kate dazzles in yellow as Royals arrived in Sydney

THE Duchess of Cambridge emerged from an RAAF jet in Sydney today wearing a yellow dress to match the sunny day that greeted the Royal couple.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 02:29PM

Darwin - Stuart Park ’needs revamp’

STUART Park should be revitalised, alternative transport prioritised, and some smaller projects should be linked in the Darwin city masterplan, the Architects Institute has said.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 12:07PM

Darwin - Jealous man jailed over Christmas slaughter

A JEALOUS Alice Springs man bashed the mother of his children to death with a chunk of broken concrete because she was dancing with other men at a Christmas celebration.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 11:56AM

Darwin - Forecast of happy campers

CAMPERS will have better weather this Easter weekend than last year, with Top End conditions expected to dry out from Saturday.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 11:48AM

Darwin - O’Farrell resigns in disgrace

BREAKING: NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has resigned after he was caught out misleading ICAC over a $3000 bottle of wine.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 10:24AM

Darwin - Big bad buff stares out Prado

IT was the moment Katherine man Marc Gardner cast his mind back to the famous Crocodile Dundee movie.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 08:47AM

Darwin - Cops out in force over Easter

POLICE will be out in force this Easter long weekend and urge motorists to take care on the roads.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 09:24AM

Darwin - Berry good skiing fun

OVER 200 top skiiers are heading to the Top End.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 04:42PM

Darwin - Soldier greets Queen on ‘bionic legs’

A SOLDIER who had pioneering surgery in Australia after losing his legs a Taliban blast has been honoured by the Queen.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 01:08AM

Darwin - A blacklist of stuff-ups

THE BLACKOUT that plunged the Top End into darkness was the result of a long list of stuff-ups, a new report has found.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 01:24PM

Darwin - Two miners dead in Hunter wall collapse

TWO miners have died after a suspected wall collapse at an underground coal mine in the NSW Hunter Valley, with police saying the recovery effort will take some time.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 07:48AM

Darwin - Aussie ‘terror foot soldiers’ killed

TWO Australian al Qaeda fundamentalists — one dubbed “Muslim bin John” — have reportedly been killed in a targeted US strike.



via Darwin and Local News April 16, 2014 at 07:52AM

Darwin - How we saw the moon turn red

AUSTRALIANS joined the millions of others who raced outside to watch the rare lunar eclipse, and captured it for themselves.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 11:31PM

Darwin - Territory students to meet royalty

A GROUP of Territory high school students has been invited to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Uluru on Tuesday.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 06:08PM

Darwin - Deckchair reels in movie buffs

THE 2014 program for this iconic Darwin event has been revealed.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 01:11PM

Darwin - Rare blood moon eclipse underway

TONIGHT’S lunar eclipse has begun, as millions of stargazers around the globe wait to see the moon become bathed in red. WATCH LIVE



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 04:34PM

Darwin - Tonight is perfect for mooning

BATHED in red, the moon will be the true star of the sky tonight (well, apart from the actual stars, that is). Here’s where and when to see that red moon rising.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 11:55AM

Darwin - Service etched in ink and blood

IRAQ War veteran Liam Haven wears his experiences on his skin, literally, with tattoos recording the story of his service.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - The seven types of Aussie worker

ARE you a slacker or a stress bunny? Or maybe you’re the quiet achiever getting it done. Discover which of the seven types of Aussie worker you are.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 01:17PM

Darwin - The 4WD giving you x-ray vision

A SYSTEM designed for hard-core four-wheel drivers could be the biggest breakthrough in driveway safety yet.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 12:46PM

Darwin - Study busts teen game myth

VIDEO games do not have a negative impact on the academic performance of adolescents, according to SA research using worldwide scholastic results.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 12:32PM

Darwin - Bailey makes Diamonds squad

FORMER Territory shooter Karyn Bailey has been selected in the Australian Diamonds squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games in July.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 10:18AM

Darwin - Tiger flies into Darwin

TIGERAIR will return to the Top End tonight, as its new Brisbane service is officially launched.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 10:53AM

Darwin - End of the line for fishing great ‘Cords’

BARRAMUNDI are resting easier with the news of a Territory fishing legend’s passing... PAY YOUR TRIBUTE >>



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 05:44PM

Darwin - Cops pepper-spray pit bull

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD pit bull terrier has been pepper-sprayed by police because it barked at them.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 10:00AM

Darwin - Will AC/DC ever rock again?

UPDATE: RUMOURS have surfaced this morning that AC/DC’s 40th anniversary tour may be axed due to the health of one member.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 09:35AM

Darwin - Moon brings out crims

IT ALL all started when an officer at home saw someone looking through the window ...



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 07:20AM

Darwin - DNA collected in hunt for abductor

DNA samples have been taken from 20 people, including friends and family, as police widen their hunt for Chloe Campbell’s abductor.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - AC/DC set to retire - report

WORLD famous Australian band AC/DC are reportedly set to announce their retirement.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014 at 08:20AM

Darwin - Cane toad fights death adder

WHO wins in a fight between a death adder and a cane toad? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 07:06PM

Darwin - Our domestic violence shame

POLICE responded to 85 domestic violence incidents in a 36-hour period over the weekend.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014

Darwin - Cane toad fights death adder

WHO wins in a fight between a death adder and a cane toad? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT.



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014

Darwin - Our duty: to remember

LEST WE FORGET — we say it all the time, but do we really take the time to listen to the stories of those who served?



via Darwin and Local News April 15, 2014

Darwin - Wind warning for chopper pilots

CHOPPER pilots have been warned of the potentially devastating effect of wind after a helicopter crash on the Territory/Queensland border.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 05:19PM

Darwin - Guns, drugs seized

GUNS, DRUGS and cash have been seized and eight men are facing charges after police raided two residences in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 10:39AM

Darwin - MH370: ‘It’s time to go under water’

THE hunt for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is shifting under water, as searchers give up on hearing further “pings”.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 02:11PM

Darwin - MH370: Deep probe our last hope

WATCH LIVE: THE hunt for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is to shift underwater, as searchers give up on hearing further “pings”.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 01:42PM

Darwin - Mother accused of killing babies

A MOTHER has been charged with the murder of six of her infant children after their bodies were discovered in cardboard boxes.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 08:01AM

Darwin - Work, work and more work

SLAVES to the grind? The prospect of working until we are 70 has sparked heated debate across the country. Find out why.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 10:42AM

Darwin - Is the tide turning for the Greens?

SUPPORT for the Greens in WA has driven the party’s vote to a record high, as it claims the anti-Abbott “tide is turning”.



via Darwin and Local News April 14, 2014 at 07:24AM

Darwin - Things get ugly after CLP win

THE FALLOUT over the CLP’s by-election win has begun - with an slanging match on Facebook escalating to cries of betrayal and threats of legal action.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 04:34PM

Darwin - Biggest Loser winner looking for love

HE’S dropped a massive 79.8 kilograms and now Biggest Loser winner Craig Booby has a new goal in sight - finding a partner and starting a family.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 08:15PM

Darwin - Brave Chloe tells who took her

CHLOE Campbell has described her apparent abductor as “daddy’s friends” as investigations into her unusual kidnapping continue.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Fitness trainer sparks bikini war

MIDDLE-AGED mums shouldn’t give up on their goal of looking good in a bikini, a leading fitness instructor says.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 07:30PM

Darwin - Barrett wins Blain for CLP

NATHAN Barrett and the Country Liberal Party have won the Blain by-election in convincing style.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 05:13PM

Darwin - Police bashers sent to prison

TWO men who savagely bashed hero police officer constable Shannon Kumar on the state’s north coast have been sent to prison.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Things get ugly, post Blain

THE FALLOUT over the CLP’s by-election win has begun - with an slanging match on Facebook escalating to cries of betrayal and threats of legal action.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 04:34PM

Darwin - Cash lure to find work

YOUNG jobseekers will receive $2500 just for staying in work for 12 months - then get $4000 if they remain working for two years, under a new scheme.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 01:55PM

Darwin - Wills sparks new royal baby chatter

WILL baby Prince George soon have a new brother or sister? A New Zealand woman who made a shawl for his Royal Highness thinks so.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 09:33AM

Darwin - Apology for asylum seekers ‘will be forced’

A FUTURE Australian prime minister will be forced to offer a national apology to asylum seekers kept in mandatory detention, refugee activists warn during rally.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 03:39PM

Darwin - ‘Shame on you all’

DANCER Adrianne Haslet-Davis lost a foot in the Boston Marathon bombings. What made her cancel a planned TV interview and leave the set in tears?



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 02:59PM

Darwin - Day One: Got lost...

A CANADIAN tourist had to be rescued by a helicopter after she got lost on the first day of an Outback trek.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 03:07PM

Darwin - Chinese troops for NT?

CHINESE People’s Liberation Army troops will join in “exchanges and exercises” alongside Australian Defence Force soldiers in the Northern Territory, PM Tony Abbott says.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 03:12PM

Darwin - MH370 pings go silent

AFTER a week of optimism over underwater signals believed to be coming from the missing plane, the sea has gone quiet and it’s feared the search will be a long one.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 02:26PM

Darwin - Work til we’re 70? Fair go, Joe!

TREASURER Joe Hockey admits his generation will likely have to keep working until they are 70 to provide financial security in retirement.



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 11:56AM

Darwin - Don’t you ruin our Easter, Ita!

OUR PEOPLE in the field report on where they are biting in the lead up to Easter.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Board? No way!

A GROUP of disadvantaged youths from the remote Belyuen community are about to ride waves on surfboards for the first time.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 04:28PM

Darwin - 20,000 lose power as Ita heads south

LATEST: UP to 24,000 remain without power in Queensland, with Cyclone Ita continuing to threaten flooding as she moves south. SEE PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 10:13AM

Darwin - Flood threat as Cyclone Ita heads south

LATEST: Queenslanders from Cooktown to Proserpine will be swamped by floodwaters as Cyclone Ita continues to menace the north. SEE PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 07:32AM

Darwin - Flood threat as Cyclone Ita heads south

LATEST: Queenslanders from Cooktown to Proserpine will be swamped by floodwaters as Cyclone Ita continues to menace the north. SEE PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 13, 2014 at 07:20AM

Darwin - Flood threat as Cyclone Ita heads south

UPDATE: Queenslanders from Cooktown to Proserpine will be swamped by floodwaters as Cyclone Ita continues to menace the north. SEE PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 08:10PM

Darwin - A father’s desperate plea

FORTY years on, former Darwin man Kenneth Daffey shares his horrific story of Cyclone Tracy for the first time in the hope someone can help find photos of his lost son.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 10:44AM

Darwin - Ita dumps heavy rain as it heads south

UPDATE: Cyclone Ita to dump up to 300mm of rain down Queensland coast as far as Yeppoon, Premier warns. SEE PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 05:08PM

Darwin - Road of joy and tears

Author Neil Cadigan has fulfilled a promise to his only son Andrew “Cad” Cadigan, who died in a Thai hospital only weeks after an epic around Australia mission raising funds for myelodysplasia.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 02:55PM

Darwin - Missing three-year-old found alive

UPDATE: Chloe Campbell, the 3yo who went missing in Queensland two days ago, appeared from the darkness overnight calling 'mummy'.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 11:40AM

Darwin - Blain goes to the polls

THE BLAIN BY-ELECTION: Rolling updates here ...



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 11:20AM

Darwin - Queensland wakes up to Cyclone Ita destruction

LATEST: Roofs torn off buildings, SES callouts, and 7000 without power as Cyclone Ita continues down the Queensland coast. FIRST PICTURES



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 09:00AM

Darwin - Chloe returned calling for 'mummy'

UPDATE: Chloe Campbell, who went missing from her Childers home two days ago, appeared from the darkness overnight calling 'mummy'.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 08:58AM

Darwin - Pedestrian killed at Casuarina

A WOMAN pedestrian has been killed in a crash at Casuarina.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 08:21AM

Darwin - Bookies punt on CLP win in Blain

LESS than 4000 people will tip the balance of power in the NT Parliament as the electorate of Blain go to the polls.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Trek for the scarred

RAY Palmer and his brave band of men and women begin their 400km trek today from Mataranka to Robertson Barracks.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Business is blooming at Botanic Gardens cafe

DARWIN Botanic Gardens finally has a new cafe and it’s already had to get a bigger coffee machine to cope with demand.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Bookies bet on CLP win

LESS than 4000 people will tip the balance of power in the NT Parliament today, as Blain goes to the polls to choose a replacement for retiring MP Terry Mills.



via Darwin and Local News April 12, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - MH370 black box within 10km grid

TONY Abbott has told the Chinese president that the signals from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370’s black box are within an area 10km by 10km.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 10:10PM

Darwin - Cop suspended at Katherine

A YOUNG NT Police officer has been suspended from duty.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 03:52PM

Darwin - Has MH370 black box been found?

TONY Abbott says rescue teams have honed in on signals that they are certain are from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370’s black box.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 12:49PM

Darwin - Locals join Bass line-up

THESE two Territory acts will play at Bass In The Grass this year.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 12:00PM

Darwin - Booze and chips stolen from plane

THIEVES have broken into an Airnorth plane parked in a hangar at Groote Eylandt and stolen alcohol and chips from the cabin’s minibar.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 11:05AM

Darwin - Despair as

A LOCAL heavy machinery company has gone into receivership, putting up to 56 Territory jobs at risk and leaving millions of dollars unpaid to hundreds of local businesses.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 09:21AM

Darwin - PowerWater’s $1500-a-day man

A FORMER Liberal staffer has been appointed by the CLP Government – at up to $1500 a day – to run PowerWater’s media and public relations.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 09:20AM

Darwin - Blain in the balance: poll

THE fate of the Territory Government is “too close to call”, an exclusive NT News poll shows.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014

Darwin - $144 fine for selling car in public

A CULLEN Bay man has been fined $144 for trying to sell his car in a public place.



via Darwin and Local News April 11, 2014 at 12:01AM

Darwin - Tiger shark puts on a show

VIDEO: A TERRITORY tour guide has joked about ‘flossing the teeth’ of a big shark that thrashed around in Darwin Harbour.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 05:05PM

Darwin - Fisho rescued from Shady Camp

AN injured man has been rescued in crocodile-infested waters at Shady Camp.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 02:17PM

Darwin - $200 student sports voucher boost

The Northern Territory’s sports vouchers scheme will be expanded, from $75 to $200 per child from next year.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 11:53AM

Darwin - Childcare carrot for Blain votes

THE CLP is dangling a childcare subsidy carrot for Blain voters - will you bite?



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 06:07PM

Darwin - Navy burned fishing boat in error

AN Indonesian fisherman who was unlawfully detained and had his boat destroyed after he drifted into Australian waters has been awarded damages of $4000.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 12:11PM

Darwin - Rents through the roof

IT’S good news for investors and homeowners as new data shows Darwin has the highest rental yields of any capital city in Australia.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Teens giving up alcohol for web

MORE than half of teenagers are shunning alcohol to become teetotallers as the internet consumes more and more of their time.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 11:43PM

Darwin - What he did to me was horrific

SARAH Monahan reveals her sex abuse hell at the hands of former Hey Dad! co-star Robert Hughes, branding him a “piece of sh*t”.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 10:26AM

Darwin - Huge croc trapped

WHEN IT COMES to crocodile catching, you need a few things — guts, determination ... and a hessian bag.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 03:44PM

Darwin - Carr labelled ‘foolish’ over diaries

FORMER foreign minister Bob Carr was labelled “arrogant” and “foolish” after extracts of his new diaries were leaked.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 10:09AM

Darwin - Mundine goes down, down, down...

ANTHONY Mundine has taken the beating of his life in a twelve-round points decision to Joshua Clottey on Wednesday night.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 09:19AM

Darwin - Pyke plays with conviction

SINGER Josh Pyke will perform in the Top End at an unusual venue.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014

Darwin - Rents through the roof

IT’S good news for investors and homeowners as new data shows Darwin has the highest rental yields of any capital city in Australia.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - We hit 100,000 Facebook likes

CROCS, characters, good deeds, lost pets, cyclone updates, bad parkers, animal antics and the best news from the Territory and beyond — that’s the winning formula for Facebook success.



via Darwin and Local News April 10, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Crocs dancing with wolves

TWO 11-month-old brothers have just arrived in Crocodylus Park in Berrimah.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 05:25PM

Darwin - Cairns on watch for Ita’s onslaught

UPDATE: A Cyclone watch has been updated to now include coastal areas from Cape Grenville to



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 04:40PM

Darwin - The Blain game

Candidates for the Blain by-election on Saturday April 12 answer questions submitted by readers of the NT News - compiled by BEN SMEE and CLAYTON BENNETT



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 11:57AM

Darwin - Newman returns for Ita’s onslaught

UPDATE: PREMIER Campbell Newman has ditched an Asian trade mission to return to Queensland ahead severe Tropical Cyclone Ita’s category 4 onslaught.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 04:16PM

Darwin - Boaties prepare for Ita’s onslaught

UPDATE: COOKTOWN boaties are battening down the hatches ahead of severe Tropical Cyclone Ita’s category 4 onslaught.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 03:16PM

Darwin - Evacs urged for towns in Ita’s path

UPDATE 12.30pm: Low-lying Cape York coastal communities have been urged to consider evacuation before Cyclone Ita hits as a category 4 with winds up to 280km/h.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 12:39PM

Darwin - Two children injured in crashes

EMERGENCY services had a busy start to the week with four serious accidents in the Top End, two involving children.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 10:49AM

Darwin - Ita the biggest to hit since Yasi

SEVERE Tropical Cyclone Ita is set to hit the coast as a category 4 with winds up to 250km/h in what is tipped to be the biggest system since Yasi in 2011.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 09:00AM

Darwin - Cane toad problem solved?

WHAT did one toad say to another? Nothing, he was in the other’s mouth.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 08:54AM

Darwin - Odds slashed for Blain upset

THE odds of “any other party” other than the CLP or Labor winning the seat of Blain this Saturday has been slashed from $19 to $5.50.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 09:14AM

Darwin - Nude, not where nude should be

A NAKED MAN has given a woman walking her dog a fright - with police warning it is an offence to be naked in a public place “without a valid excuse”.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014

Darwin - Slow compo for blackout

A PENSIONER with a disability living in Darwin’s rural area is still waiting for compensation for the Top End blackout.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 06:53PM

Darwin - Nursing home hired male strippers

ELDERLY nursing home residents had their shuffleboards replaced by washboard abs when they were subjected to a Chippendales striptease.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 11:00PM

Darwin - Airport boss has his wings

ALICE Springs and Tennant Creek airports have an experienced new general manager.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Naked man lurks in bushes

TAKING her pet dog for her usual Tuesday morning walk, Joanna Thom couldn’t believe her eyes to find a naked man lurking in the bushes.



via Darwin and Local News April 09, 2014

Darwin - Indigenous music project strikes chord

A MUSIC program in the Top End is helping to give confidence to indigenous women.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 05:25PM

Darwin - Our cars are eating better than we are

TERRITORIAN households are spending more on transport each week than on making sure everyone is fed.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 05:05PM

Darwin - Fears for Port future as jobs go

NINE jobs have been made ­redundant at the East Arm Port with concerns it is the first step towards privatising the port.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 04:44PM

Darwin - Cyclone Ita upgraded to category 3

UPDATE: Cyclone Ita is now tracking toward Cape Melville and has been upgraded to a category 3 system.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 01:04PM

Darwin - Break-in kids given lift home

FOUR teens who broke into a vacant Top End home have been nabbed by the cops, but were released without charge. Not only that, they were given a lift home to their parents.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 07:24AM

Darwin - Smile! You’re an idiot

A MAN who moved to Darwin from NSW just days ago has boasted about wading in water next to a croc cage and illegally fishing on top of it.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - Peaches Geldof dies aged 25

PEACHES Geldof has been found dead at home aged 25, with police saying her death is “unexplained and sudden”.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 06:54AM

Darwin - Rapid Creek clearing outrage

PROSECUTION options are being investigated for the illegal clearing of a block of land in the Rapid Creek catchment.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014 at 07:01AM

Darwin - Puff baddy

VIDEO: A DARWIN man has amused a group of tourists with the fish they caught - only to horrify them by what he did next.



via Darwin and Local News April 08, 2014

Darwin - Rapid Creek clearing outrage

PROSECUTION options are being investigated for the illegal clearing of a block of land in the Rapid Creek catchment.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 06:04PM

Darwin - Hughes found guilty but yells: ‘I’m innocent’

HEY Dad! star Robert Hughes screamed out “I am innocent” after he has been found guilty of nine child sex offences.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 03:23PM

Darwin - ‘How much is a life worth?’

THE NT Coroners Court has been told Ben Wilton might still be alive if the NT had an expert panel to identify medically unfit drivers.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 02:29PM

Darwin - 'Prove that your wife is dead' - hire company

A COUPLE’S dream roadtrip through the NT ended when she was taken by a shark - now, a hire company is refusing to refund her husband's camper van deposit.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 11:55AM

Darwin - ’Prove that your wife is dead’

A TRAVEL booking company told the husband of shark attack victim Christine Armstrong it would not refund a $1000 deposit.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Tiff leads to boozy prang

NEW RULE: Don’t drive and argue and drive.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014 at 08:30AM

Darwin - Rude parkers get truck-off message

A FIGHT is brewing between Inpex workers and locals in a busy industrial area.



via Darwin and Local News April 07, 2014

Darwin - Dob in a critic of govt

PUBLIC servants will be urged to dob in colleagues who post political criticism of the Abbott Government on social media - even if it is done anonymously, under new guidelines.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 11:31AM

Darwin - Pumped up, still fragile

A LITTLE over a generation ago the archetype of Australian manliness was Dennis ­Lillee.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 12:10PM

Darwin - Footy players in brawl

FOOTBALLERS and bystanders have had a drunken blue in the main street of a Territory town.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 12:06PM

Darwin - Watch out for thieves

THE owner of a $10,000 watch has had a bad time in a Territory hotel.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 12:08PM

Darwin - Larisa’s loaf causes big stink

ROGUE MLA Larisa Lee, just days before trying to bring down her own Government, nearly brought down a Darwin hotel in a poorly executed attempt to heat a loaf garlic bread.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 04:14PM

Darwin - Planes may head to ‘pulse signal’ area

AUSTRALIAN planes may be sent to the southern Indian Ocean search area where a Chinese ship looking for flight MH370 detected a “pulse signal”.



via Darwin and Local News April 06, 2014 at 10:27AM

Darwin - 100 great beers to try in Australia

AS AUSSIES battle for gold at the ‘Beer Olympics’, our own beer writers have done the tough research to bring you their pick of the best brews.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 08:30PM

Darwin - Cazzy on Ice up and away

THE electrical malfunction that sidelined the Casuarina Square ice rink has been fixed and Darwinites are skating in their city for the first time in 30 years.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 02:12PM

Darwin - Emails reveal Speaker a leaker

LEAKED emails show Speaker Kezia Purick fed embarrassing information about cost hikes direct to Labor in the chaotic months before Terry Mills was rolled as Chief Minister.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 09:22AM

Darwin - Forced landing in Darwin but ‘no emergency’

An AIRCRAFT believed to be carrying 27 passengers and five crew members was forced to land in Darwin with an engine operating on reduced power, it has been revealed.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 05:56PM

Darwin - Baby accused of attempted murder

A NINE-MONTH-OLD baby appeared in court sucking on a bottle as he was charged with attempted murder.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 12:55AM

Darwin - Detention in Darwin for baby

A BABY boy born in Australia and his asylum-seeking family are set to be forcibly transferred to a Darwin detention centre.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Hideaway spot delivers a cracking shot

A FAVOURITE spot for keen photographer and tour guide Rhys Clarke has won him March’s We’re For NT competition.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Revheads hit Darwin

HIDDEN Valley raceway will erupt in a cloud of rubber smoke today for the annual running of the Brasher Nats burnout display.



via Darwin and Local News April 05, 2014

Darwin - Three-ring circus quit CLP

5.30PM UPDATE: THREE rebel indigenous backbenchers have quit the CLP — but the Giles Government still have the numbers to govern.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 05:37PM

Darwin - Wee caught you, pee-brain

THE teenager who urinated on groceries in a Darwin convenience store has been caught.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 05:00PM

Darwin - Boat goes down in flames

VIDEO: THE boat used by Vietnamese fisherman to illegally catch almost 50 endangered giant clams has gone down in flames.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 02:38PM

Darwin - Bush MLAs quit CLP

1.00PM UPDATE: THREE rebel indigenous backbenchers have quit the CLP.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 01:02PM

Darwin - Is Darwin growing too quickly?

DARWIN’S population is growing at one of the fastest rates in the country, putting even more pressure on housing availability.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 09:30AM

Darwin - Bush MLAs fate decided today

8.30AM UPDATE: THREE rebel indigenous backbenchers are today expected to quit the CLP.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 08:49AM

Darwin - Popular Air Marshal new ADF chief

FROM the streets of south western Sydney to the head of the ADF, it’s been a long journey for Air Marshal Mark Binskin.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 08:22AM

Darwin - Racing mourns jockey Nathan Berry

SYDNEY’S racing fraternity is in mourning following the death yesterday of popular jockey Nathan Berry. He was 23.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 10:30PM

Darwin - Fatal accident cuts highway

THE Territory’s main road has been cut after a horror accident left a man dead and another seriously injured in Central Australia.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 07:19AM

Darwin - CLP better without trio: Higgins

DEPUTY speaker Garry Higgins says the Country Liberals will be “much tighter” without Alison Anderson and her gang of rebel backbenchers.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - It’s love at first sight for new Marines

THE “happiest group of Marines’’ have arrived in Darwin, and say they are looking forward to learning from our defence force.



via Darwin and Local News April 04, 2014 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Forget Disney. It’s Cazzy on Ice!

DUST off your speed skates because Casuarina Square’s eatery has been turned into an ice rink - and it’s back tomorrow!



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 05:33PM

Darwin - Students flip over flying circus

The Flying Fruit Fly Circus — from Albury in New South Wales — yesterday rolled into Barunga, about 60km south of Katherine, to teach local children the tricks of the trade.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 04:12PM

Darwin - Wiggles to hit Darwin

INTERNATIONAL kids’ superstar group The Wiggles are coming to town and will perform at the Darwin Entertainment Centre in June.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 12:40PM

Darwin - Man wees on food in Darwin

POLICE are hunting for three men after one of them urinated on groceries inside a Mitchell St shop.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 12:36PM

Darwin - Officer knocked out, makes arrest

OFFICERS have ended up in hospital for simply trying to do their job. One female officer was knocked out, but woke up and made an arrest.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 07:58AM

Darwin - Rebel MLAs to quit today: report

THREE rebel Northern Territory indigenous backbenchers have signed resignation letters and are expected to quit the CLP today, a report suggests.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 09:00AM

Darwin - Sorry dad, we bogged your car

UPDATED: A TEENAGER who bogged his dad’s four-wheel drive as the tide came at Nightcliff in is going to be in “big, big trouble”.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 08:08AM

Darwin - Top End bottom of list for PM’s China love-in

Adam Giles will be the only state or territory head of government missing from a business delegation described by Tony Abbott as “one of the largest promotions of Australia ever held in China”.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 04:08PM

Darwin - Woman killed in NSW shark attack

THERE are reports that body parts have been found following a fatal shark attack at Tathra Beach on the NSW south coast this morning.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 09:02AM

Darwin - ‘Active shooter' at Fort Hood

BREAKING: AN ‘active shooter’ is on a violent rampage at the same US military post where a mass shooting occurred in 2009.



via Darwin and Local News April 03, 2014 at 09:01AM

Darwin - Flash mob Bangladeshi-style

DARWIN’S Bangladeshi student community has made themselves part of a worldwide movement to celebrate their country’s host duties for the T20 World Cup.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 02:53PM

Darwin - Pervert flashes two kids

POLICE are hunting a man who allegedly exposed himself to two children at a bus stop in Palmerston.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 03:35PM

Darwin - ‘People ran terrified after quake’

FIVE people are dead, thousands evacuated and the military sent in to stop looting after a 8.2-magnitude quake hit Chile in the dark of night.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 03:42PM

Darwin - Tsunami triggered by 8.2 quake

LIVE COVERAGE: FIVE people are dead and thousands have been evacuated after a massive 8.2-magnitude quake struck off Chile, generating a tsunami.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 02:14PM

Darwin - Anderson calls Giles ‘little boy’. Again

ALISON Anderson has called Chief Minister Adam Giles a “little boy” again — repeating a public scolding that seriously heightened leadership tensions last year.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 10:27AM

Darwin - Croc walks into garage... nek minnit

A CROCODILE has shocked workers at a Territory crane hire company when it walked into their work shed and started hissing at them.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014

Darwin - Bikies arrested in Darwin

THREE outlaw motorcycle gang members have been arrested in Darwin for serious offences.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 10:14AM

Darwin - Tsunami fears follow 8.2 quake

LIVE COVERAGE: RESIDENTS are evacuating after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck near the Chilean city of Iquique, generating a tsunami of up to 2 metres.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 09:33AM

Darwin - Tsunami rises in Chile 8.0 quake

AN enormous magnitude 8 earthquake has struck Chile, near the regional city of Iquique, generating a tsunami of up to 2m in height.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 09:33AM

Darwin - Cameras for Palmo posties

SNAPPING dogs will have to watch their barks when “the postie” brings a bike-mounted camera to the age-old feud.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014

Darwin - Hey, did we fool you?

APRIL Fool’s Day - oh boy, did we have some fun... were you fooled by these yarns?



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014

Darwin - Priest says Lego ‘a tool of Satan’

A PRIEST has warned that monster and zombie Legos are a tool of Satan that can“destroy” children’s souls.



via Darwin and Local News April 02, 2014 at 12:15AM

Darwin - Rock drummer’s gun-running charge

THE drummer of one of Australia’s best-known rock bands is accused of being a major player in an alleged gun-running syndicate.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 10:30PM

Darwin - Hundreds of millions unclaimed

THERE is more than $213 million in lost superannuation in the Top End, the Australian Taxation Office says.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 06:00PM

Darwin - Crawford visits future leaders

HAWTHORN star Shane Crawford has donned his AFL Auskick ambassador’s cap and thrilled Territory kids.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 03:45PM

Darwin - Man eating fish

THE annual world fish-eating championship was held in its traditional home in Fife, Scotland — but not without some late high drama.



via Darwin and Local News March 31, 2014 at 03:22PM

Darwin - Ibrahim, Rose Tattoo drummer charged

FORMER bikie boss Sam Ibrahim and Rose Tattoo drummer Paul De Marco have been arrested as part of investigations into an alleged gun running syndicate.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 11:42AM

Darwin - MH370 search ‘could take weeks’

SEARCH chief Angus Houston says the operation to find the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is the most challenging he has ever seen.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 04:38PM

Darwin - Therese Rein’s $221m payday

THÉRÈSE Rein sold her recruitment company for a $221 million bounty in what could lead to a reshuffle of Australia’s rich lists.



via Darwin and Local News April 01, 2014 at 03:05PM