Darwin - Clive: MH17 bodies not worth risk

CLIVE Palmer wants Australian Federal Police recalled from the operation to retrieve the remains of victims of the MH17 disaster, saying the risk is too great.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 09:32AM

Darwin - Ebola will enter the US

A HOSPITAL in the US is preparing a special isolation unit to receive its first patient with the deadly Ebola disease within days.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 12:06PM

Darwin - Demoted worker shoots boss, himself

AN executive of a US company, upset that he was being demoted, walked into the CEO’s office and shot him twice before turning the gun on himself.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 10:57AM

Darwin - Big breakout for little guys

TWO toddlers scaled a 1.5m high fence to break out of a northern suburbs childcare centre in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 11:34AM

Darwin - No charges against Nitschke: lawyer

“DOCTOR Death” Philip Nitschke has not been charged over his role in the suicide of a terminally-ill man after being interviewed by police this morning.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 12:39PM

Darwin - No charges against Nitschke: lawyer

“DOCTOR Death” Philip Nitschke has not been charged over his role in the suicide of a terminally-ill man after being interviewed by police this morning.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 11:36AM

Darwin - Giraffe dies after hitting overpass

A GIRAFFE in South Africa died when his head hit a highway overpass while being transported in a wide-open container.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 04:38AM

Darwin - Tossers and clackers

Today is the anniversary of two of our favourite NT News stories. Take a trip down memory lane with Australia’s most famous tosser and the bloke who stuck a cracker up his clacker.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 07:29PM

Darwin - Double duty under fire

THE new head of the Territory’s land development approval body is registered as a lobbyist for major Darwin developer the Halikos Group.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 07:39PM

Darwin - Highway fatal after argument

A MAN has been killed on the Stuart Hwy after he pulled over his car following an argument. He was struck while looking for his wife who had run into the bush.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 08:00AM

Darwin - Knock-off name for top beer

TWO Darwin best mates have crafted a Top End brewed beer dedicated to public servant knock-off time.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 07:31PM

Darwin - The worst loss in poker history

THIS guy must be the unluckiest poker player in the long and sorry history of poker players — and lady luck just cost our guy a cool $10 million pot.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 02:42PM

Darwin - Man photographs majestic sky penis

A wildlife photographer couldn’t believe his eyes when he glanced at the sky above his house.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 03:41PM

Darwin - Bright spark just plain stupid

A MAN allegedly sniffed petrol while smoking a cigarette and burned down a shed.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 12:05PM

Darwin - Bullying talk just lies, says Elferink

THERE is no evidence of ­endemic bullying within the Department of Children and Families and insiders who have made such allegations are liars, Minister John Elferink says.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 01:59PM

Darwin - Spoken word a celebratory affair

WHEREFORE art thou Darwin poets? 20 years of the renowned Darwin Poetry Cup will be celebrated with a night of speed poetry at its finest.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 03:41PM

Darwin - RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today

HE SAID what? A television host has enraged viewers — and his female co-host — for giving the worst on-air apology after shaming a Bachelorette star and calling her a “sl*t”.



via Darwin and Local News July 31, 2014 at 09:31AM

Darwin - Flush your drugs, Jetstar warns its high flyers

A JETSTAR crew member told passengers there were sniffer dogs waiting at the airport and suggested they flush their drugs away ­before landing.



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

Darwin - No review over Harris sentence

DESPITE receiving 150 complaints about the leniency of the sentence handed down to Rolf Harris, the UK Attorney-General says he will not be challenging it.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 08:49PM

Darwin - Witness says woman stripped before her death

A CRAZED woman ran naked and screaming in public in a desperate bid to get her drunk husband’s attention just hours before he allegedly murdered her.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 07:21PM

Darwin - Road sign thieves are ‘putting lives at risk’

THE owner of 20 digital roadside message boards in the Territory has a special message for thieves: stop stealing and shooting at the equipment or someone is going to die.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - UFC fighter accidentally shoots himself

A MIXED martial arts fighter has been forced to pull out of the biggest bout of his career after accidentally shooting himself.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 12:03PM

Darwin - Trespassing teen impaled on fence

A TEENAGER - who had been allegedly trespassing - impaled himself on a fencepost after running from a big dog in a Darwin garden.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 07:19AM

Darwin - It’s Fogg Dam stupidity

TERRITORY Parks and Wildlife rangers want people to stop being dam fools and walking on the Fogg Dam wall | WHAT A LOAD OF CROC PHOTO GALLERY



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 01:56PM

Darwin - Nitschke embroiled in new euthanasia inquiry by police

MAJOR Crime detectives are investigating the death of a man who had the purity of the drug he used to end his life tested at Dr Philip Nitschke’s Gilberton premises.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 03:13PM

Darwin - ‘Our daughter didn’t die on MH17’

THE heartbroken parents of MH17 passenger Fatima Dyczynski threaten to sue anyone who says the 25-year-old died as they call for space scientists to probe crash.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 11:16AM

Darwin - Woman stabbed at town camp

A 37-YEAR-old woman stabbed a 40-year-old woman in the leg and back at Hidden Valley camp in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 11:00AM

Darwin - Six girls stole Suzuki Swift

SIX female youths have been charged after allegedly stealing a Suzuki Swift which was then used in a series of offences.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 10:52AM

Darwin - Cracks show in Labor’s ‘great team’

SOMETIMES in politics, it’s what’s not said that actually says the most.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 07:14PM

Darwin - Street Justice Minister

JUSTICE Minister John Elferink took a break from his regular community meet and greets to dispense a double dose of street justice.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 06:32PM

Darwin - RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today

LIKE grandmother, like grandson. Prince Harry follows Queen Elizabeth’s photobombing footsteps at the Commonwealth Games. But what’s going on with Prince William?



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 09:14AM

Darwin - Will these blowholes end the world?

WHAT do three enormous craters in the Siberian wastelands have to do with a terrified climate scientist? Methane. And that’s something to scare us all.



via Darwin and Local News July 30, 2014 at 09:05AM

Darwin - Unhappy 18th, son

A FATHER was out on the town celebrating his son’s 18th birthday when the pair landed behind bars charged over an alleged “savage” attack outside a Darwin city nightclub.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 06:37PM

Darwin - Conman’s show goes on

THE MAN behind the bogus Darwin Infinity Music Festival has continued to con individuals and small business owners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 06:53PM

Darwin - Greatest medal celebration ever?

LIVE: A NIGERIAN table tennis player has found a whole new way to salute a bronze medal with one of the more risque celebrations you’re ever likely to see.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 08:51PM

Darwin - Patron glassed manager jury told

A SERCO worker was restrained in a headlock when he allegedly slashed a nightclub boss with a broken glass bottle on Darwin’s party strip, the NT Supreme Court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - Kon quits politics

MEMBER for Casuarina Kon Vatskalis has announced he will retire from politics after 13 years in the Territory Parliament.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 03:20PM

Darwin - Earth’s 6th mass extinction is here

THE first five extinction “events” destroyed more than 75 per cent of this planet’s life. Now science says the sixth great extinction event has begun.



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

Darwin - Hughes’ ‘first Aussie male’ record

Phillip Hughes has become the first Australian male to hit a double century in 50-over cricket, blasting a six off the final ball of the innings to post an unbeaten 202 for Australia A.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 03:54PM

Darwin - Barra boof a beautiful thing

Incredible video of a barramundi feeding in super slow motion.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 05:19PM

Darwin - Man killed family puppy for supper

WARNING: This may be upsetting and disturbing. A man, who was drunk, did something to his family’s beloved pet that is unspeakably brutal.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 02:44PM

Darwin - Missile shrapnel downed MH17

EVIDENCE from the black box of MH17 indicates shrapnel from an exploding missile ripped through the jet, causing a “massive explosive decompression”.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 07:35AM

Darwin - How many people did one man infect?

PATRICK Sawyer crossed two countries in a plane while infected with the Ebola virus. He was sick on board and later died. Now, officials are desperately searching for those who flew with him.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 10:49AM

Darwin - Identifying victims ‘will take months’

A TOTAL of 227 coffins have been returned to the Netherlands but experts say it is too early to know how many MH17 passengers have been recovered.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 08:20AM

Darwin - Gunman hands himself in

THE man who used a shotgun during a neighbourhood dispute has handed himself in to a lawyer in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 10:56AM

Darwin - These sisters are absurdly good

CATE and Bronte Campbell have finished first and second in the 100m freestyle this morning, and their Australian teammates have dominated the pool again.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 10:05AM

Darwin - Reverse-jailbreak: Why would you break back in?

PRISONERS from a Darwin prison have been caught in a brazen reverse jailbreak. They managed to escape their cells, but why did they break back in?



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 08:39AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

A CRICKETER is in trouble after wearing a uniform that breached the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct. But supporters say his work is more humanitarian than hate.



via Darwin and Local News July 29, 2014 at 09:46AM

Darwin - Train mishap causes food wait

GROCERY deliveries to the Top End have been delayed after a freight train derailed in Central Australia.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 01:21PM

Darwin - Stubbies at night, then one fast light

A TERRITORY family has spotted a mysterious light in the sky that they described as “like nothing they had ever seen before”.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 05:46PM

Darwin - Alcohol tax hike sure to dampen the spirits

SPIRITS are rising in Darwin – because of an increased grog tax.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 05:56PM

Darwin - Schooner’s toast of the NT

THIS is Schooner, and he’s a Territory special.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 05:20PM

Darwin - Passengers call time on drunken bus hellride

UPDATE: Brave passengers afraid for their lives on a Northern Territory tour tried to grab a bottle from their drunken bus driver, offered to take the wheel, and finally called police.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 08:42AM

Darwin - Student tied to a tree, sexually abused in school

A STUDENT at a metropolitan high school was taped to a tree, bound with a garden hose and allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted in an incident recorded and posted on social media.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 10:52PM

Darwin - Thieves pick wrong place to rob

When thieves decided to rob a petrol station, they didn’t realise the attendant was an MMA champion.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 10:31AM

Darwin - Tourists call cops on ‘drunk’ bus driver

PASSENGERS on a tour called police after their drunk bus driver became aggressive.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 08:42AM

Darwin - RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today

POP star Ricki-Lee Coulter bared all on the weekend, but it’s Australia's response to her naked body that has everyone talking.



via Darwin and Local News July 28, 2014 at 09:41AM

Darwin - Houses of horror

Have you bought a house recently? Did you ask if it was the scene of a grisly murder?



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 11:26AM

Darwin - Child protection ’in crisis’

There have been calls for an urgent audit of the Department of Children and Families in the wake of shocking revelations frontline child protection workers are self harming



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 04:25PM

Darwin - Bragging mums, it’s time to stop

NEW mothers are taking to social media to boast about their supposedly perfect, natural, pain-free births. And it’s bloody annoying.



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

Darwin - Chief won’t intervene in Sally stoush

LIVE: CHEF de mission Steve Moneghetti has acknowledged Sally Pearson’s unhappiness with team management, but insists she won’t let it affect her.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 07:24PM

Darwin - Under the Kilt: no streaking, it’s nippy

UNDER the Kilt: Chris Hoy delivers a public service announcement on streaking and the Indians continue their mission to downgrade the hosts.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 12:29PM

Darwin - The new smart shoe to help you walk

THIS smart shoe was originally designed to help blind people navigate. Now an Indian company wants you to wear them and help you get from place to place.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 09:48AM

Darwin - Former WWE champion catches home burglar

A HAPLESS burglar learned a hard lesson when he broke into the home of a former WWE heavyweight champion.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 12:40PM

Darwin - What you should never tattoo on yourself

HAVEN’T we all learned after Johnny Depp’s botched Winona Ryder tattoo? It seems not. More and more women are tattooing themselves in the name of love.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 10:21AM

Darwin - Nightcliff sex assault

AN ALLEGED sex offender is on the loose after sexually assaulting a woman and leaving her “distressed and naked” on the corner of a main road in Nightcliff on Sunday morning.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 12:54PM

Darwin - Geale suffers brutal knockout

THE most feared man in boxing, Gennady Golovkin, proved far too strong for Australia’s Daniel Geale at Madison Square Garden.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 01:17PM

Darwin - Top US paper wants dope legalised

ONE of the United States’ most prestigious newspapers has called for the legalisation of marijuana, comparing the federal ban on cannabis to Prohibition.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 10:34AM

Darwin - Houston defends MH17 ‘policing’

AUSTRALIA’S push to secure the MH17 crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine would be a police-led operation, not a military one, special envoy Angus Houston says.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 12:08PM

Darwin - Got a gun? Don’t rage at a taxi driver

WATCH: The bird. Angry shouts. All part of your normal, daily road-rage experience? When someone pulled a gun on a Manila taxi driver, it was just another escalation.



via Darwin and Local News July 27, 2014 at 10:23AM

Darwin - Search sparked by distress beacon

A MAJOR air and ground rescue in remote southern Arnhem Land was sparked by a distress beacon signal.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 03:57PM

Darwin - Public servant move from CBD

SOME public servants are likely to be moved out of the Darwin CBD to help relieve traffic congestion, Chief Minister Adam Giles said.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 04:27PM

Darwin - Blokes go way Beyond for cause

TWELVE bearded blokes have arrived in Darwin after a mission for a charity close to their hearts.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 03:36PM

Darwin - Show serves up plenty of thrills

LIKE a casino designed for a teenage dirtbag, the Darwin showground never fails to feel like a carnival on crack.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 06:04PM

Darwin - Gerard‘s chopper boast under fire

HOLLYWOOD actor Gerard Butler could be at the centre of an investigation after his video of helicopter flying techniques in the Northern Territory was aired on US TV.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014

Darwin - Dawn the fox thinks she is a dog

THERE is nothing cuter than an animal that is confused about what it actually is. Meet Dawn - a young fox that was raised as a domestic dog.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 01:05PM

Darwin - Plenty of new tricks to learn

EVEN at 49 NEAFL games and 30 years old, NT Thunder midfielder Brad Vassal is still learning new things about the game he loves.



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

Darwin - Gold, gold, gold for Australia

AUSTRALIA’S athletes have enjoyed a stellar day two at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Catch up on all the action.



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

Darwin - Plumber invents fart machine

A PLUMBER from England has taken his love of the sound of flatulence to a new level by creating a 4.8m high farting machine.



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

Darwin - Department of despair

A CHILD protection worker has committed suicide and other Department of Children and Families employees are self-harming, the NT News can reveal.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 12:46PM

Darwin - Our world left a little bit darker

I CANNOT fathom the depths of despair and crushing grief felt by the parents of the three children who lost their lives on MH17.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 01:33PM

Darwin - Lucky escape after car T-boned

A WOMAN escaped serious injury after her vehicle was ­T-boned by a car believed to contain four people at a busy Darwin intersection.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 08:06PM

Darwin - Department of despair

A CHILD protection worker has committed suicide and other Department of Children and Families employees are self-harming, the NT News can reveal.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 12:46PM

Darwin - Twice the need but budget cut

THE Territory has more than twice the rate of children using protective services than anywhere else in Australia but is the only poorly performed jurisdiction to shrink its child protection budget.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 01:30PM

Darwin - Rubbish burial for Boy

THE body of the much-loved stray dog Boy has ended up among the rotten banana peels and scattered plastic bags at the Darwin dump.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 02:39PM

Darwin - MH17 rebels must ‘surrender or die’

THE Ukrainian military has issued a stark warning for the pro-Russian separatists operating about the Malaysia Airways MH17 crash site – surrender or die.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 07:40AM

Darwin - Pedophile danger lurks in apps

QUEENSLAND children as young as seven are using a messaging service that police warn is dangerous as it exposes them to possible contact with sex predators.



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

Darwin - Gen Y more comfortable with mortgages

GENERATION Y buyers are prepared to borrow more money to buy a property which gives them they lifestyle they are after.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 11:31PM

Darwin - Woman crawled out of plane wreck

A WOMAN who was one of 10 survivors of the TransAsia air disaster in Taiwan has told of how she managed to call her father after scrambling from the flaming wreckage.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 12:08AM

Darwin - Israel and Hamas secure 12-hour truce

ISRAEL and Hamas militants have agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire after Israeli troops shot dead more civilians in continuing protests over Israel’s Gaza campaign.



via Darwin and Local News July 26, 2014 at 09:01AM

Darwin - Council shoots beloved dog

AN avalanche of community outrage has erupted after Darwin council shot a beloved stray dog known as Boy.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 12:20PM

Darwin - Three years for a killer

THE first accidental killer sentenced under a new Territory law will spend at least three years behind bars.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 09:37AM

Darwin - To wear or not to wear

UNIFORMS at Darwin High School could be made compulsory in 2015, following Casuarina Senior College’s move to bring them in this year.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 02:37PM

Darwin - Chance to showcase efforts

FROM THE COACHES BOX: NT Thunder head coach Xavier Clarke’s weekly column.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 01:23PM

Darwin - Rosier out for a month

TERRITORY Thunder has been dealt a heavy blow with midfielder Matt Rosier ruled out for a month with a fractured wrist.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 03:31PM

Darwin - Sects and cults and UFOs

DANGEROUS, deluded or or just plain wacky? Cults and sects professing philosophies drawn from the religious, alien and even more bizarre, still manage to draw a crowd in Australia.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 10:00AM

Darwin - Bojangles reborn as iconic bush pub

IN a coup for Central Australia, the iconic Bojangles Saloon will be reopened as Ettamogah Pub in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 09:57AM

Darwin - Toy gun mistaken for firearm

A KATHERINE teen found himself surrounded by armed police officers after being spotted on CCTV walking through the town with a gun - a toy from the show.



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

Darwin - Bojangles reborn as iconic bush pub

IN a coup for Central Australia, the iconic Bojangles Saloon will be reopened as Ettamogah Pub in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 09:57AM

Darwin - Dead croc mystery on the Tiwis

TIWI Islands police were kept busy this week with a mysterious croc death, and a drunk man who caused a disturbance on a plane flight.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 08:58AM

Darwin - Air Algerie wreckage, remains found

AN AIR Algerie plane that crashed in a rainstorm with 116 people on board has been located in a remote region in Mali, West Africa.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 09:06AM

Darwin - Air Algerie wreckage, remains found

WRECKAGE and remains from an Air Algerie plane that disappeared with 116 people on board has been found in Mali.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 08:11AM

Darwin - Missing plane ‘probably crashed’

AN Air Algerie flight that went missing en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers with 116 people on board has ‘probably crashed’, officials say.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 01:51AM

Darwin - Plane crashes after going off radar

AN Air Algerie flight that went missing en route from Burkina Faso to Algiers with 119 people on board has crashed in Mali, officials say.



via Darwin and Local News July 25, 2014 at 12:22AM

Darwin - ‘Awesome’ Aussies smashing records already

COMMONWEALTH GAMES DAY 1: A YOUNG Aussie cyclist has been hailed by Sir Chris Hoy after burning up his velodrome in Glasgow.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 09:48PM

Darwin - Violent new sport kicking goals

Welcome to the insane new sport that makes UFC look like a church picnic at the home for cute puppies.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 01:58PM

Darwin - Contact lost with Algerian plane

THE national carrier of Algeria says it has lost contact with one of its aircraft nearly an hour after it took off from Burkina Faso bound for Algiers.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 08:44PM

Darwin - Bouncer runs after alleged shoot threat

A BOUNCER was so scared after a man allegedly threatened to shoot him while brandishing a weapon that he scaled a 2.5m fence to save himself, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 05:59PM

Darwin - High price of NT lifestyle

The cost of living in the NT continues to rise above the national average, new figures released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics show.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 06:26PM

Darwin - BreastScreen bus drives healthy plan

TERRITORY women now have increased chances of beating breast cancer with the arrival of a mobile screening service in remote communities.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 06:11PM

Darwin - Bus plunge turns holiday to horror

A TRIP along the Great Ocean Rd turned into a nightmare for Korean tourists when their bus plunged off the road, killing one and injuring six others.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 06:57PM

Darwin - 55 things Territorians never say

I THINK you should read the instructions on those fireworks. Said no Territorian ever. Here’s our list of the Territory’s 55 most unspoken phrases.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 04:33PM

Darwin - ‘Apocalyptic’ bug plague strikes city

PICTURES that will make your skin crawl have emerged from a city that’s been blanketed by a plague of insects. Word of caution: keep your mouth shut.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 08:31AM

Darwin - At least 42 dead in plane crash

AS the world reels over MH17, at least 42 people travelling in a passenger jet have been killed in Taiwan during an emergency landing.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 11:02PM

Darwin - Abbott wants us to police MH17 site

TONY Abbott has pre-deployed 50 Australian Federal Police, who are waiting to join an international team to go and secure the MH17 crash site.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 04:53PM

Darwin - Woman dies in horror Great Ocean Rd crash

UPDATE: A WOMAN is dead, two people are fighting for life and four remain trapped after a mini-bus smash in south-western Victoria.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 03:16PM

Darwin - Woman dies in horror Great Ocean Rd crash

BREAKING NEWS: A WOMAN is dead, two people are fighting for life and four remain trapped after a bus smash in south-western Victoria.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 02:40PM

Darwin - Abbott’s stern phone call to Putin

TONY Abbott has made another private phone call to Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin again, as MH17 victims’ stolen credit cards and phones are being used, “destroying” grieving families.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 02:37PM

Darwin - Grave fears in Great Ocean Rd bus smash

BREAKING NEWS: A TOUR bus carrying several people has been involved in a serious accident on the Great Ocean Rd, according to reports.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 02:20PM

Darwin - Victims’ lost cards, phones being used

IT’S one of the lowest acts anyone could do – MH17 victims’ credit cards and phones stolen from the crash site are being used, “destroying” grieving families as the investigation continues.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 01:28PM

Darwin - Attempted murder charge for rapist

NORTHERN Territory police have charged a 45-year-old man with attempted murder after he allegedly raped a 58-year-old woman.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 11:58AM

Darwin - The real stars of the opening ceremony

THERE was glitter, fanfare, Rod Stewart and even the Queen. But the athletes were forgot when these little guys walked out ahead of the teams.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 11:10AM

Darwin - Darwin remembers MH17 victims

ABOUT 500 people flocked to St Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Cathedral to pay respect for those killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 09:13AM

Darwin - Stonewalled about NT crime sprees

NORTHERN Territory police have been shown to routinely keep crime sprees or information about violent offenders hidden from the public – sometimes for months.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 04:44PM

Darwin - Sydney mum charged with adultery while in Lebanon

A DESPERATE mother is pleading for help from the government after she was charged with adultery during a short holiday in Lebanon.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Leggy blonde hurls her fake leg in epic catfight

WE’VE seen table-flipping, wine-throwing and hair-pulling on The Real Housewives before, but throwing a prosthetic leg? That’s a new one.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 09:38AM

Darwin - Victim’s phones ‘being answered’

MOBILE phones belonging to MH17 victims are being answered by 'eastern-European voices' as their bodies arrive in the Netherlands and fighting in Ukraine intensifies.



via Darwin and Local News July 24, 2014 at 07:25AM

Darwin - Outrage as Tasmania is snubbed... again

OOPS. They did it again. Thirty-two years after the biggest snub in Tasmanian history, the Apple Isle has been forgotten once more.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 04:13PM

Darwin - The cold-blooded truth about meerkats

THEY might look cute but don’t be deceived by their furry, little faces. A new study shows the bloodthirsty true nature of meerkats.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 04:50PM

Darwin - Ticket-bombed while buying a parking slip

A TOURIST couple parked their hire car in Darwin and were fined in the 30 seconds it took to buy a ticket from the meter.



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

Darwin - ‘We shot down MH17 plane’: rebel

A PRO-RUSSIAN militiaman said his forces shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, as the first bodies left Ukraine bound for the Netherlands.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 07:37PM

Darwin - Police failed to warn public

NORTHERN Territory police have expressed “regret” for failing to let the public know about a knife-wielding rapist on the loose in a Territory town for more than 24 hours.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 07:11PM

Darwin - 671 jobs at Telstra going to Asia

TELSTRA plans to send 671 Australian jobs to Asia as part of its future plans to grow its business in the region.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 06:58PM

Darwin - We don’t know how many bodies we have

TONY Abbott says two Australian MH17 victims will be transported to the Netherlands tonight, but there are fears many bodies remain at the crash site.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 05:01PM

Darwin - Evidence tampering we witnessed

AS if the MH17 tragedy can’t get any worse, News Corp has witnessed locals using angle grinders to dispose of wreckage. This is what’s really going on.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 02:28PM

Darwin - Sexual assault kept under wraps

DETAILS of a violent sexual assault of a woman in Nhulunbuy were kept under wraps for more than 24 hours while police followed “a number of leads” — but they are now seeking public assistance.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 01:20PM

Darwin - Stalker sent girl text from under bed

A STALKER broke into a teenage girl’s bedroom and hid under her bed all night after sending a text message saying: ‘I’m watching you’.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 11:03AM

Darwin - Hunter gets the horn

A hunter had a lucky escape when he was gored by a rampaging wounded buffalo as a guide tried to get a clear shot at the beast.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 09:43AM

Darwin - Hope yet for Anzac Day holiday

A PUBLIC holiday for Anzac Day in 2015 could still be on the table despite most state and territory governments choosing not to, the CLP Government says.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 05:45PM

Darwin - Like a Lambie being led to the slaughter

IF she was a male politician her comment about a well-hung man would have ended her career. But this is not the first time PUP Senator Jacqui Lambie has memorably spoken her mind.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 12:19PM

Darwin - MH17: ‘Who pulled the trigger’

US investigators have come up with the most plausible explanation for what happened to MH17, as tensions rise over the unsecured crash site. LIVE UPDATES



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014 at 11:49AM

Darwin - 234 dogs put down in a year

ALMOST a quarter of the dogs sent to the Darwin pound die, new figures show.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 04:06PM

Darwin - More power cuts on cards

PREPARE for more blackouts until the end of August as Power and Water Corporation undergoes upgrades.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 04:26PM

Darwin - Cavemen crave Rawgasm

WHEN a desire for paleo food met a love of fresh juices – Rawgasm was made.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 05:39PM

Darwin - New fighter will be louder

THE Joint Strike Fighter will be louder, but its impact on Darwin will be “negligible”, a new Department of Defence draft Environmental Impact Statement says.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 06:23PM

Darwin - Art with acrobatics

SPECTATORS will be dazzled by a death-defying daredevil at this year’s Royal Darwin Show.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 06:00PM

Darwin - Daniel’s killer living large in jail

THE man who callously murdered Daniel Morcombe is behind bars. But he’s healthy and putting on weight.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - MH17 train arrives with victims’ bodies

THE bodies of the MH17 air disaster victims have arrived by train in Kharkiv — the first step in their long journey home.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 06:31PM

Darwin - MH17 death train arrives

THE bodies of the MH17 air disaster victims have arrived by train in Kharkiv — the first step in their long journey home.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 06:01PM

Darwin - MH17 death train nears destination

THE bodies of the MH17 air disaster victims are due to arrive by train at Kharkiv within the next few hours — the first step in their long journey home.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 05:42PM

Darwin - Burglars call police on homeowner

TWO burglars who attacked a homeowner with a baseball bat decided to call the police when they were shot at as they ran away.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 02:38PM

Darwin - Suicide bomber attacks checkpoint

A SUICIDE bomber hits a military checkpoint in Donetsk as Tony Abbott describes the MH17 disaster as “evidence tampering on an industrial scale”.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 04:15PM

Darwin - Four measly days to save your dog

IF your dog gets impounded by Darwin council, you have four days to pick it up before it gets put down.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 03:51PM

Darwin - ‘After the crime, comes the cover-up’

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has described the aftermath of the MH17 air disaster as “evidence tampering on an industrial scale”.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 03:25PM

Darwin - World watches children die in Gaza

THE fear in his eyes says it all. This boy is among the innocent children caught up in war-torn Gaza where the Israeli offensive has left 576 Palestinians dead.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 12:59PM

Darwin - College in mourning for Emma

STUDENTS at Maningrida College will return to classes without their teacher - MH17 victim Emma Bell - who “listened more than she talked”.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 11:03AM

Darwin - Airline likely to pull plug on Darwin

The MH17 tragedy will likely spell the end for the beleaguered Malaysia Airlines’ popular Darwin to Kuala Lumpur route, a Territory travel agent says.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 11:19AM

Darwin - It’s a croc eat croc world

TWO separate incidents of crocodiles eating their own kind have been recorded recently - putting a new spin on the old adage “it’s a dog eat dog world.”



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 08:24AM

Darwin - MH17 clues expose missile impact

WHAT exactly are they trying to hide? As clues reveal more about the potential Russian-backed rebel missile strike on MH17, the answer is: potentially a lot.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 07:48AM

Darwin - Haunted hotel spooks beaten Poms

THE England cricket team have fallen to one of their most humbling defeats and one of their weirdest excuses yet has come out: A haunted hotel.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 06:43AM

Darwin - World watches children die in Gaza

THE fear in his eyes says it all. This boy is among the innocent children caught up in war-torn Gaza where the Israeli offensive has left 548 dead.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 08:53AM

Darwin - Treasure! Wreck’s riches revealed

GOLD and silver coins glinting in the murk. Bullion bars scattered over the seabed. It’s the stuff of treasure-hunting fantasies. But this time it’s for real.



via Darwin and Local News July 22, 2014 at 09:55AM

Darwin - Barefoot bite-size attacker lectured

A MAGISTRATE told a young French woman who bit a police officer – after she was refused entry into a Darwin pub for being too drunk – that she was lucky to escape harsh punishment.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 04:42PM

Darwin - MH17 bodies to be sent to Amsterdam

UKRAINE says the bodies of the MH17 victims will be transferred to The Netherlands, while new video of the militants inspecting the crash site has been released.



via Darwin and Local News July 23, 2014

Darwin - Blasts, gunfire at train station

DOZENS killed when fighting breaks out in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk as officials arrive to probe downing of MH17. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 07:27PM

Darwin - MH17 bodies to be sent to Amsterdam

UKRAINE says the bodies of the MH17 victims, which are still being held in train carriages, will be transferred to a high-tech facility in The Netherlands.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 06:39PM

Darwin - This is the tragic tale of Body 26

SHE plunged through the roof of Inna’s home. Police tagged her body ‘Number 26’ - and Inna guarded it until it was taken away. Now she wants the truth out.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 09:25AM

Darwin - Huge sinkhole in man’s backyard

A DARWIN man was shocked when a huge sink hole started swallowing up trees in his previously flat backyard.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 02:58PM

Darwin - Shock at ‘idiot’ who left dog to die

ON ENGLAND’S hottest day of the year a dog was locked inside a car and left to die. Then the police came along to publicly shame the ‘idiot’ owner.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 01:01PM

Darwin - Toyota dealer slammed for Rolf joke

THERE are jokes and then there are those that go too far, as a Toyota dealership found out when it used convicted paedophile Rolf Harris in a sales pitch.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 01:21PM

Darwin - Let me paint you a picture

Territory artist Shona Underwood has found success after a brush with death changed her life forever.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 09:44AM

Darwin - Abbott’s ‘personal envoy’ in Kiev

FORMER Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has been sent to Ukraine as Prime Minister Abbott’s “personal envoy” at the head of a 45-man team to ensure “justice is done”.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 11:26AM

Darwin - Latest: MH17 disaster

IS THIS the missile launcher that shot down MH17? Footage shows the ground-to-air system on the move not long after the flight went down.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 10:16AM

Darwin - Putin breaks his MH17 silence

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has said the task force investigating Malaysia Airlines MH17 ‘was not enough’ and warned against ‘narrowly selfish’ political exploitation.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 09:34AM

Darwin - 90s TV star has herculean hissy fit over movie

KEVIN Sorbo, who played Hercules on TV in the 1990s, is pretty annoyed that he wasn’t allowed to do a cameo in the new Hercules movie.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 05:53AM

Darwin - Hamas claim Israeli soldier kidnap

THE armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas group claims it has kidnapped an Israeli soldier, as Israel’s deadliest assault in five years leaves 97 dead.



via Darwin and Local News July 21, 2014 at 08:41AM

Darwin - ‘Big birds flying to us from the sky’

LOCAL people caught up in the horror of the MH17 plane disaster tell of the moment the plane crashed, leaving 298 dead and witnesses traumatised.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 09:27PM

Darwin - Babies are turtley cute

Some local turtles have ­attracted worldwide attention, racking up more than 84,000 social media likes in three days.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 05:29PM

Darwin - Victims put into refrigerated train

PRO-RUSSIAN rebels have moved dozens of bodies from the MH17 crash site into refrigerated rail carriages bound for a rebel-held city, rail workers say.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 08:09PM

Darwin - ‘Proof’ Russian rebels behind MH17 tragedy

RUSSIA has kept an eerie silence since the MH17 disaster, but now Ukraine’s secret service says it has evidence Russian backed rebels are to blame.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 12:23PM

Darwin - Dutch cyclist flyer cheated death twice

THIS is the unbelievable lucky escape of one man who was booked to fly on doomed Malaysia Airlines flights MH370 and MH17.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 12:57PM

Darwin - Airline slammed for MH17 tweet

SINGAPORE airlines has sparked outrage over its inappropriate social media comments regarding the tragedy of flight MH17.



via Darwin and Local News July 20, 2014 at 10:15AM

Darwin - Devoted couple were on dream trip

THE Darwin community has been shattered by the loss of two of its own. Palmerston residents Wayne and Theresa Baker were embarking on a big adventure together.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 04:21PM

Darwin - Dad devastated by text message

Devastated dad Paul Bell has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to declare a ceasefire with Ukraine to allow relatives to retrieve their loved ones, including his daughter, 30-year-old teacher Emma Bell



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 08:22PM

Darwin - Heartache for Maningrida

Emma Bell had been teaching at Maningrida College for 18 months before her life was cut short aboard MH17.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 05:20PM

Darwin - The horror of MH17’s resting place

‘THERE are things everywhere, body parts, there is a laptop over there, plastic whisky bottles and I see a little blue backpack with Australians coins ...’



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Relatives could be flown to crash site

AUSTRALIAN relatives of those who died on flight MH17 will be offered the opportunity to visit the crash site in eastern Ukraine with other next of kin.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Malaysian PM’s grandmother killed

THE tragedy of MH17 has hit the highest office in Malaysia, with Prime Minister Najib Razak’s step-grandmother perishing on board the doomed jet.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 03:48PM

Darwin - Hold on and enjoy the thrills

IT’S not every day you get to take a pig for a walk, but the Katherine show has offered some unexpected experiences for everyone.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 06:41PM

Darwin - Is this the tipping point for war?

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin’s response to the MH17 crash is critical. And the world is watching. Could it spark war?



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 05:38PM

Darwin - More bloodshed as Israel strengthens assault

ISRAEL says it could broaden a Gaza ground assault aimed at smashing Hamas’s cross-border tunnels that has already killed more than 260 Palestinians.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014 at 12:25AM

Darwin - Lack of homes a cat-astrophe

LANDLORDS and real estate agents are being urged to be more pet friendly to make it easier for families with pets to find rental properties.



via Darwin and Local News July 19, 2014

Darwin - PM lashes out at Russia over plane

AN angry Tony Abbott has called for an independent inquiry into the attack on a Malaysian plane, after criticising Russia’s response as being “deeply, deeply unsatisfactory.”



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 06:50PM

Darwin - Microsoft to slash 18,000 jobs

TECHNOLOGY giant Microsoft confirmed it will slash 18,000 jobs, almost 14 per cent of its total workforce.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 10:20AM

Darwin - Fears that terror risks may hit home

THE Government fears Australians fighting in Syria and Iraq will mirror jihadists who trained with the Taliban and return home to plan attacks like the foiled plots on the AFL Grand final.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 07:47PM

Darwin - Shocked witnesses describe terrible carnage

BODY parts strewn through kilometres of debris, luggage littered down country roads, smouldering remnants of a plane. Eyewitnesses recount the horror of the fatal crash.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 12:56PM

Darwin - Chopper slashed off own tail

A HELICOPTER chopped off its own tail when it crash-landed in the Central Australian bush.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 10:53AM

Darwin - ”We’re going to crash... in 90 mins”

PASSENGERS and a pilot had to sit on a plane for 90 minutes knowing they were going to crash at Darwin airport, a new report shows.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 10:48AM

Darwin - Lower bills– just don’t ask when

TERRITORY residents can expect to see lower electricity prices and reduced rates on other services after the Federal Government repealed the carbon tax.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 11:09AM

Darwin - Dying mum denied disability pension

A YOUNG Darwin mum with terminal cancer who is confined to a wheelchair has been denied the Disability Support Pension and told by the government to use her superannuation.



via Darwin and Local News July 18, 2014 at 09:13AM

Darwin - Cute pups cruelly dumped

A HUMPTY Doo vet nurse was shocked to find a box of dumped cattle dog puppies when she arrived at work.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:45PM

Darwin - Chinese soldiers coming to Territory

For the first time, Chinese troops will train with Australian and US soldiers in a land exercise in the Northern Territory.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 07:09PM

Darwin - Young Doctors heart throb dies

AUSTRALIAN actor John Walton, who played heart throb Dr Craig Rothwell in the 1970s soapie The Young Doctors, has died.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 05:23PM

Darwin - Foal play as croc attacks horse

A BABY horse has met with foal play — eaten by a 4.5m saltie at Kakadu National Park. *WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:53PM

Darwin - Toxic weed must be culled

THE iconic Four Mile Hole waterway has become infested with the dreaded Salvinia molesta.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 12:15PM

Darwin - Ouch! UFC fighter’s extremely painful victory

THIS UFC underdog managed to win his fight today, despite the fact that he was sporting a rather large haematoma on the side of his face.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 02:00PM

Darwin - Giant penis appears on Milkybar

THE Milkybar kid would blush if he saw the rather rude image on his favourite chocolate. Nestle denies the likeness. What do you think?



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 03:02PM

Darwin - Funding cuts put legal aid in doubt

FEARED Federal Budget cuts will rock the entire NT justice system, beginning with the closure of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency’s Nhulunbuy office.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 11:57AM

Darwin - Gran’s fight to avoid job scrapheap

A DARWIN grandmother who has applied for 80 jobs since April claims she has been overlooked for all of them because of her age.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 11:02AM

Darwin - ‘Ice’ man turns to football

A RUGBY union halfback who got hooked on a horror drug when “his life fell apart” was named to play in the NT Mosquitoes squad after he cleaned up his act.



via Darwin and Local News July 17, 2014 at 11:29AM

Darwin - Jess shares hope for a better future

DARWIN’S favourite daughter Jessica Mauboy has helped brighten up the faces of some of the most disadvantaged children in Australia.



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

Darwin - Crash course in disasters

ALMOST 30 people were injured when a plane burst into flames after a catering van and a refuelling truck crashed at Darwin airport in a drill.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 10:45AM

Darwin - Aussie soldier dies after 40m fall

AN Australian soldier has died after falling down a 40m crevasse in New Zealand during a training exercise.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 07:39PM

Darwin - Divas dazzle at Ladies Day

​FABULOUS feathers, a crocodile skin fascinator and a bumblebee jumpsuit were on show as thousands of women — and a few token men — turned out for Ladies Day.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 05:29PM

Darwin - Tourists dice with death for perfect pic

THEY are the popular places where tourists have risked their lives for the perfect holiday snap. So is it becoming a deadly obsession?



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:58PM

Darwin - The top 8 spooky NT X-Files

FORGET Mulder and Scully - The NT News has investigated its share of spooky and unexplained stories over the years. We have decided to share 8 of our favourites.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:13PM

Darwin - Anger over push for breed ban

DOG lovers have fired back at suggestions dangerous breeds should be banned in the ­Territory, after an elderly ­attack victim sparked debate on the subject.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Deadly typhoon shuts down Manila

TYPHOON Rammasun shut down the Philippine capital today as the first major storm of the country’s brutal rainy season claimed at least four lives.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:13AM

Darwin - Buffaloes’ legend cops fine

A FORMER Territory sportsman stripped naked and threatened to crap on the floor of a police station after he was arrested for smoking a joint in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 11:31AM

Darwin - Disney workers in child sex stings

ALMOST three dozen Disney theme park workers have been arrested for alleged kiddie-sex crimes since 2006.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 05:34AM

Darwin - ‘I knew I was in trouble ... I ran’

AN Australian ripped open during Spain’s controversial bull-running tells of the moment that almost cost his life — and why he took part.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 06:56AM

Darwin - Evacuations as storm hits Philippines

A TYPHOON has slammed into the Philippines, flooding villages, ripping off roofs and sending thousands fleeing as it approached the capital.



via Darwin and Local News July 16, 2014 at 04:13AM

Darwin - Reliving Priscilla is never a drag

IT has been 20 years since blood, sweat and sequins - on a budget of $20,000 - produced arguably the most fabulous movie in Australian history.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 09:29AM

Darwin - Win a croc onesie

SUFFERING through a harsh Territory winter is one of the toughest things for any true Territorian.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 06:25PM

Darwin - Camera may be key to avalanche deaths

POLICE will examine footage from a GoPro camera found strapped to snowboarder Daniel Kerr as they investigate the avalanche that killed him and mate Martie Buckland.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 08:20PM

Darwin - They want us to fly like this?

AS IF flying wasn’t already uncomfortable enough, now there’s a terrifying new seat design that will make you question ever taking to the skies again.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 06:33PM

Darwin - Eww! Would you eat this for dinner?

MOVE over meat and three veg. You won’t believe what this Professor thinks Australians should be putting on their dinner plates.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 03:49PM

Darwin - ‘I wanted to be Mrs Baden-Clay’

IN an emotional interview, Gerard Baden-Clay’s mistress has broken her silence about their affair.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 07:41PM

Darwin - Baden-Clay murder verdict coming

LATEST: A verdict in the murder trial of Gerard Baden-Clay is about to be handed down, after six weeks of trial and 22 hours of jury deliberation.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 11:03AM

Darwin - Game of Drones

DRONES are becoming more popular in the Territory, but many users do not know how to safely operate them.



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 05:33PM

Darwin - Is Kate pregnant? Her ‘BFF’ says yes

SHE scooped the royal couple on their first pregnancy announcement. Now Jessica Hay, self-proclaimed BFF, says Kate is expecting a second baby.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 11:33AM

Darwin - Disputed statue to return

THE controversial statue of Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart will come out of hibernation and into public view later this week.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 02:51PM

Darwin - Drunk neighbours to the rescue

DRUNKEN neighbours put their lives at risk to extinguish a large fire at a vacant unit in suburban Darwin public housing.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 07:16AM

Darwin - Baden-Clay guilty, sentenced to life

LATEST: A jury has found Gerard Baden-Clay guilty of murdering his wife Allison Baden-Clay. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 12:42PM

Darwin - Terror attack on Aust soil inevitable: MP

A SENIOR member of Australia's parliamentary intelligence and security committee believes the threat of a terror attack on home soil is growing.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 08:55AM

Darwin - Second body found on Mt Bogong

UPDATE: THE body of missing Melbourne snowboarder Martie Buckland has been located on Mt Bogong, 60m from the site where his best mate Daniel Kerr was tragically found dead yesterday.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 12:35PM

Darwin - Residents survive suburban blaze

RESIDENTS of a third-story unit are lucky to be alive after a fire tore through their Darwin home at bedtime.



via Darwin and Local News July 15, 2014 at 07:16AM

Darwin - Rage against the machine fees

PRESSURE is building for cash machine operators to display fees before a transaction commences, not once it is almost complete.



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 07:26PM

Darwin - Call to ban dangerous dog breeds

AN ELDERLY man who was viciously attacked by a dog wants dangerous breeds banned in the Northern Territory “before a child is killed”.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 12:16PM

Darwin - DORCs get on their bikes

Mountain bike racer Allan Stancombe offers a slight, but self-conscious, apology for his competitive streak



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 04:44PM

Darwin - Why you are better off renting

IS it better to buy or rent? A new research paper by the RBA reveals the magic number needed to answer this much-debated question.



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 03:11PM

Darwin - Cop killer: I’m ‘going to be famous’

A GUNMAN who shot dead a rookie American police officer told a witness to watch the news because he was “going to be famous”.



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 12:01PM

Darwin - No limits on stupidity

HOONS have taken to filming themselves driving at dangerous speeds on Territory roads and posting the footage on social media.



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 08:45AM

Darwin - Survey says: Is Family Feud on a winner?

FIRST review: Grant Denyer’s Family Feud starts on Ten tonight against Channel Seven and Nine news services. Is it worth watching?



via Darwin and Local News July 14, 2014 at 10:31AM

Darwin - 8 World Cup final talking points

MESSI’S wasted chance, an unlikely hero, Shakira’s booty and all the major talking points from the 2014 World Cup final.



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

Darwin - ’I’m proud to be a gay man’

OLYMPIC swimming hero Ian Thorpe confirms his sexuality for the first time to veteran British interviewer Sir Michael Parkinson.



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 07:18PM

Darwin - Mooning the supermoon

A SUPERMOON lit up the sky over the weekend but those who were looking to the stars through their legs while bent over may have missed the spectacle.



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 05:24PM

Darwin - Cancer toll higher for rural men

MEN with prostate cancer who live in the bush are more likely to die within five years than those who live in the city.



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 07:16PM

Darwin - Psychic croc snaps up Argentina

Well-known psychic crocodile Wendell has picked Argentina to win the World Cup final.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 03:33PM

Darwin - Paws for thought on pet costs

AUSTRALIANS love their pets dearly but having a four-legged companion can come at a hefty price.



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 03:38PM

Darwin - Brian Taylor stands down from commentating

UPDATE: BRIAN Taylor has stood down from commenting today’s Collingwood v Essendon game on radio following his homophobic slur about Geelong star Harry Taylor. WATCH THE VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 03:21PM

Darwin - Brian Taylor censured over ‘poofter’ slur

UPDATE: GEELONG star Harry Taylor has accepted Brian Taylor’s apology for calling him a “big poofter” on national TV, but says there is no place for such comments in football or society. WATCH THE VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 01:17PM

Darwin - Sentenced to fail

A downward trend in Northern Territory prisoner numbers began at the end of what was then the most violent quarter since crime statistics were first published in 2000.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 01:02PM

Darwin - Ian’s coming out ‘will save lives’

IAN Thorpe’s coming out will not only affect him but potentially thousands of other Australians, leading activists say.



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 12:06PM

Darwin - Taylor censured over ‘poofter’ slur

UPDATE: COMMENTATOR Brian Taylor will be counselled after calling Geelong premiership star Harry Taylor a “big poofter” on ­national television. WATCH THE VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News July 13, 2014 at 12:01PM

Darwin - Brave dad tells of fatal fire panic

JONATHAN “Hone” Ahpene relives the moment he lost his daughter when he closes his eyes. He says it will haunt him for the rest of his life.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 06:41PM

Darwin - Aussie that beat death coming home

DOMINIC Bird, the Aussie acquitted by a Malaysian court of drug trafficking charges that carried the death penalty, is expected to arrive back home today.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 10:49AM

Darwin - The Ramones drummer dies

TOMMY Ramone, drummer and last surviving member of influential US punk band the Ramones, has died. He was 62.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 03:07PM

Darwin - Aussie could face jail in Indonesia after crash

AN Australian surfer who was involved in a motorcycle crash that killed an Indonesian woman could face charges carrying up to six years in jail in West Java.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 05:37PM

Darwin - Carbon tax will go says Abbott

IT HAS been a chaotic week for Tony Abbott but the Prime Minister insists ‘we won’t be put off by a bad headline’.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 03:50PM

Darwin - ‘Fearful’ dad tries to fight eviction

The father of Melbourne Demons player Dom Barry says he can no longer live at his Alice Springs home because of an ongoing neighbourhood dispute.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 02:27PM

Darwin - Operator backflips on mine closure

THE Pine Creek iron ore mine operator now claims it has no plans to close the mine, nor has it decided on reducing Frances Creek mine production.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 04:34PM

Darwin - Chief tight-lipped over dump

THE NT Government is being called on to reveal its ambitions, amid speculation it is planning to propose a new site for a national radioactive waste dump.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 10:34AM

Darwin - Victorian man killed, seven injured in Far North crash

A VICTORIAN man has died and seven people have been injured after a horror crash in the state’s Far North.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 04:55PM

Darwin - Council chief’s ‘bugger off’ spat

THE CEO of Katherine Council came out swinging in an online spat, calling a resident’s opinion “random innate expressions of misinformed rubbish.”



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 03:40PM

Darwin - Molester ‘followed teen on Twitter’

A CONVICTED US child molester may spend the rest of his life in prison after allegedly following a 14-year-old Australian girl on Twitter.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 05:44AM

Darwin - Quake, tsunami hit near Fukushima

A MINOR tsunami hit Japan near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after a strong 6.8-magnitude quake jolted the north-eastern Pacific coast.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 08:28AM

Darwin - Israel ready to act ‘with all power’

ISRAEL says international pressure will not stop the nation from acting “with all power” against Hamas, as the region slides closer to all-out war.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 02:31AM

Darwin - Baby buried in rubble pulled out alive

THIS is the miraculous moment a two-month-old baby is rescued from under rubble in the war-battered city of Aleppo in Syria. WATCH VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014 at 09:29AM

Darwin - “Draconian” measures needed

“DRACONIAN” measures must be taken to stop the deaths of passengers in road crashes caused by drunk drivers, the NT Coroner says.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014

Darwin - Circus coming to D-town

WORLD-famous and internationally acclaimed Montreal circus - Cirque Eloize - is heading to Darwin to perform for the first time, the NT News can reveal.



via Darwin and Local News July 12, 2014

Darwin - The photo that’s made us dumb

THIS photo has sparked a social media storm about animal hunting. But all it proves is that some people are really, really thick.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 09:30AM

Darwin - Gary the Goat’s grand tour

Gary the Goat has ticked off all the Top End’s tourist attractions: He faced down a monster croc, edited the NT News, and scored a mother-and-daughter threesome | PHOTO GALLERY



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 05:02PM

Darwin - Rolf’s a Freeman in jail

DISGRACED sex offender Rolf Harris was named the Freeman of the City of Darwin in 1979 – an honour he still holds today.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 02:12PM

Darwin - Madman disguised during family slaughter

A MAN accused of killing six members of his ex-wife’s family, including four kids, disguised himself before he shot them in the back of the head execution-style.



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

Darwin - What is really happening in Gaza

DEADLY hatred and a mess that dates back 2000 years — the war over the Holy Land. Here’s why Israel and Palestine are at each other’s throats today.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 12:40PM

Darwin - Call to dispose of faulty bracelets

MORE than 30,000 faulty bracelets circulated by the NT Government have been called to be disposed of by the ACCC after a five-year-old swallowed a potentially lethal battery.



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

Darwin - Faulty bracelets recalled

MORE than 30,000 faulty bracelets circulated by the NT Government have been recalled after a five-year-old swallowed a potentially lethal battery.



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

Darwin - Mine closure devastates Pine Creek

PINE Creek locals are devastated at news the Frances Creek iron ore mine will close - ripping about 300 jobs from the town.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 03:35PM

Darwin - Family of girl cannot afford funeral

DEVASTATED family of a one-year-old girl killed in a Darwin unit fire is unable to pay for her funeral, and needs the support of generous Territorians.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 09:10AM

Darwin - Hospital hold-up fears

THE start of work at the new Palmerston Regional Hospital could now be delayed after a cabinet submission was pulled last week.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 02:10PM

Darwin - Into fast lane with youthful passion

SCOTT Maclean has only been drag racing since 2009, but he’s already competing with the best in the country.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 05:40PM

Darwin - Rockets rain down on Jerusalem

GAZA militants have reportedly fired four rockets at Jerusalem, with two shot down over the city and another two hitting open spaces.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 03:32AM

Darwin - More asylum seekers on suicide watch

SIX more asylum seekers threatening self-harm in the Christmas Island detention centre have been put on a ‘watch list’, as guards are placed on 12-hour shifts.



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

Darwin - Bright object streaks through sky

A BRIGHT light described as “like a big ball with a shiny tail” has been spotted shooting across the sky above Australia.



via Darwin and Local News July 11, 2014 at 09:19AM

Darwin - Clive Palmer storms off 7.30 set

CLIVE Palmer has stormed out of an interview on 7.30 after host Sarah Ferguson asked him about a legal battle with a former business partner.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 07:52PM

Darwin - Baby boomers spend to the end

THINK you’ll come into some money once your parents pass on? Thanks to increasingly popular reverse mortgages, you may have to think again.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 09:30PM

Darwin - MasterChef’s diabolical dessert test

IT was the sweet with a bitter aftertaste. Tonight’s impossible challenge pushed the MasterChef top eight to the limit — and proved too much for one contestant.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 08:15PM

Darwin - Outrage at menu for NAIDOC lunch

A TERRITORY Government department has cancelled a NAIDOC week luncheon after questions were raised about them serving endangered species as meals.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 06:50PM

Darwin - Pine creek mine to close

THE Frances Creek iron ore mine at Pine Creek will close, ripping about 300 jobs from the town of Pine Creek.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 03:35PM

Darwin - Dad admits leaving tot in fiery crash

A PERTH man has admitted leaving his injured three-year-old daughter inside a crashed and burning car.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 01:05PM

Darwin - ‘Cancel World Cup or we’ll bomb it’

AN Islamic terror group has warned it will target the 2022 World Cup with missiles if it stays in Qatar. But experts believe the Scuds the militants boast of don’t work.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 03:13PM

Darwin - Boy, 5, swept into the surf by giant wave

A FULL scale search is underway for a five year old boy who is feared drowned after a large wave washed him into the surf at Pearl Beach on the NSW Central Coast.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 03:27PM

Darwin - Chaos as Clive bullies Abbott

THE government has just had a huge setback on the carbon tax in the Senate. All because this bloke is pushing them around.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 12:47PM

Darwin - 20 more days for fast food bandit

A SENIOR police officer’s son, who spent almost eight years in jail over a spree of fast food shop robberies, will be eligible for release in 20 days.



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

Darwin - Man escapes arrest, crashes into pole

A DRIVER - who sped away from Police conducting a roadside breath test - crashed his car into a power pole in Katherine.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 01:23PM

Darwin - Uncle kills five children in family row

A LONE gunman and uncle has killed six people, most of them children, during a family row in Texas that triggered a four-hour standoff with armed police.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 12:58PM

Darwin - Asylum seekers complain as iPhones are confiscated

ASYLUM seekers returned to Sri Lanka have complained that Australian authorities confiscated their iPhones, credit cards and even a digital camera.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 12:22PM

Darwin - Bazoobi bleating after goat hug

Gary the Goat has earned his first paid gig in the Top End - $1000 for a hug in a Darwin industrial area.



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

Darwin - Four children among six shot dead

SIX people — including four children — have been killed in a mass shooting near Houston, where police have cornered a car with the suspected gunman.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 11:13AM

Darwin - Big Test for the Top End

THE Top End is in the box seat to be the host of Test match cricket in 2017.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 06:13PM

Darwin - Police close ranks over nightclub row

NT Police have refused to release information about the alleged serious misconduct of a senior policewoman.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 01:48PM

Darwin - Fair go for Vino paying off

HAD he not fled Sri Lanka by boat in 2012, it’s likely Vinodas Balakirushnan would be dead.



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

Darwin - Five shot dead, gunman cornered

AT least five people have been killed in a mass shooting near Houston, where police have cornered a car believed to be driven by the gunman.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 10:10AM

Darwin - Woman slept with mum’s corpse

A WOMAN has spent three years living in an apartment with her dead mother — propping her up for dinner and sleeping next to her skeleton.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 11:45PM

Darwin - Blindfolded, bound and executed

MORE than 50 bodies, many blindfolded and with their hands bound, have been found dumped amid the battle against insurgency in Iraq.



via Darwin and Local News July 10, 2014 at 02:09AM

Darwin - How far will Gary go?

A DARWIN girl has offered social media star Gary the Goat $1000 for a hug, but his chaperone has said Gary will go much further for that money.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 05:40PM

Darwin - Aussies: too fat and giving up

WE’RE drinking and smoking less, but new research suggests too many overweight Aussies are simply giving up on the quest to live a healthier life.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 08:30PM

Darwin - First World problem for Third World refugees

ASYLUM seekers returned to Sri Lanka have complained that Australian authorities confiscated their iPhones, credit cards and even a digital camera.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 09:18PM

Darwin - Rolf’s art welcome no more

CONVICTED child molester Rolf Harris’ legacy on the Territory is being rewritten.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 05:53PM

Darwin - Joelene’s PNG trip triggers desire to go green

ARRERNTE woman Joelene Puntoriero geared her future towards looking after the environment after she conquered the Kokoda Track.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 05:15PM

Darwin - Group’s bringing forth the brilliance of piano men

JOIN the Darwin Chorale’s latest performance, which pays homage to the timeless melodic flair of musical superstars Elton John and Billy Joel.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 05:31PM

Darwin - Who wants to jail a millionaire?

A TERRITORY millionaire says he would rather go to jail than pay a $200 court bill.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 09:51AM

Darwin - Biggest bogan can’t even drive a ute

AUSTRALIA’S Biggest Bogan has been crowned, winning an Aussie ‘Straya ute. The problem is, he’s Tassie’s second worst driver and doesn’t have a licence. What now?



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 12:18PM

Darwin - Ask the coach: live chat with Laurie Daley

NSW coach Laurie Daley joins us for a game day live chat from 12.30pm as we cover all the build up to State of Origin III with an interactive live blog.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 09:37AM

Darwin - Stink over bin bungle

MASS confusion has swept through Palmerston with residents not knowing what day their bins were being collected.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 04:24PM

Darwin - Gary the Goat gets great gig

WORLD-FAMOUS social media identity and horned quadruped Gary the Goat has secured a Top End comedy gig.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 12:24PM

Darwin - Dodgy cop report riles Darwin dad

A DARWIN father has accused police of lying in official reports to avoid investigating an incident at a Darwin Nightclub he claims left his son injured and traumatised.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 07:16PM

Darwin - Wolfman named in NRL betting scandal

RUGBY League has been rocked by a betting scandal on the day of Origin III, with Manly’s David Williams one player involved, reveals Phil Rothfield and Peter Badel.



via Darwin and Local News July 09, 2014 at 07:20AM

Darwin - ADF crime: can you handle the truth?

IN most workplaces an employee caught forging a document to obtain items for personal gain would be sacked. But not in the Australian Defence Force.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Territory talent on Tapp

TERRITORY singing sensation Holly Tapp has made it to the top eight of The Voice.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 02:42PM

Darwin - Tourist injured at swim spot

A YOUNG woman fell about 20m and was medevaced from Litchfield National Park with suspected spinal injuries.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 06:28PM

Darwin - Animal shelter seeks refuge

A DARWIN animal shelter may be forced to permanently close and leave the lives of hundreds of animals in limbo if it can’t find a new venue to operate from in coming weeks.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 04:46PM

Darwin - Drivers rattled by bus bargain

Darwin bus drivers are furious the NT Government signed a deal over the weekend that will privatise the city’s bus service and force them out of government jobs.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 05:00PM

Darwin - Dylan’s delight as baby croc pays surprise visit

A BABY crocodile has shocked residents when it was found in the backyard of a Palmerston home.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 03:55PM

Darwin - Aussie strippers to face gunman again

AUSTRALIAN strippers in the Thunder from Down Under group are expected to testify against a gunman who tried to steal their costumes and makeup.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 02:53PM

Darwin - Monster croc captured

A monster crocodile has been removed from a remote Territory community.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 10:22AM

Darwin - Horny goat looking for laughs

A world-famous goat has come to the Northern Territory with a video camera strapped to his horns - and he wants to play a comedy gig at your local pub.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 05:01PM

Darwin - Fears crew member has gone overboard

THERE are fears a Carnival Spirit crew member has disappeared overboard, with the ship turning to retrace its course midway through a South Pacific cruise.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 03:56PM

Darwin - Boy, 3, stabbed to death

LATEST: A father has been detained by police after allegedly stabbing his 3 year-old son to death.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 01:27PM

Darwin - Still earning a pretty Penny

A SENIOR health executive who was investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour has been appointed Health Minister Robyn Lambley’s acting chief-of-staff.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 11:31AM

Darwin - Horny goat looking for laughs

A world-famous goat has come to the Northern Territory with a video camera strapped to his horns - and he wants to play a comedy gig at your local pub.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 05:01PM

Darwin - Aussie garden wins royal award

TWEETS from Australia are helping set off a running billabong in the grounds of a London palace, as part of an award-winning garden design.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 01:46AM

Darwin - ‘Get the stick out of your a**’

JASON Biggs thinks people need to relax over the revelation that his wife Jenny Mollen hired a prostitute for his birthday.



via Darwin and Local News July 08, 2014 at 12:13AM

Darwin - Kelly’s building a new respect for women

TERRITORIANS expect to see a rugged man in charge of a construction site – sunnies on, dirt embedded in his skin and a pencil behind his ear.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 06:36PM

Darwin - Amelia Earhart flies again

AMELIA Earhart will fly out of Darwin following the path to Papua New Guinea her namesake did in 1937.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 05:13PM

Darwin - This little one could use a hug

JACQUI Cranna has knocked on the same door every Saturday for more than a year.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 06:25PM

Darwin - Zookeeper attacked by crocodile

A HANDLER has been taken to hospital after being attacked by a crocodile at the Shoalhaven Zoo today.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 03:10PM

Darwin - No bull! Just dangerous debauchery

THE sangria is flowing, there’s drunken antics, public nudity and pashing - and the bulls haven’t even started running yet.



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

Darwin - World’s most Australian man signs off in style

THE most Australian man in the world is leaving the country. But before that happens, he’s decided to unload every last piece of strange slang he knows.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 11:12AM

Darwin - What your chocolate says about you

TODAY is World Chocolate Day, a chance for chocolate-lovers around the world to unite in sweet, sweet happiness. So what does your go-to block reveal about you?



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 09:06AM

Darwin - Riding a wave of community spirit

Surf lifesaver Sam Edwards has been nominated for a Pride of Australia medal for Community Spirit.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 12:09PM

Darwin - Inquest date changed out of respect

THE NT Coroner’s office has changed the date for an ­inquest into the death of champion jockey Simone Montgomerie.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 09:28AM

Darwin - Diagnosed with cancer one day, robbed the next

JILL and Peter Wright had just received the worst news of their lives, but it took thieves to truly break their spirits.



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

Darwin - Stefanovic hits out at The Voice

A LITTLE girl broke down in tears on The Voice Kids last night and child psychologists are furious at Channel 9 — Even Karl isn’t happy.



via Darwin and Local News July 07, 2014 at 09:08AM

Darwin - Creatures great and small

THERE probably isn’t a type of animal on the planet vet nurse Lisa Thring hasn’t nursed back to health.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 06:03PM

Darwin - Backpackers seek grass

A group of budget travellers want to pitch a tent in your backyard.



via Darwin and Local News July 05, 2014 at 04:19PM

Darwin - Rolf ‘hid porn under floorboards’

A PLUMBER reportedly found a stash of vile child porn videos while working at Rolf Harris’s house in the 1970s, but only told police in 2012.



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

Darwin - Winners with hearts of gold

THE Lions Beer Can Regatta winning team, featuring Bondi Vet Chris Brown, will donate their $500 prize back to the charity



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 06:32PM

Darwin - Territorians get their cans out

THE 41st Beer Can Regatta saw thousands of revellers descending on Mindil Beach to watch the spectacle.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 09:05AM

Darwin - Polocrosse event shows horses are full of it

Hosting 400 horses for the Australian National Polocrosse Championships is a Herculean task for organisers.



via Darwin and Local News July 05, 2014 at 06:38PM

Darwin - Thousands march over budget cuts

PROTESTERS have taken to the streets across the country to oppose the Abbott Government’s controversial budget cuts.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 04:54PM

Darwin - Sex-for-drinks girl ‘victim of evil’

THE devout Christian parents of a teen girl videoed performing sex acts on 24 men in exchange for a drink say they forgive their daughter.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 12:10AM

Darwin - Secret $700m deal ripping us apart

A SECRET $700m deal; the most feared Aboriginal organisation in Australia; and a clan feud. This is the conflict tearing our land apart.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Brett Lee beamer breaks Warne’s hand

WATCH as a Brett Lee beamer breaks the hand of former Aussie teammate Shane Warne during an exhibition match at Lord’s.



via Darwin and Local News July 06, 2014 at 05:03AM

Darwin - ”You’re not even f***ing white”

VIDEO: New Australian citizen Waqas Haider is demanding an apology after he was racially abused by a bouncer outside the old Honey Pot strip bar on Mitchell St.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 11:37AM

Darwin - Witnesses rush to crash victim

EMERGENCY crews are working to a free a man trapped in his vehicle after it flipped and caught fire at Parap.



via Darwin and Local News July 05, 2014 at 04:42PM

Darwin - ‘He was a champion of the underdog’

THE family of Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey have paid tribute to the Australian commando who was killed in a “non-combat related incident” in Afghanistan.



via Darwin and Local News July 05, 2014 at 11:32AM

Darwin - How Maria Sharapova infuriated a billion fans

Two words out of Maria Sharapova’s mouth have infuriated a fan base of about a billion people, and now the Russian tennis star is being trolled to the moon and back.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 09:38AM

Darwin - My son, my hero

JACKSON Hoops and his pregnant mum Sharon were home alone when things began to go very wrong. Jackson kept his cool — and has a baby brother to show for it.



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

Darwin - Rolf Harris may get more jail time

AS Rolf Harris spends his first night in jail, UK officials are reviewing the sex fiend star’s sentence amid claims it was too lenient.



via Darwin and Local News July 05, 2014 at 06:57AM

Darwin - Child killed in road accident

A child has died after being hit by a car on Bicentennial Rd in Katherine.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 06:52PM

Darwin - Coo-ee: bush goes mobile

THIRTEEN remote communities now have mobile coverage after $5.76 million project between the Northern Territory Government and Telstra.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 01:28PM

Darwin - Essendon players to remain anonymous

ROLLING UPDATES: ESSENDON players facing doping accusations will not join a Federal Court battle against ASADA’s investigation, and their identities will remain confidential.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 11:26AM

Darwin - Coward punch killer has sentence doubled

KIERAN Loveridge will serve almost double the sentence originally imposed on him for the coward punch manslaughter of Thomas Kelly.



via Darwin and Local News July 04, 2014 at 08:56AM

Darwin - Sue the racist ranter charged by police

A FOUL mouth commuter who abused children and hurled racist insults at others was last night taken to Wyong police station and charged with offensive conduct.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Nurse’s tyres slashed at RDH

The troubled Royal Darwin Hospital parking situation is back in the spotlight after a night shift nurse had her tyres slashed while she worked.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 11:24AM

Darwin - The mayor who started a bogan war

A MAYOR from a little known piece of Tasmania is at war with his own council after calling a local town “ugly” and some of its residents “the most bogan of bogans”.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 04:22PM

Darwin - Spirited Zoe loving life before tragedy

ZOE WOOLMER had a passion for travel and adventure, living by the motto “work hard, play harder”.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 05:47PM

Darwin - Court told of gun rampage accused’s ‘persecutory delusions’

A MOTHER banned from contacting her young son hid a mobile phone inside a “special pillow” in a bid to talk to him – believing his father was sexually abusive – weeks before an ­alleged gun rampage, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 06:33PM

Darwin - Fears for family day care

Federal cuts to family day care funding will force local child care providers to close their doors or increase already high costs to parents in the area, say local providers.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 06:40PM

Darwin - Online tryst traps youth worker

A YOUTH worker who used Facebook to send lewd messages and photos of himself to a 12-year-old girl has been given a suspended prison sentence.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 07:01PM

Darwin - Tributes to dead Aussie commando

MATES of Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey, who died in a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan, have described the soldier as a “brilliant bloke”.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 12:49PM

Darwin - Demons extend NT stay

THE Melbourne Demons will play premiership matches in the NT until 2016.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 12:43PM

Darwin - When angry birds attack

A COHORT of angry birds have made sport of clawing bare heads and gouging unsuspecting eyes on a Darwin city street.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 02:20PM

Darwin - Woman’s racist ‘gook’ rant on train

VIDEO: A woman has been filmed dishing out an obscene racist rant on a peak hour train abusing a group of children first before turning her attention to an Asian woman and a man who stood up for her. Fighting back against the racist hate



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 09:08AM

Darwin - Firework explodes in man’s hand

A MAN’S hand has been badly damaged after he said he picked up a firework allegedly thrown from a passing car at his family while eating dinner at the beach.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 07:16AM

Darwin - The saucy secret to the World Cup

SOME teams ban sex at the World Cup, others love kicking a few goals in the bedroom. Guess which one works out for the best.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 08:11AM

Darwin - Cash injection for builders

A cash incentive to train and certify a new generation of residential construction workers is being heralded by the Government as a solution to the NT’s labour woes.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 05:21PM

Darwin - Matt Richell dies in Tamarama surf

THE man who drowned off Tamarama Beach after surfing at Bronte yesterday afternoon has been identified as publishing company boss Matt Richell.



via Darwin and Local News July 03, 2014 at 12:07AM

Darwin - Commando’s death still a mystery

THE mystery surrounding the shooting death of an Australian Commando in Afghanistan has deepened after no weapon was found where he was killed.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Chambers assault claims rock Maroons

QUEENSLAND’s Origin III preparations have been rocked by an off-field incident involving Maroons debutant Will Chambers.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 04:21PM

Darwin - Leadership making a difference

TO MANY girls, Lateesha ­Jeffrey is a mother, or an aunt, even a sister.



via Darwin and Local News July 01, 2014 at 05:19PM

Darwin - Territorians ‘relatively’ well behaved

MOST people weren’t too crackers — but police still had to deal with the usual fires, damage and injuries on Territory Day.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 08:49AM

Darwin - All clackers remained puckered

ALL clackers remained puckered as the Territory’s night of crackers went off without a hitch.



via Darwin and Local News July 01, 2014 at 08:44PM

Darwin - Surfer dies after hitting head on rocks

A SURFER has been killed after smashing into rocks in the water at Tamarama Beach. Paramedics performed CPR on the man, aged 40, after he was pulled from the water by community members just before 2pm.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 03:54PM

Darwin - Meet Australia’s seven biggest bogans

BOGAN Hunters has revealed the crème de la crème of bogan royalty and there are some doozies desperate for the title. Meet your finalists and find out what makes them so bogantastic.



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

Darwin - The worst Ebola outbreak in history

IT is rampaging across borders in the deadliest outbreak on record. The reality for those infected his horrific. One man is trying to stop it.



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 03:23PM

Darwin - 17 reasons the Territory is great

LIVING in the Territory often gets a lot of flack. But what are some of the reasons that keep us all coming back?



via Darwin and Local News July 02, 2014 at 01:09PM