Darwin - Love me, Tinder

I wasn’t aware that prostitution and gambling addictions were first date conversation. What ever happened to using small talk to assess potential suitors?



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014 at 11:20AM

Darwin - Olympian miler coming to Darwin

FOUR-time Olympian Craig “Buster’’ Mottram will line up for the 1.6km sprint down Mitchell Street.



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 03:26PM

Darwin - Press good luck story for Peacock

TRAINER John Peacock admitted he should have more articles published in the NT News after Prophecy (Melanie Tyndall) won the first race at Fannie Bay.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 02:46PM

Darwin - Buzzer denies Crocs’ charge

ADELAIDE 36ers survived a late scare to defeat Townsville Crocodiles by six points in game one of the Top End ­Invitational at Marrara Indoor Stadium.



via Darwin and Local News August 31, 2014 at 07:48PM

Darwin - Law society wary on Maley’s return

AN investigation into the character of former magistrate and CLP ­associate Peter Maley will be conducted if he wants to practise law again, the Law Society Northern Territory says.



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

Darwin - Doctor Harry just what CLP ordered

A GREEK doctor has been chosen to run for the CLP at the Casuarina by-election.



via Darwin and Local News August 31, 2014 at 04:43PM

Darwin - The decision that could risk Putin’s wrath

HE’S public enemy #1 thanks to his aggression in Ukraine. So with President Putin due in Australia in two months, can Tony Abbott retract the invitation?



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 07:45AM

Darwin - This is what life on Mars will look like

IT has killer dust storms, radiation and temperatures which plunge to -56C. And no air. To support life this is what a settlement on the Red Planet will look like.



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

Darwin - ‘A Qantas flighty offered me her frozen eggs’

PREGNANT Sonia Kruger today revealed a Qantas flight attendant offered to donate her frozen eggs to her so she could have an IVF baby. WOULD YOU OFFER YOUR EGGS?



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 12:35PM

Darwin - Uninvited guessst joins wedding

WHEN the best man yelled “snake!” after the ceremony, he wasn’t suggesting the groom needed to zip up his fly.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 01:46PM

Darwin - How not to react when your son comes out

A GAY teenager who was disowned by his parents after coming out has received almost $100,000 in donations after a video of the confrontation went viral.



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 11:00AM

Darwin - Tuckshop mum’s double life

THE identity of the “prominent” local media personality leading a double life as a high-paid escort has been revealed.



via Darwin and Local News August 31, 2014 at 06:16PM

Darwin - Nothing corny about puppy love

PUPPY love has no limits for ­Penelope Bergen, who flew her dog Corny to Melbourne for live-saving surgery.



via Darwin and Local News August 31, 2014 at 10:15AM

Darwin - Territorians delivering on sex drive

TERRITORIANS are a frisky lot and there’s a massive baby boom to prove it.



via Darwin and Local News August 31, 2014 at 05:22PM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

THIS is how Justin Bieber treats his grandpa. Poor grandpa. We can’t help but feel sorry for him.



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 10:18AM

Darwin - ‘UFO’ hovers over Melbourne

MELBOURNE residents report they’ve never seen anything quite like it, but an astronomer has put forward a theory other than little green men.



via Darwin and Local News September 01, 2014 at 06:33AM

Darwin - Croc too smart for trap

A Darwin fisherman was shocked to see a croc sunbaking in a city creek - on top of a croc trap.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 03:45PM

Darwin - Selfies lead cops to stolen phone

AS crims increasingly turn to technology like the rest of us, we can be thankful there are a few numbskulls in the Top End very much on the wrong side of modern-day advances.



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014 at 02:04PM

Darwin - Giles ‘should have told cops’

CHIEF Minister Adam Giles says he has done nothing wrong in relation to the cash-for-access scandal that was revealed in Parliament.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 07:18PM

Darwin - Abbott to travel to Arnhem land

TONY Abbott is continuing with plans to spend a week in Arnhem Land meeting tribal leaders in mid-September, but the trip appears increasingly problematic.



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014 at 03:50PM

Darwin - Woolies customers evacuated

CUSTOMERS were evacuated from Casuarina Woolworths after a minor electrical fire set off alarms.



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014 at 01:19PM

Darwin - Bitten by a bat out of hell

A WOMAN has been hospitalised after a freak bat attack.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 03:55PM

Darwin - Darwin’s million-dollar suburb

LARRAKEYAH is the Territory’s most expensive suburb for houses with a median house value of $1,357,792, a recent RP Data report shows.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 07:55PM

Darwin - Crying shame how mums are bullied

ANOTHER day and another study telling us what crap parents we are. Not in those words but something to that effect.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 05:21PM

Darwin - Woman “loses plot”, sets fire to car

A WOMAN “lost the plot” and allegedly set a car on fire in a Darwin suburb.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 02:21PM

Darwin - Tollner dumps on ‘viper’ CLP mates

FORMER CLP deputy leader Dave Tollner has called his colleagues a “nest of vipers” who have knifed him in the back and will probably move to kick him out of the party.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 06:47PM

Darwin - Malaysia Airlines slashes 6000 jobs

MALAYSIA Airlines will cut 6000 staff as part of a $2 billion overhaul to salvage its damaged brand after being hit by two passenger jet disasters.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 10:40PM

Darwin - Man ‘bragged about spreading HIV’

A MAN who has hours away from proposing to his boyfriend discovered his partner of a year was HIV positive and bragging online about infecting other men.



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014 at 01:54AM

Darwin - Wild ride as woman bites partner

A WOMAN ripped the gearstick out of her partner’s car and bit him on the wrist after she drank “the best part” of a bottle of vodka.



via Darwin and Local News August 30, 2014

Darwin - Giles calls for judicial review

A day after the Peter Maley affair, Chief Minister Adam Giles has called for a review into the process of appointing judicial officers.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 05:03PM

Darwin - Top End enjoys blush of youth

WE’RE a young bunch in the Top End – in fact, the youngest in the nation.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 02:51PM

Darwin - 2.1m croc found after tourist bitten

A 2.1M croc located during a search after a Russian tourist was attacked at popular Litchfield National Park swimming hole Wangi Falls.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 06:47PM

Darwin - Water shortage spreads scabies

A SCABIES outbreak in the Utopia Homelands cannot be contained as the only clinic servicing the area doesn’t have water to wash patients’ clothes and bedding.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 03:49PM

Darwin - Bushfire threatens Wildlife Park

TOURISTS were evacuated after a bushfire threatened the Territory Wildlife Park



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

Darwin - Teen asylum seeker breaks pelvis

A 17-YEAR-OLD asylum seeker may have broken her pelvis after falling from the second storey of a Darwin detention centre in an effort to harm herself.



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

Darwin - PM slams Russia on Ukraine ‘invasion’

UPDATE: TONY Abbott says if reports of Russian forces fighting in the Ukraine are true, “that is an invasion and it is utterly reprehensible”.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 12:33PM

Darwin - Where’s Wally? Hunt is on for dog

A MOTORIST allegedly looking for his cigarettes while driving has crashed into a road train, causing his terrified dog Wally to flee into the bush.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 08:36AM

Darwin - Schapelle’s boyfriend in drug bust

EXCLUSIVE: Schapelle Corby’s boyfriend has been arrested on drugs charges and is now locked up in a police jail in Bali.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 08:15AM

Darwin - Trial for accused rapist ex-cop

A FORMER police auxiliary accused of raping two drunk indigenous women in protective custody at Darwin watch house had behaved indecently with prisoners in the past, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 09:12AM

Darwin - PNG ash cloud threatens flights

A VOLCANO in Papua New Guinea has erupted overnight, sending lava into the air and causing panic among locals. The ash cloud could reach Australia and disrupt flights.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 06:16AM

Darwin - Acropolis eyesore is Greek tragedy

NOTHING has changed but dissatisfaction of the stagnant building is still brewing in the community.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 06:56PM

Darwin - Fur real legacy so all have a ball

THE memory of a much-loved Darwin hound lives on through a kind gesture at Lee Point.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 06:34PM

Darwin - PNG volcano Tavurvur erupts

A VOLCANO in Papua New Guinea has erupted overnight, sending lava into the air and causing panic among locals.



via Darwin and Local News August 29, 2014 at 06:16AM

Darwin - Russian forces invade Ukraine

UKRAINE and Washington confirm Russian regular forces have invaded the east of Ukraine which immediately seeks “large-scale” military assistance.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 09:20PM

Darwin - Cash for access allegations

FORMER magistrate Peter Maley told a mining prospector the CLP would give him access to sensitive government documents in exchange for a $10,000 donation, Parliament was told.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 10:47AM

Darwin - Maley’s vicious attack

MAGISTRATE Peter Maley called Labor “scum” and ­“corrupt” in emails to a former legal client obtained by the NT News.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 05:59PM

Darwin - Burnout for cops a dead giveaway

A DRUNK man probably could have gotten away with driving – if he didn’t do a burnout in front of police at a suburban Darwin pub.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 06:15PM

Darwin - Caught youths with allegedly stolen vehicle

FIVE youths were caught allegedly driving a stolen vehicle in the streets around Moulden last night.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 06:35PM

Darwin - ‘I was raped by another woman’

WHEN Stephanie visited New York, she expected the trip of a lifetime. Instead her dream holiday turned into a nightmare when she was raped by another woman.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 12:48PM

Darwin - Home destroyed by fire

A Howard Springs home has been destroyed by fire and emergency crews are evacuating nearby properties.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 05:14PM

Darwin - MH370 ‘turned south’ earlier

INVESTIGATORS now believe MH370 turned south sooner than first thought after a phone call made to the plane before it vanished was further analysed.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 03:40PM

Darwin - Bowden steps up into AFLNT role

FORMER Richmond AFL star and AFLNT Hall Of Famer Joel Bowden is Territory football’s new stakeholder manager.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 02:22PM

Darwin - No-thong you can do about it

A GOLF course on an island known for methanol cocktails and pot smugglers has condemned the Territory’s official social golfing attire.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 01:32PM

Darwin - Lower paintball age limit discussions

CHILDREN as young as 14 would be allowed to play paintball in the Territory as part of proposed new laws to be put to Parliament.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 05:04PM

Darwin - Storytelling brings myth to life

GROWING up around storytellers with a innate sense of comic timing rubbed off on Tiwi Islands playwright Jason De Santis.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 11:37AM

Darwin - Tollner wants job back or he’ll leave

DAVE Tollner has threatened to leave the CLP if he is not reinstated as Deputy Chief Minister, the NT News has learned.



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

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

Our Bachelor was a bad, bad boy last night. Blake found himself in hot water after an incident left his gaggle of gals peeved. Catch up on the hilariously overdramatic antics in 42-seconds.



via Darwin and Local News August 28, 2014 at 09:48AM

Darwin - Terror suspect had ‘beheading images’

A SUSPECTED Australian terrorist was dragged from a plane at Melbourne Airport by Border Force officials after allegedly trying to fly to Syria to join a jihadi group.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 10:30PM

Darwin - Dugongs not endangered: hunter

A HUNTER has hit back at calls to ban dugong hunting, saying there’s no proof the animal is an endangered species despite its global classification as ‘vulnerable’.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 05:04PM

Darwin - CLP’s medicinal marijuana push

THE Northern Territory could become the first jurisdiction to legalise the use of medicinal marijuana. .



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 01:55PM

Darwin - Govt. not biting over Maley resignation

MAGISTRATE Peter Maley resigned just hours after asking the NT News for more time to respond to questions about his dealings with a former client.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 05:40PM

Darwin - Driver’s beer in hand may have been a clue for cops

A DRUNK young labourer was betrayed by his car when it broke down on the way home from McDonald’s.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 06:00PM

Darwin - Frigate attracts admirers

Visiting naval officers explored an Australian warship known as the “Tartan Terror” from bow to stern yesterday as part of Exercise Kakadu.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 06:24PM

Darwin - Sharp shock risk for beach lovers

SHATTERED glass littered along Territory coastlines is posing a serious health risk to beachgoers, a local says.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 06:35PM

Darwin - Lambley’s medicinal marijuana push

MINISTER for Health Robyn Lambley has listened to the public outcry for the legalisation of medicinal marijuana in the Northern Territory.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 01:55PM

Darwin - Can you spot all the crocs?

IT’S not the sunbaking crocodile you have to worry about - it’s the eleven other crocs that are slowly surrounding you.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 01:09PM

Darwin - Cereal offender busted

A MOTORIST has been spotted eating a bowl of cereal while at the wheel of their car in the Northern Territory.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 08:14AM

Darwin - Rooms with a graveyard view

A RESTAURANT, shop and 22 more apartments could be built overlooking a closed cemetery of cyclone Tracy victims.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 05:24PM

Darwin - Ex-firie daughter’s struggle

THE daughter of an Alice Springs firefighter who died in February from job-related cancer­ says watching him suffer­ with no workcover broke her heart.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 10:58AM

Darwin - Rooms with a graveyard view

A RESTAURANT, shop and 22 more apartments could be built overlooking a closed cemetery of cyclone Tracy victims.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 05:24PM

Darwin - Cheeky lass’s ass-tounding flash

THE sighting of a cheeky lass sunbaking naked on the Esplanade is thought to be part of a new nudity trend sweeping Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 08:52AM

Darwin - Ruff deal for dogs as space shrinks

THERE’S no room at the inn for Darwin pooches trying to get a bed at the local RSPCA shelter.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 05:27PM

Darwin - Dugong deaths on par with whales

A CONSERVATIONIST has labelled Australians “hypocrites” for condemning Japanese whalers while an estimated 1600 dugongs are killed each year.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 04:38PM

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

GOLD. As floods hit Illinois, a news crew took to their helicopter to report live from the scene. What they didn’t expect though, was what was to come.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 08:38AM

Darwin - Long-term Gaza ceasefire begins

CELEBRATIONS have erupted in Gaza as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians went into effect, ending 50 days deadly violence.



via Darwin and Local News August 27, 2014 at 05:22AM

Darwin - Dan to have 45kg scrotum removed

A MAN with a 45kg scrotum caused by a disease is to have it removed by the surgeon in ‘The Man with the 132-Pound Scrotum’ TV documentary.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 09:01PM

Darwin - Cheeky lass’ asstounding exhibition

THE sighting of a cheeky lass sunbaking naked on the Esplanade is thought to be part of a new nudity trend sweeping Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 08:52AM

Darwin - Spectacular blue light show

When we first saw these incredible pictures we thought aliens were invading, but after consulting some boffins we discovered it’s actually a spectacular form of lightning.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 04:53PM

Darwin - Whine and dine by rugby women annoys NTRU boss

PLAYERS of the winning NT Rugby Union women’s team failed to get an invite to an apres-tournament dinner, and were then twice asked to leave when they sat at an empty table.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 06:33PM

Darwin - Giles in no rush to find new deputy

The Giles Government had met behind closed doors in its first wing meeting since the resignation of deputy chief minister Dave Tollner.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - ‘Bullied’ cop pays price for refusing breath test

A TERRITORY cop was bullied into leaving her home by her boyfriend the night she refused to do a breatho.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 06:53PM

Darwin - Sometimes life really stinks

RESIDENTS of an Alice Springs apartment complex have been stuck up the proverbial creek after their floors flooded with sewage due to blocked pipes.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 07:12PM

Darwin - ‘Beautiful one day, pig shooting the next’

“COME to Queensland and shoot a pig”, could be the state’s new tourism catchcry if Federal MP Bob Katter has his way.



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

Darwin - Death threats aimed at croc lovers

DEATH threats have been sent to the founder of a new crocodile conservation society, prompting wildlife activist Bob Irwin to throw his support behind the group.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 05:37PM

Darwin - Smoking ban legislation introduced

LEGISLATION to ban smoking in cars transporting children under 16-years-old has been introduced into NT Parliament.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 01:04PM

Darwin - Big-screen drama comes calling

ALICE Springs locals will step into the spotlight as extras in an indie movie starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 03:31PM

Darwin - Guess what they found in this gator?

KEN Owens has skinned and stuffed hundreds of animals over the years, but what he found inside this latest catch, isn’t for the faint hearted.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 10:56AM

Darwin - ‘Sex superbug’ found in Australia

A ‘SEX superbug’ sweeping the world has been found in Australia after a tourist was diagnosed with the disease, prompting a ‘major public health concern’.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 11:05AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

When Krystina Butel impulsively decided to get her caricature done on holiday, she never thought she would spend the next fifteen years and almost AU$200,000 trying to look just like it.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 09:50AM

Darwin - A beheading every day this month

ONE country has executed someone almost every day this month. Beheadings are at record levels. Citizens are killed in public and their bodies left on the street.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 11:06AM

Darwin - Cheeky lass’ asstounding exhibition

THE sighting of a cheeky lass sunbaking naked on the Esplanade is thought to be part of a new nudity trend sweeping Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News August 26, 2014 at 08:52AM

Darwin - Magistrate resigns

MAGISTRATE Peter Maley has resigned, and intends to return to private practise.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 08:16PM

Darwin - Phones get green light for takeoff

PASSENGERS on Qantas and Virgin flights will now be allowed to keep their phones and tablets on during takeoff and landing.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 08:00PM

Darwin - Nude selfie scandal rocking Switzerland

IT’S a country renowned for intellect and neutrality but Switzerland has had a brain snap this summer, with separate nude selfie scandals in parliament.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 04:35PM

Darwin - Kormilda teachers axed as numbers take hit

REVELATIONS that up to 10 teachers have been made redundant at Kormilda College have sparked concern that the private school is buckling under financial strain as student numbers dwindle.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 04:19PM

Darwin - Just butt out of mall says agent

SMOKING should be banned in Smith St Mall, a Darwin real estate agent says.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 05:04PM

Darwin - Scheme to slash reliance on public housing

PUBLIC housing tenants will get a $20,000 “upgrade and maintenance” sweetener if they buy their homes under a move by the NT Government.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 04:55PM

Darwin - Run-over boy’s miracle escape

A SIX-year-old boy playing on a road has amazingly survived unscathed after a SUV ran directly over him. See the amazing video.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 04:43PM

Darwin - NT bees kick arse

TERRITORY bees are the best in the world according to an apiary officer.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 06:34PM

Darwin - Drinkin’, speedin’, boastin’

A DRUNK driver boasted to police about speeding after he was arrested for reckless driving in his V8 Commodore.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 10:31AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

COUPLE awakes to giant sinkhole opening up beneath them. “The sound was phenomenal. We could hear rumbling and smashing and crashing from down below”.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 10:13AM

Darwin - Beef jerky with taste of toad

A Territory family were shocked to discover their beef jerky was actually made of toad.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 10:24PM

Darwin - The weirdest food Aussies have eaten overseas

FROM monkey brains to stink bugs and thousand-year-old eggs, Australian travellers have tried some really unusual local delicacies while on holiday.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 10:36AM

Darwin - Tattoo of own name a bad idea

PRO TIP: If you have a large tattoo of your own name on your back, don’t remove your shirt on camera after allegedly committing a crime.



via Darwin and Local News August 25, 2014 at 07:33AM

Darwin - Local objects to development

CONCERTS in Gardens Amphitheatre could be history if more units are built in the same suburb, a resident has warned.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 10:32AM

Darwin - Disgraced surgeon ’a scapegoat’

DISGRACED surgeon and now Territory charter pilot Russell Broadbent says a homicide probe will clear his name of wrongdoing over at least two patient deaths.



via Darwin and Local News August 23, 2014 at 11:02AM

Darwin - Top Guns tear-up Top End

PICTURES: Eagles. Hawks. Vipers. Mirages. All have been stirring up the Hornet’s nest over Darwin. Take a look at what the Top Guns have been up to.



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

Darwin - Chef killed by severed snake head

A SNAKE came back from the dead to deliver a deadly bite to a chef, twenty minutes after he had chopped its head off.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 06:41AM

Darwin - Man dies after attack

A MAN who was attacked in broad daylight by a group of men and women has died in a public car park in Darwin City.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 09:51AM

Darwin - Newsreader in hot water over ice bucket rant

IN on-air outburst about the ice bucket challenge, this WIN newsreader rants that “ice is for keeping produce fresh, beers cold and nipples hard”.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 02:13PM

Darwin - Four wheels, and steak knives

Most car ads are pretty boring. But not if the car belongs to Darwin woman Misty King.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 01:17PM

Darwin - What if the mining boom didn’t happen?

OPINION: What would Australia look like today if the mining boom had never happened? A new study offers a glimpse into how our wallets would have been worse off.



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

Darwin - What happened to this guy’s face?

OUCH. UFC star Cung Le didn’t have such a great time overnight. Some rather painful things happened to his face.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 12:45PM

Darwin - Aussie parents ‘doing a crap job’

ONE of Australia’s leading psychologists has issued a damning assessment of Australian parents: you are doing a crap job.



via Darwin and Local News August 22, 2014 at 10:45PM

Darwin - Chef’s kill comes back to bite him

BREKKIE WRAP: A SNAKE came back from the dead to deliver a deadly bite to a chef, twenty minutes after he had chopped its head off.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 02:42AM

Darwin - Iceland raises aviation volcano alert

ICELAND has raised its aviation alert for the restless Bardarbunga volcano to red, indicating that some type of an eruption was either imminent or in progress.



via Darwin and Local News August 24, 2014 at 12:46AM

Darwin - Assault victim dies

A 68-YEAR-old man - who was left in a critical condition after being assaulted in Darwin earlier this month - has passed away.



via Darwin and Local News August 23, 2014 at 02:47PM

Darwin - Tear gas quells teens in juvenile riot

SIX teenage detainees allegedly tore up Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre and injured a staff member during a three-hour siege.



via Darwin and Local News August 22, 2014 at 03:32PM

Darwin - ‘Thrill’ kill: protected by doubt?

A PHOTO posted on Facebook has highlighted the difficulty of prosecuting anyone killing a protected species.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 04:28PM

Darwin - Victim of Gammy’s dad speaks out

A CHILD sex abuse victim of the Australian dad at the centre of a surrogacy storm says she’s disgusted he has a baby daughter.



via Darwin and Local News August 23, 2014 at 10:55AM

Darwin - Floaters sink swims

SWIMMERS are forced to evacuate the town pool almost once a fortnight due to what staffers have termed a “code brown”.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 04:29PM

Darwin - Eye clinic funds in doubt

A LONG-awaited new eye clinic at Alice Springs Hospital is no longer on the priority list of the Northern Territory Government.



via Darwin and Local News August 23, 2014 at 09:36AM

Darwin - Roadhouse blues

ACCOMMODATION along the Stuart Highway has been labelled “poor” by Tourism NT’s executive director.



via Darwin and Local News August 22, 2014 at 01:05PM

Darwin - Pollie crudity lowers the bar

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Or so the popular, albeit somewhat misguided, children’s rhyme goes.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 02:12PM

Darwin - Slur eroded public confidence: Giles

CHIEF Minister Adam Giles said Dave Tollner resigned from his position as Deputy Chief Minister because the gay slur controversy had eroded public confidence.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 05:09PM

Darwin - ‘We watched the beheading video’

BREKKIE WRAP: JAMES Foley’s parents say they underestimated how brutal their son’s kidnappers were as they reveal they watched his execution video.



via Darwin and Local News August 23, 2014 at 05:03AM

Darwin - Daniel the best man in heaven

DANIEL Morcombe would have proudly stood beside his twin Bradley today, relishing the role of best man as his brother married his long-time sweetheart.



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

Darwin - Jetstar the new Flying Kangaroo?

JETSTAR looks set to become Australia’s main international carrier, with Qantas to move overseas operations to the budget model.



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

Darwin - It’s time to fire up, Australia

COMMENT: A national whinge feast won’t fix the budget or fire up growth; there’s only one way to do that ... unleash your inner mongrel.



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

Darwin - Structural damage in bush fire

STRUCTURAL damage has been reported in a large bushfire in Howard Springs.



via Darwin and Local News August 22, 2014 at 02:14PM

Darwin - ‘We need more hotels rooms’

MORE than 200 hotel rooms need to be built in the Territory each year to grow the visitor economy by 2020.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 04:54PM

Darwin - The truth is out there in Litchfield

THE truth is out there. And “there” is somewhere in Litchfield National Park on the Batchelor side of Florence Falls.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 04:11PM

Darwin - ‘Mobster mentality’ in assault

“THEY all acted like something out of Chicago on a bad day in the 1920s.”



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 07:35PM

Darwin - Qantas meals get fast food makeover

AIRLINE food is about to leave a different taste in passengers’ mouths. Find out what’s on the new domestic flight menu.



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

Darwin - Drunken pole crash ‘sheer stupidity’

THE crime of a drunk man who smashed his girlfriend’s car into a metal pole was described by a prosecutor as “remarkably stupid – even by NT standards”.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 07:42PM

Darwin - Bill Shorten denies rape claim

LABOR leader Bill Shorten has gone public to deny he sexually assaulted a woman in the 1980s, after a police investigation was conducted.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 04:30PM

Darwin - Shorten denies sexual assault claim

LABOR leader Bill Shorten has gone public to deny he sexually assaulted a woman in the 1980s, after a police investigation was conducted.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 04:05PM

Darwin - Fighting with sticks just got serious

THE Territory is home to a new world champion stick fighter.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 03:04PM

Darwin - ‘Beheadings could happen here’: PM

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned that beheading executions, like that of American journalist James Foley, could happen here in Australia.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 02:20PM

Darwin - CLP blunder moves inquiry

CHIEF Minister Adam Giles will look into establishing a terms of reference for an inquiry into political donations.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 10:24AM

Darwin - Man’s terrifying outback tornado selfie

DAREDEVIL or drongo? An outback Australian explorer attempted to take a selfie in front of a dirt tornado with terrifying results. But is there more to this video than meets the eye?



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 08:05AM

Darwin - Festival granted a Brief moment

A VARIETY show hellbent on unbuckling the invisible seatbelts on audience members has made its glorious entrance to Darwin Festival.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 12:05PM

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

THERE’S been a new twist for the family of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who have been fighting to gain access to a $47 million fortune from her Texas billionaire husband.



via Darwin and Local News August 21, 2014 at 12:36PM

Darwin - Clean up act to attract a beauty

A MALAK resident believes he can woo any lady off her feet, like “magic”.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 01:53PM

Darwin - The Iced Coffee test results are in

THE GREAT debate of which iced coffee reigns supreme has been put to Darwin residents in the form of a blind taste test.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 01:53PM

Darwin - This tree’s got wood

AWESTRUCK Territorians have been making the pilgrimage to the Mecca of nature shaped like a penis.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 04:38PM

Darwin - Mass UFO sighting over city

HUNDREDS of Texans reported seeing a UFO hovering in the clouds during a storm last week. And caught it on camera.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 08:37PM

Darwin - Blowtorch turned on Giles over magistrate

Chief Minister Adam Giles’ refusal to investigate the conduct of current magistrate casts a chill on democracy in the Northern Territory, says the NT Bar Association.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 06:15PM

Darwin - Lindy’s Torana finds a home in museum

NO car is as rich in Australian social and legal history as a yellow V8 1977 Holden Torana.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 05:39PM

Darwin - Sharp ascent for airport’s carpark fees

LEAVING your car at Darwin airport is set to become more expensive.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 05:47PM

Darwin - Frat boy breaks hazing code of silence

A 24-YEAR-OLD student has blown the whistle on fraternity hazing rituals, writing a book about his brutal experiences which include everything from binge drinking to pools of vomit to sexual assault.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 06:59PM

Darwin - Women ‘stripped naked, sprayed with urine’

PARENTS and students are up in arms over gruesome claims regarding a women’s college soccer team’s hazing ritual.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 03:12PM

Darwin - Croc victim was local farmer

THE NT fisherman taken by a saltwater crocodile at the Adelaide River, near Darwin, has been identified as Berry Springs local and Vietnamese farmer Tran Van Lanh.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 07:45AM

Darwin - Sex worker held captive

A PROSTITUTE was held prisoner in a terrifying robbery with two men demanded stealing $1000, jewellery and a box of Bushells tea bags.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 01:22PM

Darwin - Ferguson shooter cop ‘a good man’

HE’S been labelled a cold-blooded killer after gunning down an unarmed black teen. But friends say police officer Darren Wilson is struggling. WATCH LIVE



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 01:30PM

Darwin - White pointers waterfront sighting

BOOBS have racked up more complaints at a popular ­Darwin recreation area.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 01:53PM

Darwin - Boy moves schools following abuse

WOODROFFE Primary School has begun monitoring use of the toilets during class time in response to allegations a six-year-old boy was sexually abused.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 04:55PM

Darwin - Plane emergency forces landing

AN unexpected international flight landed in Alice Springs after a passenger became seriously ill and needed to attend hospital.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 07:58AM

Darwin - Fatal accident delays Darwin trash

DARWIN’S rubbish collection has been delayed for safety reasons after Cleanaway bin trucks were grounded following a fatal accident involving one of their trucks.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 07:51AM

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

OH NO. The world has a new human barbie with one 16 year-old-claiming her doll-like look is all natural with no surgery or diet required.



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

Darwin - What are these green lights spotted from space?

COULD it be aliens or secret underwater cities? These lights bright enough to be seen from space have been mystifying astronauts, but what are they?



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 07:55AM

Darwin - Cops shoot, kill man near Ferguson

ST LOUIS police have shot dead another suspect a short distance from protests over the killing of an unarmed black teenager.



via Darwin and Local News August 20, 2014 at 07:29AM

Darwin - Wacko Jacko croc killed fisherman

A CROCODILE known as ‘Michael Jackson’ has been identified as the killer of a 57-year-old fisherman at Adelaide River.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 06:46PM

Darwin - Hot seat as Giles cops a grilling

THE NT police union has ­attacked the Government about open speed limits.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 06:32PM

Darwin - ‘Rural folk ignored in Putin-style processes’

INDEPENDENT Member for Nelson Gerry Wood has compared Palmerston council elected members to Russian president Vladimir Putin.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 06:38PM

Darwin - Up Shit Creek

THE NT Environment Protection Authority have warned the public to avoid water activities in Ludmilla Creek after treated sewage was discharged directly into thewaterway.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 02:12PM

Darwin - Cops nab drugs

POLICE have seized a haul of drugs at a Territory river crossing from Arnhem Land into Kakadu National Park.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 06:23PM

Darwin - Battlers bear brunt in living cost hike

THE amount Territorians pay for housing, health care and food continues to rise faster than the national rate, a new report shows.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 05:37PM

Darwin - Medi-hotel to ease pain

THE reopening of the 100-bed medi hotel will free up beds at the Royal Darwin Hospital which is bursting at the seams.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 06:02PM

Darwin - Stranded passengers let fly

A CANCELLED Jetstar flight from Darwin to Sydney left 161 passengers stranded with some forced to wait more than 12 hours for the next flight.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 02:04PM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

WE ALL love Game of Thrones but these fans have taken things to the next level, inking themselves with some bizarre things to prove their loyalty to the show.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 10:13AM

Darwin - Raging mum’s stab bid

A MOTHER who tried to stab her teenage son twice with a butter knife while he protected his siblings has taken steps to ­“become a better parent”, her lawyer has said.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 03:16PM

Darwin - Nuke site spruiking rumours

MLA Bess Price has denied rumours she has approached people in her electorate about housing a nuclear waste dump on their land.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 01:55PM

Darwin - Bogan sheilas roaming Darwin streets

AN abundance of feral sheilas roaming the streets of Darwin – it’s enough to get a bloke down.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 05:46PM

Darwin - Bogan sheilas roaming Darwin streets

AN abundance of feral sheilas roaming the streets of Darwin – it’s enough to get a bloke down.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 05:46PM

Darwin - Oops! Tourist map shaped like a penis

TOURISM officials have been left red-faced after they posted a new map in the shape of a penis online. They had apparently failed to noticed the phallic shape.



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

Darwin - Catch of a lifetime: hunters bag monster gator

HUNTERS in the Deep South are celebrating catching a massive alligator weighing in at a monstrous 450kg and measuring 4.5m.



via Darwin and Local News August 19, 2014 at 05:25AM

Darwin - Collapsed man waits two days for a bed in hospital

A MOTHER whose adult son collapsed at home has told how they waited at the Royal Darwin Hospital’s Emergency Department for more than two days before he was admitted into a ward.



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

Darwin - Head makes dent as youths roll ute

A GROUP of reckless youths escaped serious injuries after rolling a car on Lee Point Beach yesterday morning.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 05:45PM

Darwin - Man held over alleged cop assaults

A MAN who allegedly wielded a broom handle before punching a police officer in the head has been caught.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 05:26PM

Darwin - Baby headed to prison

A DISGRACED former prison guard wants to take her six-month-old baby boy to prison with her.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 11:54AM

Darwin - Had sex with up to 100 corpses

A MORGUE attendant has admitted having sex with as many as 100 female corpses, some after his wife tipped off officials.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 06:43PM

Darwin - Forget hoons, older drivers riskiest

TEENAGERS are not the worst safety problem on the roads, with another sector of the population causing more crashes than ever before.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 04:01PM

Darwin - Black Dog does not discriminate

“I WISH I was dead.” That was the sentence that jumped out at me from almost every page.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 05:52PM

Darwin - ’Name suburb after NT digger’

A GREAT War hero could be honoured when the suburb of the new Palmerston hospital site is named as a “living memory to the Anzacs”



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 05:29PM

Darwin - War Machine’s outrageous blog

MMA fighter War Machine is heading to jail again after allegedly assaulting his porn star ex. That gives him the chance to restart his bizarre prison blog.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 11:42AM

Darwin - Where will we stick 14 tonnes of nuke waste?

A NATIONWIDE hunt is under way to find somewhere to store 28 containers of ­nuclear waste due to return to Australian shores by the end of next year.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 11:31PM

Darwin - Boat survivors drank their own urine

TOURISTS who escaped off a sinking boat in Indonesia spent a night on a volcanic island and survived by drinking their own urine and eating leaves.



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 09:58AM

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

A GRUESOME find in a back alley near a famous restaurant strip has prompted an urgent investigation from the council and police (Warning: graphic).



via Darwin and Local News August 18, 2014 at 08:37AM

Darwin - Sex ban on dry route

IN WHAT can only be described as a lurch to the extreme right by the conservative CLP Government, a 500km stretch of the Barkly Stock Route has seemingly been declared sex free.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 04:42PM

Darwin - Fears for tourists as Indonesian boat sinks

FIFTEEN foreign tourists are feared missing after their boat sank while travelling between islands in eastern Indonesia.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 08:38PM

Darwin - Tourist boat sinks in Indonesia

FIFTEEN foreign tourists are feared missing after their boat sank while travelling between islands in eastern Indonesia.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 07:42PM

Darwin - RAAF’s open house

TERRITORIANS had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the Pitch Black noise makers that have been roaring across the region’s skies this month.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 05:34PM

Darwin - Pets are big business

AUSTRALIANS have been pampering their pets more than ever this year.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 11:40AM

Darwin - Are we becoming a nation of ‘slacktivists’?

ARE you a ‘slacktivist’? Forget sit-ins and marches, just click ‘like’ to show your support for a good cause. But is sharing really caring?



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 06:27PM

Darwin - ‘Abducted girls were sexually abused’

TWO young Amish sisters were allegedly kidnapped from their home, sparking a massive manhunt. They turned up 24-hours later, and officials believe they were sexually assaulted.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 02:48PM

Darwin - Subdivision raises hackles

A PROPOSED new development near Bees Creek will have lasting implications for all of rural NT if approved, say residents who fear for their way of life.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 06:01PM

Darwin - Hoges: “I never loved crocs”

Paul Hogan has revealed he never loved crocodiles, and anyone who thinks he is Mick Dundee is “a wanker”.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 04:49PM

Darwin - Rug up for Icelandic weather

DARWIN is about to get as warm as Iceland in the next few days as the temperature drops to 16 degrees in the mornings.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 03:27PM

Darwin - More buck for bang in risque business

THE stigma attached to this industry forces this worker to live a double life, but the pay cheque of up to $3000 a week is the payoff.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Bad dancer sparks funeral fury

“SOMEONE was not dancing properly” at a remote Northern Territory funeral on Friday afternoon.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 12:02PM

Darwin - ‘Get surgery or you’ll be too saggy to get a job’

WOMEN in their 50s are getting Botox injections, facelifts and boob jobs to help them find work. Even blokes are turning to cosmetic surgery to compete against more aggressive gen Y jobseekers.



via Darwin and Local News August 16, 2014 at 11:30PM

Darwin - MMA fighter caught after assault

FUGITIVE mixed martial arts fighter War Machine has been arrested on suspicion of beating his porn star ex. WARNING: GRAPHIC.



via Darwin and Local News August 17, 2014 at 11:03AM

Darwin - Sultan was triple NIMA threat

DAN Sultan was the name on everyone’s lips as he scooped up three gongs at the National Indigenous Music Awards.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 01:58PM

Darwin - Fatten the thin blue line

NEW crime statistics have prompted the NT Police Association to renew demands for the Giles Government to recruit more police officers.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 05:39PM

Darwin - Barnesy rocks up for tour highlight

DARWIN’S favourite rocker Jimmy Barnes will be back again to belt out the hits in ­October.



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

Darwin - Nightcliff cafe deal

THE lease for the controversial Nightcliff foreshore cafe has been won by the owners of the Fannie Bay Cool Spot.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 04:52PM

Darwin - World seizes the day to ask R U OK?

AS social media ignited with news of comic genius Robin Williams’ death, I was hit with an incredible wave of disappointment.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 01:31PM

Darwin - Mitcham confronts demons

THERE is no skirting around the issue — champion diver Matthew Mitcham suffered from a crystal meth addiction.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 07:25AM

Darwin - Rip-off as servos gouge drivers

TOP End petrol station owners have increased their profit margins to 33¢ per litre despite significant drops in fuel costs in the past month.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 10:52AM

Darwin - Earth-bound asteroid ‘can be stopped’

SCIENTISTS believe they are closer to working out how to stop an asteroid that could potentially wipe out Earth in 2880.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 10:28PM

Darwin - UFO sighting on news broadcast

AN UNIDENTIFIED flying object that was captured during Nine News Darwin’s broadcast has become the talk of the town.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 11:47AM

Darwin - Wandering cocks on the loose

Locals have reported that dangerous wandering cocks are invading Kakadu National Park.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 05:26PM

Darwin - Is this a NASA UFO cover-up?

EXTRATERRESTRIAL fans have slammed space agency NASA after a live feed was pulled seconds after a glowing ‘flying disc’ was spotted.



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

Darwin - Father proud of gold digger

A FATHER defended his decision to allow his six-year-old son to dress up in a police uniform and go door-knocking on his own to sell rocks as false gold



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 11:37AM

Darwin - Fox ‘stunned’ Williams had Parkinson’s

ACTOR Michael J. Fox has spoken of his shock over the revelation that his friend Robin Williams was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease shortly before his suicide.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 04:36AM

Darwin - Hungry crocodile stalks human prey

WHATEVER you do, don’t look behind you. Hair-raising footage has emerged of a tourist scrambling to swim back to shore as he’s stalked by a crocodile.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 10:39AM

Darwin - Prison guard corruption revealed

A FORMER Darwin prison guard told a woman how to smuggle drugs into Berrimah jail and passed messages between criminals.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 02:21PM

Darwin - Hey Hoges, that’s a croc ...

CROCODILE Dundee star Paul Hogan has refused to pay a visit to his old mate and co-star Burt who lives just down the road at Crocosaurus Cove.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 06:13PM

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

EITHER Downton Abbey’s series finale involves a time-travel plot twist like never before, or a set dresser forgot to clean up before a photoshoot for its fifth series promotions. Spot the epic error.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 09:02AM

Darwin - Williams had Parkinson’s: wife

BESIDES his struggles with sobriety and depression, Robin Williams wife has revealed the celebrated comedian was facing another big health battle.



via Darwin and Local News August 15, 2014 at 04:36AM

Darwin - Couple let dogs starve

A COUPLE who neglected two dogs were not fined or given harsher punishments because of their poor financial position.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 05:54PM

Darwin - Teen jailed for attack with 4WD

A DRUNK teenager with a “defiance disorder” who deliberately mowed down two pub workers in his 4WD will learn a hard lesson about temper control behind bars.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 06:09PM

Darwin - The Godfather will be missed

DARWIN lost one of its genuine community leaders this month with the death of Don Bonson Jr. He was 79.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 06:17PM

Darwin - Summit told Katherine may rival Alice Springs

KATHERINE could eventually grow to the size of Alice Springs on the back of mining, agriculture and transport, a summit on the development of northern Australia was told last night.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 06:04PM

Darwin - This really is rocket science

The world’s fastest VW Beetle was powered by a totally insane ‘60s invention that will literally blow you away.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 12:53PM

Darwin - Aussie surfer killed by huge wave

AN Australian man has died after being “smashed” by a huge wave on a remote Indonesian beach, where his friends found his body.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 05:31PM

Darwin - Town votes in dog as mayor

A MINNESOTA town has gone to the dogs, electing one as their mayor.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 04:39PM

Darwin - Man, 27, killed in camp stabbing

A MAN has died after he was stabbed in the leg by his partner in Tennant Creek.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 07:42AM

Darwin - Laughlin shock inclusion in Strike

TASMANIAN Sheffield Shield cricketer and Hobart Hurricanes all-rounder Ben Laughlin is a surprise inclusion in the 31-man NT Strike squad.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 03:53PM

Darwin - Men tweet arrest as ‘warrior cops’ terrorise city

TWO journalists have live tweeted their arrest by a new breed of “warrior cops” stalking the streets of the world’s wealthiest democracy.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Australia can’t stop laughing at Hockey

IT WAS the hashtag waiting to happen. Incredulous Aussies have taken to Twitter to ridicule Joe Hockey with #OtherThingsThePoorDon’tDo.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 12:17PM

Darwin - Swim for freedom a master stroke

IN a masterful attempt to outrun police arrest, a man jumped into a croc-infested creek.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 07:28PM

Darwin - Agro crocs make Darwin home

IF you can believe it - a crocodile more aggressive than the Territory’s own salties has just been introduced to a Darwin zoo.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 02:40PM

Darwin - Delia’s choice snub reveals cracks

RIFTS within the Labor Party are playing out over the selection of a candidate for the upcoming Casuarina by-election.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 03:50PM

Darwin - Fatality in car accident

A MAN has died and three people have been injured in a car accident about 45km from Kings Canyon Resort in Central Australia.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 02:33PM

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

THE claws are out. A war of words between Australia and Russia has erupted after a report slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop for “oversized ambitions”.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 08:40AM

Darwin - What it’s like at the deepest place on Earth

IT’S an incredible underwater world that, at nearly 11,000 metres down in the ocean, few people have reached. So what is it really like at the deepest spot on the planet?



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 02:36PM

Darwin - Body in suitcase at luxury Bali hotel

A WOMAN’S body has been found in a suitcase at an exclusive Bali hotel. Her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend have been arrested over the killing.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 05:47AM

Darwin - Neville Wran’s daughter charged with murder

THE daughter of former premier Neville Wran was last night charged with murder over the stabbing death of Daniel McNulty at a Redfern unit block.



via Darwin and Local News August 14, 2014 at 07:03AM

Darwin - Lauren Bacall dead at 89

ICONIC actress and screen siren Lauren Bacall has passed away, after reportedly suffering a “massive stroke” at her home.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 06:46PM

Darwin - Neville Wran’s daughter questioned over murder

THE DAUGHTER of former Premier Neville Wran is being questioned over the stabbing murder of a man at a Redfern apartment block.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 05:56PM

Darwin - Bright lights of jets illuminate sky

THE shadowy strip of runway between the glow of RAAF Base Darwin and the bright lights of the international airport was intermittently lit by fighter jet afterburners.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 04:39PM

Darwin - Big fire in Big W

A FIRE that broke out at Big W in Casuarina Square has resulted in three people going to hospital.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 02:30PM

Darwin - GTA gamers being ‘raped’ online

GRAND Theft Auto 5 adds to its criminal record with players finding a shocking way to rape others online. Warning: Images depict sexual violence.



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

Darwin - Men rescued after boat sunk

TWO fishermen were rescued after their boat sank in choppy seas off the Territory coast.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 07:54AM

Darwin - Bullying claims as boss ousted

CLAIMS of bullying have led to an investigation and the removal of a manager from a troubled remote health clinic by the NT Health Department.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 02:32PM

Darwin - Visa rush puts Territory jobs at risk

FOREIGN workers - who will be subsidised and fast-tracked into the NT under a new ­federal pilot program - could cost Territorians their jobs, union leaders say.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 06:16PM

Darwin - A little out of the ordinary

A NEW show combing burlesque and cabaret with the traditional circus formula is currently in Darwin.



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

Darwin - Haunting pictures of a small town revolution

A YOUNG black man is shot by a white cop. A town explodes, but the media isn’t allowed in. That doesn’t stop the photos from getting out.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 10:58AM

Darwin - Lauren Bacall dead at 89

ICONIC actress and screen siren Lauren Bacall has passed away, after reportedly suffering a “massive stroke” at her home.



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

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

THE two-headed corpse of a creature from the deep has washed up on a Turkish beach, stunning scientists in what they call a “rare occurrence”. So what is it?



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 10:40AM

Darwin - Nimbin is burning, but it’s not what you think

AUSTRALIA’S ‘drug capital’ has gone up in flames and locals are devastated by the loss of some its most iconic buildings.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 09:22AM

Darwin - Teen guilty of 50 crimes

A TERRITORY boy who tried to run over a cop and instigated the gang robbery that saw a young man bashed unconscious in a hospital carpark has been told his age could not excuse the “disturbing” crimes.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 01:30PM

Darwin - ‘Williams didn’t leave a note’

UPDATE: ACTOR Robin Williams took his own life by hanging, but reportedly did not leave a suicide note.



via Darwin and Local News August 13, 2014 at 04:56AM

Darwin - Fatal vehicle accident

A FEMALE French tourist was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital after a fatal single-vehicle crash, in which a man died, on the Victoria Highway east of Timber Creek.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 06:56PM

Darwin - Smacked by palm frond

A YOUNG woman had been assaulted with a palm frond when she confronted an alleged thief rummaging through the glovebox of her car.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 05:56PM

Darwin - Taipan sex-life hiss-toric discovery

FEMALE taipan snakes can store sperm and produce three clutches of eggs each year from the one mating, a Northern Territory study has found.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 06:03PM

Darwin - Judy is still supporting euthanasia

IT’S been 17 years since Northern Territorian Bob Dent died with dignity at his own request.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 06:14PM

Darwin - Rum and beers blow it

A DRINK-driver started screaming at police before admitting he had downed “nine rums and two jugs of beer”, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 06:20PM

Darwin - The Territory’s weapons of choice

FORGET guns. Territorians have been nothing if not creative with their weapons of choice in days gone by, including watermelons and iced coffee.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 05:13PM

Darwin - Puppet puts focus on life’s issues

A PUPPET taking more than six weeks to construct into a functioning stage character was a true labour of love for Dead Puppet Society’s David Morton.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 02:41PM

Darwin - Council’s double standards

DARWIN Council staff are exempt from paying for parking but can park illegally to fine the everyday motorist.



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

Darwin - The Aussie men who ‘don’t need food’

WHEN Rob Rinehart invented a one-stop formula to meet everyone’s nutritional needs, foodies around the world gasped in horror. Three Aussies put it to the test. This is their verdict.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 02:40PM

Darwin - ‘Bomb’ was school science project

A SUSPICIOUS device full of wires that sparked a bomb scare in Brisbane yesterday turned out to be a school student’s humble science project.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 02:17PM

Darwin - Wind blows child onto train tracks

FRIGHTENING CCTV footage shows the moment a mum rescued her child off train tracks just seconds before a train pulled into an underground station.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 02:01PM

Darwin - Late dinner erupts into violence

A DRUNK man smashed his partner in the head with a black milk crate because she was taking too long to cook his dinner, a court was told.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 01:38PM

Darwin - Street bashings on rise

CALL outs to the scene of between 20 and 50 bashings every day has become “standard” for Northern Territory emergency service workers.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 04:25PM

Darwin - Robin Williams dead at 63

ROBIN Williams has reportedly been found dead after an apparent suicide. More to come.



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 08:27AM

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

YOU don’t see this every day. A knife fell out of the sky and landed in the middle of a man’s head. His reaction? Unbelievable. But where did the knife fall from?



via Darwin and Local News August 12, 2014 at 08:52AM

Darwin - Man murdered in hospital

POLICE have arrested a patient following a murder of another man at a hospital this morning.



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

Darwin - How to teach a spoilt brat a lesson

A CUSTOMER in a fast food restaurant queue was bluntly told he could not teach a mum — ignoring her child having a tantrum — anything. He did.



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

Darwin - Rare sighting of giant, freaky fish

HOLY mola! A super rare sighting of one of the world’s weirdest fish has been caught on camera in California.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 07:48PM

Darwin - Candlelight vigil after fatal motorbike crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in a horror crash on a Territory road.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 05:21PM

Darwin - Rash flash after plea for cash

AN INDECENTLY exposed shopping trip was not what a Palmerston local was expecting when she went to get her groceries.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 04:38PM

Darwin - Woman’s bizarre rape revenge plot

THIS is the colleague nobody wants. Clingy and emotionally demanding, Joanne Berry sent her work friend up to 12 texts a day before hatching an evil plot on an internet chat room.



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

Darwin - Non-sniff deodorant quest

THE war against deodorant sniffers has been ramped up as a youth welfare body moves to eradicate the problem plaguing the Territory.



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

Darwin - Secret sex files of ‘Tostee’

A MAN purporting to be Gable Tostee - questioned after a woman’s fatal plunge from a Gold Coast high-rise - has boasted of sex conquests in the same online site where he claims the death was not his fault.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 05:23PM

Darwin - Hird: I was threatened by AFL

JAMES Hird has told the Federal Court under oath that he only accepted his 12-month ban under “duress, threats and inducements” from the AFL.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 04:13PM

Darwin - Jurrah returns in style

LIAM Jurrah returned to football in Alice Springs for the second time in just over 12 months on Saturday and had 14 reasons to smile.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 03:29PM

Darwin - NT News is number one

THE NT News’ stories reached 280,000 people in June through print and digital – an increase of 100,000 on the same time last year.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 12:52PM

Darwin - Nutcracker not so sweet

AN Australian elite javelin thrower has escaped prison time after he punched a man in the face and grabbed a police officer’s testicles “with heavy pressure”.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 11:58AM

Darwin - ‘Take that, pervert’: woman fights back

A PERVERT got more than he bargained for when he decided to sexually harass this woman in India.



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

Darwin - What a cock-up. Is this the worst logo ever?

YOU’VE got to have a good laugh at this. One firm has riled up customers with its suggestive logo but what’s all the crowing about?



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

Darwin - Croc trap fools tempt fate

A MAN with an apparent death wish has been caught swimming in crocodile territory and three teenagers have posted a picture of themselves posing on a croc trap.



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

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

A MAN returned home to find a delivery with a difference, but this time it wasn’t on his doorstop. It was dangling from his roof. And the note the courier company left is pure gold.



via Darwin and Local News August 11, 2014 at 08:19AM

Darwin - Plane crashes near market, 38 dead

A PASSENGER plane has crashed moments after takeoff in Tehran, killing at least 38 on board as it exploded into flames near a busy market.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 11:27PM

Darwin - ‘I will kill you’: When UFC fighters get angry

JUST a few days ago, UFC fighters Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier destroyed a stage while brawling in public. Now their relationship has, believe it or not, deteriorated further.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 07:09PM

Darwin - The Territory’s most powerful

The Territory’s most powerful list concludes with numbers 1-25.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 02:27PM

Darwin - Territory mourns for Bishop Ted

DARWIN’S former Catholic Bishop has passed away.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 01:48PM

Darwin - Dozens killed in plane crash

A PASSENGER plane has crashed on takeoff in a residential area killing 48 people.



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

Darwin - Police seek bashing witnesses

POLICE have released CCTV images of five revellers who they believe could have information on a serious assault in Darwin city. Do you know these people?



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

Darwin - Backflip goes bad on 150m ledge

A RUSSIAN daredevil was inches from falling to his death after he botched a backflip atop a 40-storey building. WATCH THE VIDEO



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 02:24AM

Darwin - Why Carney was partying with the Corbys

DISGRACED footy player Todd Carney lifts the lid on how he turned up in a controversial photo with the Corby sisters in Bali.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 01:49PM

Darwin - Grabbing life by the horns

Glamour cowgirl Eileen Hettich is not afraid to get her hands dirty and mix it with the men while wrestling a steer or two.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 04:05PM

Darwin - Tiger drags woman into forest

A TIGER dragged a woman to her death after pouncing on her in front of her husband while the couple was out fishing.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 05:24AM

Darwin - Fight for life after bashing

A 68-YEAR-OLD man was left in a critical condition in hospital after he was allegedly bashed on Darwin’s party strip.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 10:23AM

Darwin - Cracks papered over

Friends of the Larapinta trail are bringing up the rear with their dunny paper fundraising efforts.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 03:38PM

Darwin - Why I broke the SAS code of silence

EXCLUSIVE: Clint Palmer never intended to break the SAS code of silence yet after he retired he had a deep desire to ‘put a few things right’.



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

Darwin - ISIS has gruesome message for US

VOWING to take revenge for US air strikes ISIS supporters tweeted sick photos of dead US troops, as Barack Obama warned of a long campaign.



via Darwin and Local News August 10, 2014 at 03:18AM

Darwin - Fire threatens rural properties

SEVERAL properties were at risk after an out-of-control bushfire raged across 400ha in Darwin’s rural area.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 03:06PM

Darwin - NT’s most powerful 26 to 50

FIND out who didn’t make the top 25 of the 2014 Most Powerful list.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 05:39PM

Darwin - Nightclub slasher is not guilty

A SERCO worker who accidentally slashed a Darwin nightclub boss with a broken glass bottle has been found not guilty of unlawfully causing serious harm.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 01:38PM

Darwin - Abbott to travel to The Netherlands

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott will receive a warm welcome in The Netherlands, where his tough stance against Vladimir Putin has been widely admired.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 01:59PM

Darwin - Predator packing plenty of power

THE Royal Thai Air Force brought their own brand of Sharknado to the Territory’s Exercise Pitch Black in the form of a super sleek Gripen fighter jet.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 03:39PM

Darwin - WA parents ‘wanted Gammy’

THE biological parents of Gammy say they desperately wanted to bring the baby home to Bunbury.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 02:54PM

Darwin - Church stops funeral when they hear man was gay

A CHURCH in the United States has cancelled a mans funeral after the pastor found out the deceased was gay.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 11:52AM

Darwin - ‘My life was so much better without my phone’

NO calls, texts or Instagram. One man went 16-months without his mobile phone and says that his life has been so much better for it.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 11:38AM

Darwin - Charm offensive is tardy to party

ARE Territory women really that rough around the edges that we need charm school teaching us etiquette, how to fix our hair, and, ahem, tips on being less bogan?



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 01:47PM

Darwin - Emma Thompson is furious with Tony Abbott

AND she’s not afraid to show it. Currently in the Arctic, the dual Oscar winner is telling the world what she thinks of our Prime Minister.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 02:10PM

Darwin - Ebola victim pens note of his life

A US doctor infected with Ebola who is still fighting the deadly virus, has told of how he is coping for the first time, as a potential victim has been isolated in Canada.



via Darwin and Local News August 09, 2014 at 10:08AM

Darwin - They met online - hours later she was dead

IT was supposed to be a night of casual fun with a man she met online but a woman is now dead after falling 14 storeys from his Surfers Paradise apartment.



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

Darwin - Meet Darwin’s latest residents

Zuri and Araali - two of only 300 rare white lions in the world - are now permanent residents of Darwin’s Crocodylus Park.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 02:11PM

Darwin - Tourists beware Terror Australis

GAY hate crimes, dodgy footpaths, strong drinks and dangerous animals – welcome to Australia through visitors’ eyes.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 12:22PM

Darwin - Grog ban quashed

A HOMELESS man has had five Alcohol Protection Orders quashed in the Supreme Court because the arrest was botched and the order was found to be ineffective.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 02:58PM

Darwin - The Territory’s B-List

Find out who didn’t make the list of our 50 most powerful people in the NT. Check out who is ranked 51 to 120.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 05:36PM

Darwin - Abbott fights back against Putin

“Russia has been a bully.” Tony Abbott has announced a plan to get our own back against Putin and Russian trade sanctions.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 02:52PM

Darwin - Jay’s on his way to be all yours

BRITISH R&B singer Jay Sean is coming to Darwin as part of his latest Australian tour, returning Down Under for the first time in two years.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 07:12PM

Darwin - Son chopped and cooked up parents

A CHINESE man has been charged after he chopped up and cooked his parents with rice, in a brutal murder he plotted with a friend.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 01:29PM

Darwin - Could this be the new Amsterdam?

WELCOME to a city where hundreds of cannabis clubs have sprung up to rival the Dutch capital as a pot smoker’s destination of choice.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 10:30AM

Darwin - Driver’s school of hard knocks

A LEARNER driver reversed into a moving vehicle containing a child, asked them to wait, and then drove off, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 08:39AM

Darwin - Anger over dobber law

KATHERINE Town Council staff are now expected to dob on any ill-informed opinions of the council.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 03:45PM

Darwin - Plan to restore airline routes

COMMERCIAL flights linking Katherine and Tennant Creek to Darwin and Alice Springs could soon be in the air.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 05:27PM

Darwin - Blowing until the cows come home

A FARMER played a rousing rendition of Lorde’s Royals on a trombone - until the cows came home.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 09:41AM

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

MALCOLM Turnbull has been left out of the loop lately, but now he’s being asked to rescue his colleagues after their embarrassing slip-ups.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 08:44AM

Darwin - Ada’s baby boy stillborn

THE Home & Away actress and her husband Chrys are grieving after the stillbirth of their second son, eight months into the pregnancy.



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

Darwin - Girl ‘dead’ in 2004 tsunami found

A GIRL swept away in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, aged four, is reunited with her parents 10 years after being given up for dead.



via Darwin and Local News August 08, 2014 at 01:38AM

Darwin - Arrested woman hit out at cops after crash

A DRUNK woman violently resisted arrest after she crashed her car into a power pole, accidentally smacked her own face into a fence and tried to blame it on police, a court has heard.



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

Darwin - Divers say pay is a croc

DIVERS working on the Inpex project are in a dispute with their employers over pay and shift times.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 06:22PM

Darwin - Dismay over Tracy events

SURVIVORS of Cyclone Tracy say they are not happy about Darwin council’s commemoration plans.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 06:35PM

Darwin - Don't tell my boy to f***ing move

MOVE over soccer mums. There is a new group of mothers unafraid to show their fierce sides in defence of their kids: skater mums.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 04:20PM

Darwin - Danger on the dancefloor

A man who was kicked out of a nightclub for “reckless dancing” punched a police van before he tried to fight another prisoner.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Arena pulls out all the stops

Chains singer Tina Arena pulled out all the stops at a sound check ahead of the free Santos Opening Night Concert.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 03:42PM

Darwin - Danger on the dancefloor

A YOUNG man - who was kicked out of a Darwin nightclub for “reckless dancing” - punched a police van before he tried to fight another prisoner in a stoush over snoring.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Croc killed in search for missing man

A CROCODILE has been killed in the search for a missing man on a Territory island.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 09:15AM

Darwin - Croc killed in search for missing man

A CROCODILE has been killed in the search for a missing man on a Territory island.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 09:15AM

Darwin - Running penis routes

A COPYWRITER with a wicked sense of humour has set up a tumblr to share her running routes - shaped like penises and a variety of other random things.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 10:47AM

Darwin - Croc killed in search for missing man

A CROCODILE has been killed in the search for a missing man on a Territory island.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 09:15AM

Darwin - Anguish over surrogacy barriers

A COUPLE who have dreamt of becoming parents since they were children but later struggled to conceive their own babies want laws introduced to make surrogacy possible in the Northern Territory.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 05:18PM

Darwin - Messing with wrong crowd

AN alleged thief stole from the wrong people at Darwin Waterfront – a bunch of off-duty cops.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 03:48PM

Darwin - Son defends baby Gammy dad

THE adult son of the convicted paedophile who is baby Gammy’s father says his dad was an “amazing” man who had paid for his mistakes.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 10:04AM

Darwin - Croc killed in search for missing man

A CROCODILE has been killed in the search for a missing man on the Territory Islands.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 09:15AM

Darwin - Fine mess as mother pays son’s tab

A SERIAL fine-dodger was sent to jail after refusing to take part in community service to work off his $13,569 debt but was saved by his mother who paid the tab.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 03:20PM

Darwin - Malcolm and Clive go on second date

MALCOLM Turnbull and Clive Palmer are Canberra’s hottest couple, the pair enjoying a cosy afternoon drink at the Hyatt.



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

Darwin - Space probe’s eerie discovery

AFTER 10 years, the Rosetta space probe just came within touching distance of Comet 67. But an eerie photo had space watchers reporting an eerie discovery.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 09:17AM

Darwin - The great Australian bite

THIS large bull shark bit off more than he could chew when he took on famous crocodile Brutus in a clash of the Titans.



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

Darwin - MH17 search halted amid safety fears

THE search for remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash in Ukraine has been suspended because it has been deemed too dangerous.



via Darwin and Local News August 07, 2014 at 06:08AM

Darwin - Aussie woman’s Thai surrogacy fears

AN AUSTRALIAN woman is terrified she will lose her unborn baby after the Thai surrogacy clinic she is using is raided following the baby Gammy saga.



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

Darwin - Tourists to get Arnhem Land access

ARNHEM LAND’s Yolngu people may soon allow tourists to visit their traditional homelands for the first time as part of a new tourism plan in the Northern Territory



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 06:59PM

Darwin - MH17: Hand in belongings, human remains

RESIDENTS around the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 are asked to return any personal belongings and human remains they may have.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 10:24PM

Darwin - MH17: Belongings but no human remains

A SMALL amount of personal belongings from the passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 are found but no human remains in the latest search.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 09:11PM

Darwin - Funding for Tracy plans

Darwin council has announced it will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy by holding a church service and unveiling a plaque.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 07:20PM

Darwin - Festival of jazz worth trumpeting about

A NEW music festival is set to get families grooving to the smooth sounds of jazz in the name of charity.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 07:34PM

Darwin - Naked drunk pulled from river

A NAKED and drunk man was pulled out of a river in the US by police, after he was too busy pleasuring himself in a park in plain sight.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 06:42PM

Darwin - Family entertainment at Darwin Airport

A NEW PLAY area for kids and families will open soon at Darwin Airport.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 05:32PM

Darwin - Dog seized from Gammy’s parents

A DOG belonging to the biological parents of baby Gammy has been seized from their home, after claims they have been neglecting it.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 04:32PM

Darwin - Bat love may yet blossom

THE Territory Wildlife Park hopes a new female blossom bat will get the resident male’s motor running.



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

Darwin - Final jailbreaker caught

THE final escapee from Darwin’s youth prison has been caught in a northern suburb.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 12:05PM

Darwin - Cat vs. Alligator in showdown

FINALLY the age-old question - who would win in a fight between a cat and an alligator - has been answered.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 12:00PM

Darwin - Shiers receives suspension and fine

A JOCKEY has received a suspension from racing for two months and was fined $1000 after returning a positive breath test at the Darwin Cup Carnival on Monday.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 11:28AM

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

A SPATE of flesh eating bacteria cases in Tasmania has left at least seven people battling the deadly condition since last week.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 09:36AM

Darwin - Thunder board to be axed

TERRITORY Thunder’s board of directors will be disbanded under plans to merge the operations and administration of Australian football into one AFLNT board.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 03:30PM

Darwin - Let bogans be bygones

WOMEN who are a bit rough around the edges will have the opportunity to polish their personal style and shine like a diamond after a visit to ‘Charm School.’



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 04:30PM

Darwin - Granny bashers charged for havoc

AN ELDERLY couple, and four other people, have allegedly been assaulted by a group of young men in a spate of attempted thefts in Palmerston.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 07:21AM

Darwin - Twins born joined at head now 12

CARL and Clarence Aguirre, now 12, were born joined at the head. A decade ago, the twins had life-changing surgery. Meet them now.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 09:16PM

Darwin - ‘I just stabbed somebody, please pick me up’

A 12-YEAR-OLD boy called police to come and get him up after repeatedly stabbing a nine-year-old in a playground. The victim made it home, but died later.



via Darwin and Local News August 06, 2014 at 12:14AM

Darwin - Sex gold mine in Red Centre

AN Alice Springs sex worker has said the town can be a gold mine - but warns escort agencies will not survive if their rates are too high.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 12:28PM

Darwin - Beautiful shots of the Territory

CHECK out six of Wayne Turner’s beautiful shots of the Territory.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 03:17PM

Darwin - Chessboxing: blood sport for nerds

IT’S a sport using both brains and brain and victory is not just determined by knockout. The once underground sport for nerds is a sheer battle of wills.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 07:45PM

Darwin - Knife threat over dog

A GREY-haired man has threatened a woman with a knife through the fence of her Wanguri home over a barking dog.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 06:16PM

Darwin - Moments in time

Stunning timelapse of storms rolling in across East Point in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 03:42PM

Darwin - Big Brother move: Why your data will be stored

EVERY phone call you’ve ever made. Every word you’ve ever googled. Every Facebook post you’ve ever made. The government wants access to your data in a scary Big Brother move.



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

Darwin - Bold and bright Darwin Cup delights

BRIGHT colours and bold fashion designs flooded Fannie Bay Racecourse as Darwin racegoers attended the biggest social day on the city’s calendar.



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

Darwin - WA authorities probing Gammy case

THE WA man at the centre of the Thai surrogate baby row has multiple convictions for sexual offences against children.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 03:45PM

Darwin - Gammy’s parents break silence

A FRIEND of the ‘devastated’ couple accused of abandoning baby Gammy says they couldn’t bring the baby home and were told he was going to die.



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

Darwin - Book has a swag of yarns

Nick Thomas was only 16 when he grabbed a few belongings and began the great Australia adventure that would lay the foundation for the rest of his life.



via Darwin and Local News August 02, 2014 at 11:48AM

Darwin - Fists fly at UFC pre-fight presser

JON Jones and Daniel Cormier were out to prove UFC fighters are just as brutal outside of the hexagon as they are in it.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 01:15PM

Darwin - Sex, booze and tattoos: A night in Magaluf

A REPORTER spent the night at one of Spain’s most notorious holiday spots. From “sexsomes” to pools of vomit, this is what she found.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 12:58PM

Darwin - Adelaide 36ers to play in Darwin

THE Adelaide 36ers will play a pre-season game in Darwin in September.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 12:06PM

Darwin - Amazing exposure from hit show

The Red Centre’s starring role in an Australian reality travel show last night was “marketing gold”, the Tourism Minister said.



via Darwin and Local News August 01, 2014 at 04:22PM

Darwin - Darwin’s true style shows at Cup

A MAN was caught with his pants down in an altercation at the Darwin Cup.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 06:46PM

Darwin - Second Ebola doctor contracts virus

A DOCTOR in Lagos who treated a Liberian victim of Ebola has contracted the virus, officials say.



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

Darwin - Israel, Hamas agree on 72-hour truce

ISRAEL and Hamas have agreed to a new 72-hour truce starting today, after increasingly vocal world demands for a ceasefire in the bloody Gaza conflict.



via Darwin and Local News August 05, 2014 at 08:23AM

Darwin - Magic Cup win

NO magic tricks were required from stayer Saturday Sorcerer as he ran his rivals off their legs to claim the Darwin Cup at Fannie Bay.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 06:50PM

Darwin - Risky sex and STDs: Life as an obese teen

NOT only does your self-esteem suffer but obese teens are more likely to have risky sex, have a smaller penis or struggle to climax claims a new book.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 04:48PM

Darwin - Horror diseases that devastated the world

IT IS your worst nightmare. An out-of-control outbreak that kills nearly everyone who catches it and has no cure. Here are 10 of the worst deadly diseases. (Graphic warning)



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 11:47AM

Darwin - Slow prosecution sees charge dropped

AN immigration detainee has escaped accusations that he ­assaulted a small child in a Darwin detention centre ­because prosecutors failed to organise witnesses.



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

Darwin - Jockey fails breath test

LEADING Darwin jockey Paul Shiers has been stood down from today’s Darwin Cup meet after failing a breath test this morning.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 01:20PM

Darwin - Man falls in Kakadu

A MAN in his 60s has fallen at Gunlom Falls in Kakadu National Park.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 12:21PM

Darwin - Brave officer remembered

Family and friends gathered to pay tribute to Sergeant Glen Huitson.



via Darwin and Local News August 03, 2014 at 08:11PM

Darwin - Woman blows five times over limit

A Woman driver has left police scratching their heads after allegedly crashing into a parked car while drunk.



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

Darwin - Sick act sends squirrel flying

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Two men have been filmed luring a squirrel to the edge of the Grand Canyon and then kicking it into the abyss.



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

Darwin - NASA can’t explain ‘impossible’ engine

NASA has tested a microwave engine that produces fuel out of empty space and finds that it works — and perhaps opened a way to the stars in the process.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 10:07AM

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

AN award winning animation studio has announced it will close, leaving fans around the world heartbroken.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 09:08AM

Darwin - Aussie bombs Kylie performance

AN ATHLETE who invaded the stage during Kylie Minogue’s Comm Games closing ceremony performance says she wishes she grabbed the microphone.



via Darwin and Local News August 04, 2014 at 07:20AM

Darwin - Jealous ex sent ‘revenge porn’ email

A JILTED ex who emailed videos to his girlfriend’s friends and colleagues of the pair having sex has been let off with probation.



via Darwin and Local News August 02, 2014 at 11:44PM

Darwin - Rude shock for prawn pirates

Some prawn pirates got a rude shock when they were interrupted by a nude man as they attempted a nautical robbery.



via Darwin and Local News August 02, 2014 at 10:46AM

Darwin - ‘My day with Grumpy Cat’

THE sassy two-year-old feline is building a showbiz empire one paw at a time — but that’s still nothing to smile about, as Mel Evans discovers.



via Darwin and Local News August 03, 2014 at 05:44PM