Darwin - Psychic croc picks a winner

GENIUS Territory psychic and film star monster saltwater crocodile Errol has tipped the Seattle Seahawks to win the NFL Super Bowl.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 04:30PM

Darwin - Disabled couple called ‘lazy c***s’

A COUPLE with a valid handicap parking permit fell victim to a carpark vigilante, who left a nasty note on their car calling them “lazy c***s”.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 03:18PM

Darwin - Shady Camp becomes Shady City

FISHOS with dreams of meterys have packed out Shady Camp to cash in on a barra frenzy.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 03:31PM

Darwin - Tony Abbott’s in big trouble

THERE is speculation Tony Abbott ‘is finished’ after a shock result in Queensland and a devastating opinion poll.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 02:41PM

Darwin - Territory men have s**thouse idea

ANOTHER day, another tale of some Territory blokes who thought it would be a good idea to upload a video of themselves breaking the law to social media.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 11:55AM

Darwin - ‘The day I realised I was a bogan’

ROOFING contractor Wayne “Panty” Pantall remembers the day he realised he was a bogan - and proud of it.



via Darwin and Local News February 01, 2015 at 01:45PM

Darwin - Berry ‘killed in targeted attack’

THE violent slaying of Yuendumu pool manager Rick Berry is alleged to have been a targeted attack by a teenage colleague.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 03:10PM

Darwin - Footy club gets shirty to raise funds

NIGHTCLIFF Football Club will hold a high tea and auction to raise money for the charity NT Breast Cancer Voice.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 03:32PM

Darwin - Stabbing death nets nine years

A “JEALOUS and angry frame of mind” has led a woman to prison for the vicious stabbing of her husband in broad daylight.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 03:16PM

Darwin - A web of power and intrigue

INVESTIGATIONS into John McRoberts are so mired in the small-city ­syndrome of Darwin that some say only a full-blown independent inquiry will satisfy.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 10:19AM

Darwin - Live stream: NTFL Super Saturday

PALMERSTON coach Dean Rioli has promised a fully committed Magpie outfit for today’s crucial NTFL clash against the Darwin Buffaloes at TIO Stadium.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Gardiner weeds out ISIS with Kurds

VANISHED Darwin politico Matthew Gardiner has joined Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, a rebel group has confirmed.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 09:40AM

Darwin - High price of arrogance

AS it stands, Bali Nine drug mules Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be taken out to an Indonesian island at dawn, blindfolded and shot.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 10:39AM

Darwin - Valuer General ‘soz for wrong value’

DARWIN and Palmerston residents who received three-year-old values for their properties will have to wait two weeks for the correct figures.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 09:56AM

Darwin - Delia won’t quit despite lying claims

DELIA Lawrie will not stand down as Opposition leader ­despite allegations she lied to the commissioner of a public inquiry.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 09:47AM

Darwin - Bali Nine duo: What happens next

EVERYBODY is on a knife’s edge. If the judicial review fails, Australia’s Bali Nine pair are out of chances. What happens next is the stuff of nightmares.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 10:30PM

Darwin - ‘Kill our pilot, we’ll execute jihadists’

JORDAN has sent a tough message to Islamic State militants, threatening to fast-track the execution of IS sympathisers if a captive pilot has been killed.



via Darwin and Local News January 31, 2015 at 01:25AM

Darwin - Obama’s dangerous game in Middle East

BARACK Obama’s State of the Union address revealed the dire shortcomings of US foreign policy — and Australia follows America’s lead at some peril, writes Paul Toohey.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 08:30PM

Darwin - Union anger at cagey views

THE Territory government is investigating installing cages in buses to protect drivers, but a comment from Transport minister Matt Conlan has angered drivers.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 03:00PM

Darwin - Quiz has what it takes to be big hit

IT is the biggest cultural test Darwin will see all year, when friends and strangers go head-to-head in the ultimate battle of knowledge.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 03:06PM

Darwin - Battle to beat bloody mozzies

TERRITORIANS are tough but their mozzies are tougher.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 02:51PM

Darwin - Lawyers ‘confident’ of saving Bali Nine

LAWYERS for the condemned Bali Nine duo have lodged an application for a judicial review of their case and say they are “pretty confident” of saving the men’s lives.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 01:01PM

Darwin - Anzac event not on Gallipoli roll call

THE Darwin Council has snubbed an opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Anzac due to costs and procedures.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 09:26AM

Darwin - Difficult choice - move or perish

A STATION boss charged over the deaths of about 50 cattle was faced with a difficult choice - move them or condemn them to perish in a drought, a court heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 12:12PM

Darwin - Kids arrested after suspicious death

TWO youths have been arrested after the suspicious death of Yuendumu pool manager Rick Berry.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 10:31AM

Darwin - Calls to change abortion law

DRACONIAN abortion laws should be overhauled to allow women to terminate pregnancies using medically approved drugs, the head of a NT legal body says.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 09:26AM

Darwin - Sick bananas get the chop

THE Banana Freckle Eradication Program is on target to meet its April deadline for removing all plants from within the six Top End “Red Zones”.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 09:16AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

A STUDENT is facing police charges for filming a pornographic video in a university library.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 09:03AM

Darwin - MH370 declared ‘an accident’

MALAYSIA has declared the disappearance of Flight MH370 an accident, saying all 239 people on board are being presumed dead.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 12:28AM

Darwin - Gunman storms TV station

THIS is the dramatic moment a lone gunman claiming to represent a ‘hackers’ collective’ interrupted a live broadcast on Dutch TV before being overpowered.



via Darwin and Local News January 30, 2015 at 05:03AM

Darwin - Delia Lawrie accused of ‘dishonest strategy’

A COURT has heard Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie was involved in a “conscious, deliberate, dishonest strategy” that was designed to “lie to the public” and discredit the commissioner of the Stella Maris Inquiry.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 08:47PM

Darwin - In dumps over dodgy drop-offs

BODIES could be dumped at the Berry Springs tip after hours and no one would know about it.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 07:45PM

Darwin - Kogan to shake up the big boys

FROM televisions to toothpaste, online retailer Kogan is taking on supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths with a grocery delivery site.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 06:05PM

Darwin - Firing rifle in air aimed at scaring Hells Angel

A TATTOO artist fired a gun into the air outside a rural Darwin tattoo parlour to “scare” his angry bikie boss, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 07:30PM

Darwin - Dropped into the jaws of a monster

INCREDIBLE VIDEO: As monster waves go, there are few bigger than “Jaws” in Hawaii. Watch as this thrill-seeking Queenslander takes the beast on during a freak swell.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 04:48PM

Darwin - Bug Bits: All about sandgropers

HAVE you heard of the Australian sandgropers? Sandgroper the insect, of course, not our Western Australian neighbours! If not, you’re not alone.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 04:30PM

Darwin - Bird’s eye view of Top End park

VISITORS to Litchfield will soon be able to see the national park from a new angle with a rural-based helicopter company offering scenic flights from May.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 04:52PM

Darwin - Jolly to folly in season of breakups

IF Christmas is the season to be jolly, January is the time for breakups.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 01:36PM

Darwin - Top cop probe confusion

The man tasked with the only public investigation into former police commissioner John McRoberts’ conduct has never actually investigated anything in the NT.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 12:15PM

Darwin - How didn’t Delia know processes?

AN NT Supreme Court judge has questioned how Delia Lawrie was “not aware” of the proper processes of a department she was minister for.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 12:37PM

Darwin - Getting into the swing of this new year

BRING out the lights, and the camera and action will follow, as the popular original music venue Happy Yess opens its doors for 2015.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 09:24AM

Darwin - Woman assaulted in Malak park

ANOTHER fight among a group of itinerants has seen a 19-year-old woman taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 08:17AM

Darwin - Giles: “Bring the boxing ring out”

THE war of words continues to escalate with Chief Minister Adam Giles looking to “bring the boxing ring out” with ACT counterpart Andrew Barr.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 09:31AM

Darwin - ‘Shot in the back of the head’

THE horrific details of Tori Johnson’s death have been revealed on the first day of the official inquest into the Sydney siege.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 09:50AM

Darwin - Facebook fights bring back the biff

A Northern Territory Facebook page featuring bare knuckle street fights that started as a “joke” amongst mates has quickly gained thousands of likes.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 07:31PM

Darwin - “They can rot in hell”

THE grieving father who lost his son to synthetic drugs says Bali 9 drug smugglers, Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, “can rot in hell” for all he cares.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 07:57AM

Darwin - Would you like friesss with that?

A SNAKE that wanted a naughty fast-food feed has been caught in the act.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 08:01AM

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

A SIMPLE gesture from one man during a snowstorm has touched the hearts of a city.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 08:06AM

Darwin - The contenders to replace Tony

TONY Abbott is having a rough time and his colleagues are waiting in the wings to take over. Here’s your cheatsheet on the contenders to take over as PM.



via Darwin and Local News January 29, 2015 at 07:38AM

Darwin - “Nobody wants to go to Darwin”

NT CHIEF Minister Adam Giles has slammed ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr’s comments as “a typical Canberra-centric view of the world”.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 07:30AM

Darwin - Four arrests after violent dispute

Four people, one armed with a tomahawk, were arrested after an argument between neighbours escalated into violence in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 07:50PM

Darwin - Insulting mum led to scrap

IT’S an unspoken rule of the Bro Code — don’t be rude about another bloke’s mum.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 05:25PM

Darwin - Litchfield ‘dictatorship’

LITCHFIELD is now a “dictatorship”, according to one of the shire’s suspended councillors.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 04:49PM

Darwin - Wild girls brawl in the mall

A SENIOR police officer has described CCTV footage of an attack on two girls by a group of four other teenage girls as one of the worst she has ever seen.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 05:02PM

Darwin - Biker run down in burst of road rage

A MOTORCYCLIST was run down by a car driver after a road rage incident in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 04:15PM

Darwin - ‘I want to talk about balls’

WHEN it comes to balls, men are obsessed. So when I raised the issue of a nip’n’tuck, the usually feminist-loving men of my family went into an uproar.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 02:52PM

Darwin - Hoon gun ban man caught again

A MAN banned from having a gun after he shot up a hooning neighbour’s car has faced court because he pulled a gun on two dogs mauling a wallaby.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 01:37PM

Darwin - Arnhem Land says g’day to USA

ARNHEM Land group East Journey will say g’day to the USA with mentors Yothu Yindi, locked in for a performance at a major event in Los Angeles.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 11:28AM

Darwin - Attempted execution caught on CCTV

SHOCKING police video shows the moment a gunman walked into a restaurant and shot a diner in the back of the head. WARNING: Graphic footage.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 11:32AM

Darwin - ‘I’ve killed Veronica. Stop texting her’

FAMILY members and friends of a 16-year-old girl who went missing in the US have received disturbing text messages from her phone.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 09:14AM

Darwin - The worst mass murder in history

ITS name is synonymous with evil. More than one million people were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz - the worst systematic extermination of human beings ever.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 06:20AM

Darwin - Jail costs NT over a million a week

DARWIN’S new jail is costing Territory taxpayers more than a million dollars a week, with a litany of failures leaving prison guards worried for their safety.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 10:10AM

Darwin - Bus driver threatened with machete

A DRUNK, machete-wielding passenger has left a bus driver shaken but otherwise uninjured after he was threatened.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 09:34AM

Darwin - Traps excel at catching crocheads

OH look, another drunk dickhead on a crocodile trap.



via Darwin and Local News January 28, 2015 at 06:59AM

Darwin - Hinch slams Bali Nine mercy video

DERRYN Hinch has criticised Australian celebrities calling for mercy for the Bali Nine masterminds, saying their campaign is “hypocritical”.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 07:26PM

Darwin - Labor leader in court this week

Labor leader Delia Lawrie’s lawsuit against Stella Maris inquiry commissioner John Lawler set to kick off at the Supreme Court in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 06:40PM

Darwin - Trolley Man’s sister says thank you

THE SISTER of a well-liked Darwin homeless man who died last year expressed her thanks to the public for their condolences as Australia celebrated its special day.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 07:05PM

Darwin - Thongs, songs and a party all day long

AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated the only way we know how yesterday, by decking out our utes in flags and taking part in wife-carrying competitions.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 06:30PM

Darwin - Circle work hits school ovals

TWO Darwin schools have been left with hefty repair bills the week students return to class after they were targeted by vandals.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 05:55PM

Darwin - The massive attack on Facebook

FACEBOOK, Instagram and Tinder all went down at the same time this afternoon after a cyber attack. This incredible image shows how it happened.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 05:12PM

Darwin - Abbott’s knightmare could be fatal

TONY Abbott’s decision to knight Prince Philip has attracted global ridicule. Now, one expert is predicting political annihilation if the government doesn’t change tack.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 09:30AM

Darwin - Tourists escape lightning strike

TEN tourists narrowly escaped being struck by lightning while swimming in Florence Falls at Litchfield National Park



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 01:44PM

Darwin - Becoming Aussies on Australia Day

TAUSI Emerance Sululu was so happy to become an Australian she couldn’t contain her excitement.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 01:55PM

Darwin - Warring council to be booted out

THE Litchfield Council will be sacked after months of dysfunction including formal complaints of bullying against Mayor Allan McKay.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 07:45AM

Darwin - Pilot’s incredible mid-air escape

WHEN his brand new plane ran out of fuel over the Pacific Ocean, it was life or death for this pilot. His incredible escape was all captured on camera.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 11:29AM

Darwin - Gardiner’s battle plan stuns mates

FORMER Territory Labor president Matthew Gardiner’s “shocking” decision to fight Islamic State in Syria has stunned friends and colleagues.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 10:48AM

Darwin - Hunger striker ‘committed to death’

AN Iranian hunger striker at Darwin’s Wickham Point detention facility has now gone 30 days without food and is committed to seeing it out until death.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 10:07AM

Darwin - NT students not eating breakfast

ONE in six Northern Territory children are not regularly eating breakfast before going to school.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 10:19AM

Darwin - Car crashes through school fence

A DARWIN primary school has almost kicked off the new school year in the worst possible way after a four-wheel-drive crashed through the front fence.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 08:39AM

Darwin - Court bans nutty-name Nutella

A FRENCH court has blocked parents from naming their baby girl after the hazelnut spread Nutella, arguing it would make her the target of mockery.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 08:55AM

Darwin - Top End mob may be first Aussies

IT is possible the first time the word “Australians” was recorded it was in reference to a group of Yolngu people from the Wessel Islands off the Top End coast.



via Darwin and Local News January 27, 2015 at 08:03AM

Darwin - Aussies sign up for jihad’s team terror

UP to 400 Australians are now estimated to be either fighting for Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East or actively supporting their cause here at home.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 10:30PM

Darwin - Lucky escape for fishos

FOUR fishos have had a lucky escape after they began to sink off the remote Top End coast.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 04:08PM

Darwin - Woman killed in rollover crash

THE Territory has recorded its first road fatality for 2015 after a single-vehicle rollover near Belyuen.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 11:17AM

Darwin - Bulger killer stalks dating site

ONE of the most reviled child killers of all time, Jon Venables, who helped a schoolmate murder British toddler James Bulger, is looking for love.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 02:29PM

Darwin - ‘Get off your f***ing phone mate’

IT TRULY was an incredible spectacle. As Nick Kyrgios abused the crowd at the Australian Open last night, they responded with even more love.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 08:53AM

Darwin - Stolen car set on fire

ONE Top End family is not having a good Australia Day after their car was set alight outside Palmerston.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 12:09PM

Darwin - King scores top gong

HE may be the face of ABC Radio, but Charlie King’s community involvement runs deeper than Saturday football.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 12:15PM

Darwin - Third time lucky for top cop probe

A VICTORIAN has become the third person in a week to be named head of an inquiry­ into allegations of corruption­ against former Police Commissioner John McRoberts.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 11:38AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

WOULD you like cash with that? A woman who got drive through from Burger King received a surprise when she opened her bag.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 09:20AM

Darwin - Dad’s impossible choice to save twins

BREKKIE WRAP: A dad is faced with an impossible decision: his twin daughters are dying from a liver disease but he can only save one.



via Darwin and Local News January 26, 2015 at 04:01AM

Darwin - Rosie Batty named Australian of the Year

VICTORIAN domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty has been named Australian of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 05:21PM

Darwin - Patient left in hallway for two days

A PALMERSTON man knocked unconscious in a violent street mugging says he spent two days waiting on a bed in the corridor of Royal Darwin Hospital before eventually discharging himself out of frustration.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 12:17PM

Darwin - Senior Labor figure under investigation

A FORMER NT union boss and senior Labor Party figure is being investigated by the Australian Federal Police for having travelled to Syria.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 04:03PM

Darwin - NT union boss under investigation

AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are investigating a former Territory union boss — but they won’t say why.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 02:01PM

Darwin - Police scandal deepens

The investigation into alleged corruption by the former commissioner of NT Police has taken another twist with more possible conflicts of interest.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 01:51PM

Darwin - Our Jess back in Darwin

FOR pop star Jessica Mauboy, Australia Day is all about celebrating her multicultural roots.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 12:49PM

Darwin - There’s no bogan bill of rights

THE only thing bogans seem to love more than an icy cold stubby on Australia Day is sharing their offensive views with the world.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 11:48AM

Darwin - The real life Legolas

Katniss, Legolas and Robin Hood are amateurs compared to this incredible real-life Danish archer.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 11:31AM

Darwin - Kylie is UK’s Australian of the Year

SHE’S an Aussie darling and one of our most successful international exports. Now Kylie Minogue has been named Australian of the Year in the UK.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 09:41AM

Darwin - How to work out like a WWII soldier

WHEN ordinary citizens were called up to fight in World War II, most needed a complete physical overhaul. This is how they managed it.



via Darwin and Local News January 25, 2015 at 08:10AM

Darwin - NT kids risk jail by sexting photos

SEXTING has become a “serious problem in society” with more people risking jail time by distributing indecent photos of children aged under 18.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 02:43PM

Darwin - Full-time jobs for NT prisoners

ROY Orbison sang about it and now prisoners in the Territory are starting to learn more about working for the man, both inside and outside the wire.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 02:30PM

Darwin - 7s heaven as rugby elite hit town

RUGBY teams from around the world will inject more than $1M into the Darwin economy as they visit for the annual Hottest 7s competition.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 02:35PM

Darwin - Giles holidays after hearing allegations

CHIEF Minister Adam Giles heard allegations that former police commissioner John McRoberts interfered in a criminal investigation - but went on holidays the next day anyway.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 09:47AM

Darwin - Live: St Marys vs Buffaloes NTFL

ST MARYS can shut the finals door on long-time rivals the Darwin Buffaloes when the two sides meet in today’s twilight game at TIO Stadium.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 11:34AM

Darwin - School holidays should be trimmed

A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief will be heard across the Northern Territory next week as embattled parents rejoice as students return to school.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 10:42AM

Darwin - Murdered father was sex offender

THE man murdered in his home at Upper Coomera this week was a child sex offender with convictions in two states.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 11:30PM

Darwin - The children turned into killers

IT’S the stuff of nightmares. Children as young as seven turned into cold-blooded killers — and it’s happening everywhere. WARNING: Graphic



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 10:30PM

Darwin - Why there’s no mercy for Bali Nine duo

AS the horrific reality of execution draws near for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Paul Toohey looks at the miracle they would need to be saved.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 08:30PM

Darwin - “Live bugs are eating my intestines”

A DARWIN mother who has spent almost $100,000 on 40 reconstructive surgeries after losing 140kg has been banned from Darwin Private Hospital.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 09:58AM

Darwin - We can’t do this alone, Giles

CHIEF Minister Adam Giles unwittingly made the strongest possible case for an independent judicial inquiry into the John McRoberts affair.



via Darwin and Local News January 24, 2015 at 09:43AM

Darwin - Bloody end to dust-up

A MAN accidentally speared his ex-partner with a knife after he armed himself against her angry relatives – while her four children were asleep in the house.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 04:45PM

Darwin - Industry drives points home

THE Taxi Industry Council has accused the Government of not understanding the sector in its submission to the NT Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Review.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 04:10PM

Darwin - Mystery shot in the dark

A GRIEVING meth head and his drunk mate left a party to hunt for drugs when one of them shot out the windows of a car with a gold spray-painted gun — but nobody can prove who pulled the trigger.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 04:25PM

Darwin - Boy’s iPad stolen while in chemo

A SIX-year-old cancer sufferer was left devastated after his iPad was stolen in yet another house break in Palmerston.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 01:46PM

Darwin - Dubai desert dream blooms

A TERRITORY-bred entrepreneur has a $500 million plan with the backing of the NT Government, to create a “little Dubai” in the desert.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 11:15AM

Darwin - Here’s hoping to never ride in this

IN A perfect world, the NTES would not have to buy a new flood boat, because people would be weary of flood waters and not enter them.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 01:43PM

Darwin - Speaker tackles slippery customer

NT PARLIAMENT Speaker Kezia Purick is used to dealing with slippery characters, so evicting a “chook-thieving bastard” of a snake from her chook shed was child’s play.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 01:38PM

Darwin - Inquiry shuffled down the line

ONE of the most serious investigations in the NT’s history has been palmed off to a bureaucratic underling.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 11:34AM

Darwin - Territory bureaucrats’ swag of perks

FORGET Casuarina - the NT Public Service is the place to go for your winter woollies next time you book a trip south.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 11:49AM

Darwin - Divers caught in whale’s poonami

THIS picture shows the disgusting moment a group of divers found themselves swimming in a sperm whale’s massive poo cloud.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 11:54AM

Darwin - River crossing Territory-style

A NORTHERN Territory man calmly guided a four-wheel drive through fast-flowing, croc-infested waters up to a metre deep on a remote road in the Gulf country.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 06:52PM

Darwin - Orphan’s heart-breaking words

HIS mum and dad were allegedly stabbed to death by an ADF member as he slept. But this boy’s words after their bodies were found were heart-wrenching.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 04:42AM

Darwin - US admits Hicks is ‘innocent’

DAVID Hicks’ terrorism conviction will be crushed as the US conceded the former Guantánamo Bay inmate is innocent, his lawyer said.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 03:14AM

Darwin - Exclusive school investigated over sex abuse

AN EXCLUSIVE private school in Sydney will come under scrutiny of the Royal Commission into sex abuse relating to events between 1970 and 2012.



via Darwin and Local News January 23, 2015 at 08:25AM

Darwin - Holy cow it’s a world record

TOYSTORY was a hulking 1200kg black and white beast with an ornery temperament and more than 500,000 kids.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 08:32PM

Darwin - ‘Just sack the lot of us’

THE Top End mayor banned from attending his own council meetings has called on Local Government Minister Bess Price to sack the entire council – including himself.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 06:25PM

Darwin - Fridge chockers with drugs, say cops

MORE drugs have been taken off the streets of Darwin after a raid in the northern suburbs uncovered a big haul, police say.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 05:40PM

Darwin - Feisty frilly on road to recovery

A FEMALE frilled neck lizard is recovering in the care of Ark Aid wildlife rescue in Palmerston after nearly becoming roadkill in Humpty Doo.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 05:55PM

Darwin - Romance writer puts sizzle into NT politics

ROMANCE novelist Annie Seaton has taken a break from the steamy sex scenes of her popular books to turn an eye to the romance of the Northern Territory political scene.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 06:10PM

Darwin - Page 3 girls back bigger and bustier than ever

THEY’RE baaaack! After a brief absence, The Sun’s salacious Page 3 girls have returned to the tabloid’s pages with a cheeky tweet from the paper’s publisher.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 10:01AM

Darwin - Croc tries to catch fishos

A four metre crocodile has been shot and killed after it lunged at culvert fishos on the side of the Arnhem Highway.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 11:19AM

Darwin - Pre-poll loan for a ‘friend’

CLP fundraiser and Foundation 51 co-founder Graeme Lewis says he gave his old “friend” Nathan Barrett a $10,000 loan to live on during the Blain by-election last year.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 01:22PM

Darwin - Tween gang in apartment raid

A NINE-year-old boy and a gang of tween burglars have been caught allegedly stealing from a Palmerston apartment building, as police warn of a January crime spree.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 06:07PM

Darwin - Why Netflix doesn’t block Aussies

NETFLIX’S CEO has revealed why they allow up to 200,000 Aussies to access the service through a secret back door.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 12:31PM

Darwin - Man, 81, finds life-changing letter

BREKKIE WRAP: AN 81-YEAR-OLD man has discovered his late wife was keeping a huge secret from him for more than 50 years.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 06:22AM

Darwin - Woman gobbles Wild Turkey

A WOMAN swigged Wild Turkey straight out the bottle after a bush car crash because she was “dehydrated and didn’t have any water”, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 11:14AM

Darwin - True blue trips in the Top End

IS the Northern Territory the ultimate spot for an Australia Day getaway? Here are seven uniquely Aussie things to do to celebrate our national day.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 11:23AM

Darwin - Savage dogs put down

50 dogs were killed by police, council or animal welfare officers in Litchfield last month, and there were three serious attacks on people.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 06:35PM

Darwin - Brave seagull wreaks havoc at MCG

THE fears of players and fans were realised on Wednesday night when the first seagull of the summer was struck down by a ball in the MCG outfield.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 08:12AM

Darwin - Brave seagull wreaks havoc at MCG

THE fears of players and fans were realised on Wednesday night when the first seagull of the summer was struck down by a ball in the MCG outfield.



via Darwin and Local News January 22, 2015 at 06:19AM

Darwin - Seagull struck at MCG, attacks Quiney

THE fears of players and fans were realised on Wednesday night when the first seagull of the summer was struck down by a ball in the MCG outfield.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 09:09PM

Darwin - Car driver blamed for near-tragic train smash

A DRIVER risked the lives of rail passengers and crew when a locomotive smashed into his ute after he became stuck trying to forge his own path across the railway, according to a report into the incident.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 07:00PM

Darwin - Hit-and-run comfit released

NT police have released a comfit of a man who was seen acting suspiciously in Coconut Grove following a New Year’s Day hit-and-run.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 12:05PM

Darwin - Croc tries to catch fishos

A four metre crocodile lunged at culvert fishos on the side of the Arnhem Highway.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 05:10PM

Darwin - Savage dogs put down

A SAVAGE dog attack has left a Humpty Doo woman requiring urgent medical attention and three dogs destroyed.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 06:35PM

Darwin - Solicitor sidelines police in inquiry

The NT police are standing down from their investigation into suspended senior officer Richard Bryson for his alleged involvement in the John McRoberts scandal following new information on the case.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 06:15PM

Darwin - Mayor banned from being mayor amid litany of bullying claims

LITCHFIELD mayor Allan McKay cannot front Thursday council meeting because he has been banned from stepping onto the premises.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 05:40PM

Darwin - Inside a Russian military graveyard

A RUSSIAN explorer has broken into a forgotten military graveyard armed with a camera and taken breathtaking images of a rusted and abandoned naval fleet.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 04:50PM

Darwin - Halal cafe owner shocked by hate posts

A WEST Australian cafe owner says she was horrified to cop abuse from strangers on social media for selling halal meat.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 01:57PM

Darwin - Cyclist knocked off her bike by kangaroo

A cyclist has been knocked off her bike by a kangaroo in Canberra. She caught the whole incident on her GoPro.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 01:01PM

Darwin - Baby-faced gangsters’ paradise

WANNABE teenage gangsters are posting photos on social media of themselves brandishing weapons, smoking drugs and boasting about stolen items.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 07:36AM

Darwin - Property crime charges for boys

TWO youths have been charged with property offences following an unlawful entry in Palmerston.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 11:49AM

Darwin - ‘I pee in a bottle to save money’

MEET the world’s biggest cheapskates - urinating in a jar, saving other people’s unfinished drinks, using a friend’s breast milk instead of baby formula...



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 10:45AM

Darwin - Bullying ‘won’t be tolerated’

THE NT Health Department’s top dog says he is investigating reports staff are using confidential medical files to bully their colleagues.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 10:18AM

Darwin - Closing door on careless car exits

A MAN was knocked off his scooter by an open car door before being collected by an oncoming car.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 08:40AM

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

A LAMBORGHINI owner decided to test the limits of his car by driving it at 340km/h. The result was a very painful and expensive mess.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 07:59AM

Darwin - CLP backflip over school funding

The CLP Government has “backflipped” over their admittedly poorly implemented global school budgets by announcing an “extra” $23 million in school funding a week before the new school year begins.



via Darwin and Local News January 21, 2015 at 02:00AM

Darwin - Coma teen’s fightback to wet a line

JARROD Sallis has told family and friends he will be fishing in a month’s time.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 06:25PM

Darwin - Surfing croc

SURFERS were blissfully unaware of the reptilian danger lurking just 200m away.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 05:30PM

Darwin - Palmy palace worth same as ex-houso heap in Darwin

BUY a flash house in Palmerston and you’ll pay the same price for an ex-housing commission home in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 05:55PM

Darwin - Woman in court for murder charge

A WOMAN has been charged with the murder of a man found dead in Malak and has briefly faced Darwin Magistrates Court.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 08:41AM

Darwin - Man kidnapped over unpaid debt

A TERRIFIED man was bashed with a steel bar and kidnapped over an unpaid debt in a gangster-style attack, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 04:27PM

Darwin - ‘Dog-faced girlfriend’ assaulted

A TERRITORY Centrelink worker told her ex-boyfriend, “I’m going to smash your dog-faced girlfriend” - and sat on her.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 02:07PM

Darwin - Rioli and Motlop sign for Thunder

TERRITORY Thunder has re-signed star defender Ben Rioli and Wanderers forward Thomas Motlop for the 2015 NEAFL season



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 01:16PM

Darwin - Assaults in NT schools on the rise

TERRITORY teachers are being forced to cope with a spike in school violence and “lack of consequences” for the perpetrators - who are getting younger.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 01:04PM

Darwin - Hot under the collar weather forecast

THIS weather update is full of bad news — it’s going to be hot for a little while yet.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 01:11PM

Darwin - Chance to play with greats

THE Centralian Advocate is offering its readers an exclusive opportunity to play with some legends of cricket at our own TIO Traeger Park next month.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 11:59AM

Darwin - Three million reasons Jess is a star

WITH ambassador duties and commercial deals alongside her music career, Jess Mauboy continues to rise as one of our most bankable young stars.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 08:26AM

Darwin - Todd perch make quite a splash

TINY silvery fish have been spotted gliding across what little water is left in the Todd River.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 08:09AM

Darwin - Grid girls celebrate milestones

THE record number and quality of applicants for the 2015 Finke Desert Race Asbuild Grid Girls has seen a 13th added.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 08:19AM

Darwin - Man Forced to sell saber collection

A DARWIN man is parting with his Star Wars lightsaber collection, declaring it is time to leave that part of his life far, far behind him.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 07:25AM

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

A VIOLENT rapist whose 14-year-old victim took her own life wants his electronic ankle bracelet removed. The reason he has given is truly staggering.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 07:26AM

Darwin - Islamic State’s execution frenzy

ISIS militants have gone on a 48-hour public execution frenzy, hurling two gay men from a building and crucifying at least 17 ‘apostates’.



via Darwin and Local News January 20, 2015 at 05:09AM

Darwin - Dead man had one stab wound

POLICE have said they do not yet know if a stab wound was what killed a man whose body was found in Malak.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 06:14PM

Darwin - Strange twist in Allenby attack

A HOMELESS woman has given a conflicting account of Robert Allenby’s bashing, as more details emerge of how he was lured to his attackers and their identities.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 06:05PM

Darwin - Drunken entrance wakes whole street

A DRUNK gave a whole street “a rude awakening” when he smashed the glass doors to his home with a pot plant and a dumbbell after losing his key.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 05:30PM

Darwin - Sexy beast relationship Jeeply meaningful

BOB O’Brien has always been a Ford man. That was until he got his hands on a Jeep.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 05:40PM

Darwin - NT economy leads way

CONSTRUCTION, jobs and growth — the Northern Territory economy is at the top of its game.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 05:00PM

Darwin - MacGill sues Cricket Australia for $2.6m

FORMER Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has launched a $2.6 million legal action against Cricket Australia for injury payments he claims to be owed.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 02:19PM

Darwin - Warner explains ‘Speak English’ drama

DAVID Warner has defended himself after being heard on camera demanding an Indian batsman “Speak English” in a fiery exchange.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 01:58PM

Darwin - Remand for alleged cop assault

A CONVICTED arsonist allegedly assaulted two police officers and a paramedic when he made a scene at a Darwin shelter, a Darwin Magistrates Court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 12:47PM

Darwin - Dead men charged legal fees

LITCHFIELD Council is charging dead people tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and posting notices on abandoned properties in a bid to recover unpaid rates.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Gov secret spying on medical files

TERRITORY bureaucrats are snooping in the private medical files of their staff without their knowledge, the NT News can reveal.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 10:56AM

Darwin - How we survived bush ordeal

A MOTHER and daughter tell how they survived two freezing nights in the brutal Central Australian bush by licking water off gumleaves and lighting a fire with an aerosol can.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 02:22PM

Darwin - Woman in custody over Malak death

POLICE have a woman in custody over what they say is a suspicious death.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 09:27AM

Darwin - Allenby has no memory of violent attack

AUSTRALIAN golfer Robert Allenby said he has no recollection of being knocked out and put in the boot of a car in a violent attack in Honolulu.



via Darwin and Local News January 19, 2015 at 06:55AM

Darwin - Territorians embrace DUI

BOOZEHOUNDS have been off the leash and behind the wheel this weekend, leading to multiple high-range drink-driving arrests across the Territory.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 06:39PM

Darwin - Tenants terrorised after key theft

A BREAK-IN at a Darwin real estate agent’s home sparked a nightmarish series of crimes across Darwin, forcing a couple to move out of their home.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 06:20PM

Darwin - Government won’t reveal payout

TAXPAYERS will pay ex-NT Police Commissioner John McRoberts’ entitlements after he left the force amid allegations he used his powers to inappropriately­ influence a criminal investigation.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 04:02PM

Darwin - Teens located in outback Qld

SIX teenagers thought missing in outback Queensland after last seen standing beside a stranded vehicle have been located.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 02:44PM

Darwin - Snake bites sleeping woman

HUMPTY Doo grandmother Eileen Whitely found herself in a rare deep sleep early Friday morning — but what happened next has kept her up for days.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 12:18PM

Darwin - Territory plagued by cheating hearts

THE Territory is facing a plague of cheating couples. At least that’s what some would have you believe, judging from several articles in the paper this week.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015

Darwin - Allenby kidnapped and bashed

AUSTRALIAN golfer Robert Allenby has reportedly been kidnapped from a bar in Hawaii, robbed, bashed and dumped by his captors 10km away.



via Darwin and Local News January 18, 2015 at 11:38AM

Darwin - Top cop: Territory can rely on force

THERE was no handshake and no farewell party – John McRoberts’ final grace from NT Police was an honoured request for his personal belongings.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 02:00PM

Darwin - Labor wants answers about crisis

PUBLIC faith in the Territory’s leaders has been eroded following the resignation of top cop John McRoberts, the Opposition says.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 04:43PM

Darwin - Teacher’s pain of attack goes on

A FORMER Katherine High School teacher who lost the lower half of his leg in a brutal student attack has launched legal action for ongoing medical costs.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 04:37PM

Darwin - REVIEW: Birdman

IT takes guts for an actor to play a somewhat washed up version of themselves for the sake of a film, but it can often prove to drive a great performance.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 04:04PM

Darwin - Driver to face trial over sailor death

TERRITORY developer Chris Diamandopoulos has been committed to stand trial in the NT Supreme Court over the crash death of a Navy sailor.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 01:39PM

Darwin - Sixth hit-and-run in three months

POLICE are searching for a blue Holden Commodore with the numberplate CB57HU after another hit-and-run in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 09:49AM

Darwin - Glad Wrap pushes NT over the edge

GLAD Wrap users are enraged over the packaging change that has mangled the way the iconic household helper cuts its plastic film.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 01:30PM

Darwin - Thieves stay off own turf

TOP END car thieves do not crap in their own nest, figures show.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 10:47AM

Darwin - Confront childrens’ cyber bullies

“JUST GO KILL YOURSELF”. Welcome to the sinister world of cyber bullying through the eyes of a 10-year-old child today.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 10:08AM

Darwin - How can this great bloke vanish?

EVERYBODY who knows Dane Kowalski loves him - which is why his disappearance has his mum worried and his mates banding together to scour the Outback.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 09:39AM

Darwin - AirAsia ‘cockpit, engine’ found

RECOVERY crews have located what appears to be the crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit and engine, along with a seat with bodies still attached.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 12:44AM

Darwin - ‘Volatile situation’ on Manus Island

SECURITY guards have clashed with asylum seekers on hunger strike at the Manus Island Detention Centre, refugee advocates say.



via Darwin and Local News January 17, 2015 at 06:15AM

Darwin - Hunt launched for mum of baby buried at beach

A MASSIVE operation to discover the mother of a baby girl found buried in the sand at Maroubra Beach will involve interviewing hundreds of women.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 02:27PM

Darwin - Northern Territory police in crisis

ACTING Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw has made changes to the force’s senior executive team as the John McRoberts’ saga widens to include the suspension of another senior officer.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015

Darwin - Turf club’s right on track for underpass

PLANS for a pedestrian underpass under the Fannie Bay dirt track are being ­finalised.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 04:10PM

Darwin - Bottle shop bans walk-up wine sales

“NO car, no cask wine” — it’s the new policy at one of the Territory’s busiest bottle shops.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 02:33PM

Darwin - Text-drive model gets the message

ICONIC Territory stunner Cassie Valastro has warned others against the danger of using a mobile phone behind the wheel after she crashed her car.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 02:22PM

Darwin - Ebola scare: Aussie nurse flown to UK hospital

BREAKING: AN Australian nurse has been flown to the UK after possible exposure to Ebola after treating infected patients in Sierra Leone.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 03:12PM

Darwin - Suspects open fire during terror raid

BELGIAN authorities have killed two terror suspects during a shootout with an ‘operational cell’ which is alleged to have been planning an imminent attack.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 08:04AM

Darwin - Monsoonal rain ready to clear off

THE tropical low accompanied by the monsoon trough will move west out of the Territory and into the Kimberly by tomorrow, the weather bureau says.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 12:43PM

Darwin - Costs kill off V8 platform

A POPULAR corporate marquee will not be built for this year’s V8 Supercar event at Hidden Valley Raceway.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 01:51PM

Darwin - Drunk driver asleep in intersection

A DRUNK driver in Darwin has allegedly fallen asleep at the wheel and come to a stop in the middle of an intersection.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 11:12AM

Darwin - The mining town like no other

SOME of the best beaches in Australia, Aboriginal culture, superb fishing and camping - this is one outback mining town with a difference.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Crikey! Croc on Gold Coast street

FOR the second time in as many years a crocodile has made its way on to the same Gold Coast street.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 11:30PM

Darwin - Coles fuel offer to spark price war

A FUEL war is about to break out at Top End servos with Coles introducing a discount voucher for $1.16 ULP.



via Darwin and Local News January 16, 2015 at 09:30AM

Darwin - Bali Nine Aussies to be killed together

IN an ominous statement, Indonesia has revealed how two Australians on death row from the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring will be executed together.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 09:40PM

Darwin - Judge doesn’t buy truckie steroid tale

A TRUCK driver claimed he “forgot” about a swag of performance-enhancing steroids in his possession when he was arrested — and told the NT Supreme Court a shonky tale about how he got them.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 04:40PM

Darwin - Doctors fear 10-minute rule is a disaster

THE Australian Medical Association has criticised the Abbott Government’s changes to Medicare payments, saying it will have disastrous outcomes for Territorians.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 04:15PM

Darwin - This is how filthy your phone is

A NEW study has revealed just how much bacteria is on your phone — that’s right, the phone you use all day every day — and it’s pretty gross.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 02:26PM

Darwin - NT backflips on missing Dane posters

UPDATE: THE Northern Territory government has backed down on an order to friends of missing Melbourne man Dane Kowalski to remove missing person posters from government signs.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 01:37PM

Darwin - $30m school tenders opened

TENDERS have opened for the new $30 million Henbury School, Education Minister Robyn Lambley has announced.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 01:31PM

Darwin - Mauboy’s sis shines spotlight on lupus

SOME days Sandra Mauboy - older sister of singing superstar Jess - feels so imprisoned by her own failing body she can do nothing but lie in bed.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 12:50PM

Darwin - Territorians spy on cheating lovers

TERRITORIANS are turning to elaborate equipment to spy on their lovers in a bid to find evidence of infidelity.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 12:59PM

Darwin - Friends ordered to remove Dane posters

THE search for missing Melbourne man Dane Kowalski could be derailed because of a problem with missing persons posters, his friends claim.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 09:02AM

Darwin - Warrior’s rubbish art cops trashing

IF notorious Rubbish Warrior Trevor Jenkins finds his inspiration inside a rubbish bin, who are we to judge him?



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 07:45AM

Darwin - Another drunk crochead takes dunk

AFTER “a few drinks”, a Territory woman decided to go for a swim in crocodile-infested waters at Scotts Creek in the Djukbinj National Park.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 07:21AM

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

ONE of the Sydney siege hostages is offering to sell her story in return for a “six-figure sum”, with her lawyer saying they “don’t want to be insulted” by anything less.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 06:41AM

Darwin - The massacre we aren’t mourning

AS MILLIONS around the world mourn the deadly Paris attacks, the leader of another country is facing an entirely different response to a massacre of thousands at home.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 06:49AM

Darwin - ‘The only man there was the man with the gun’

FRED Nile sparked outrage on Tuesday saying male hostages from the Sydney siege don’t deserve bravery awards because they didn’t protect the women. Now he says the only man inside the Lindt Cafe was the gunman himself.



via Darwin and Local News January 15, 2015 at 05:50AM

Darwin - The Aussie lime chefs are talking about

PLUCKED from the Australian rainforest, this finger lime, also dubbed “citrus caviar”, is the hottest new thing in international cuisine.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 09:50PM

Darwin - Taxi drivers say cap fits

ANY move to scrap the current cap on taxi numbers in Darwin and Alice Springs would harm the industry – not improve it, the Northern Territory Taxi Council warns.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 07:00PM

Darwin - Hunger striker may be close to death

IT IS feared a 33-year-old Iranian hunger striker in Darwin may be just days from death.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 06:37PM

Darwin - Arsonist wants jail, gets bail

AN arsonist ordered to pay $10,000 restitution for burning down a Darwin share house has marched into a police station, threatened to “do something dangerous” and demanded to be jailed.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 06:11PM

Darwin - NT support gets Emily on the road to Rio

KATHERINE woman Emily Tapp has turned the confines of a wheelchair into her vehicle for glory.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 06:05PM

Darwin - ‘I just can’t stop staring at her boobs’

OPINION: One of feminism’s greatest battlegrounds is trying to divert attention away from women’s bodies and onto the things they say and think. Caitlin Stasey’s new website does exactly the opposite.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 03:17PM

Darwin - Top cop McRoberts gone

THE Territory’s top cop John McRoberts will step down — not even a year into a new five-year deal.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 03:41PM

Darwin - Cop bitten in suburban arrest

A MAN high on ice and on the run from the police since December bit an officer on the thigh during his arrest in Darwin’s northern suburbs this week.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 02:52PM

Darwin - Son swaps life of wealth for heroin

THE heroin addicted son of one of Australia’s most successful businessmen was left homeless and turned to a life of crime to support a $1200 a day habit.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 07:10AM

Darwin - Woman in custody after stabbing

A MAN is currently undergoing surgery in Alice Springs Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed opposite the Town Council lawns.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 12:45PM

Darwin - Territory’s Grand Theft Airheads

YOUNG criminals are stealing cars with the aim of deliberately provoking police into high-speed pursuits, the head of a specialist property crime unit says.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 08:18AM

Darwin - Fatal fire truck crash suit looms

AIRSERVICES Australia will be prosecuted over a horrific crash involving its fire truck, which killed three prominent architects in Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 10:36AM

Darwin - Council barking up wrong tree

A SIX-month-old puppy could be declared a dangerous dog after she allegedly bit a woman in an attack her owner claims didn’t happen.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 09:55AM

Darwin - Search chopper’s heavy landing

A HELICOPTER searching for a drowning victim in the Todd River suffered technical problems and a ‘heavy landing’ and is unable to be flown out.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 09:48AM

Darwin - Randy elephants on the rampage

WHETHER stressed out, frisky or just craving a snack, wild elephants have been causing havoc in a Thai national park — stomping on cars and raiding restaurants.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 10:15AM

Darwin - Cook turns up heat over pay dispute

A DARWIN childcare centre allegedly refused to pay a young cook for a shift until contacted by the NT News.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 08:46AM

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

MALE hostages who fled the fatal Sydney siege should not receive bravery awards, says NSW MP Fred Nile.



via Darwin and Local News January 14, 2015 at 09:00AM

Darwin - Post-cyclone plantings now wreaking havoc

MAHOGANY trees were effective in assisting the revegetation of Darwin following Cyclone Tracy but have outgrown their purpose and now pose a risk to the safety of Territorians, according to a local arborist.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 06:40PM

Darwin - Revhead Bianca reckons she could be on fast track

ASPIRING Finke Desert Race grid girl Bianca Connor has been a revhead as long as she can remember.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 06:05PM

Darwin - Developer trio in the running to build newcommunity

ONE of Darwin’s new developments, Berrimah Farm, is one step closer with the three short-listed proponents being selected from a “quality field” who expressed their interest.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 05:45PM

Darwin - Dying man loses compo battle

A MAN dying of asbestos poisoning has lost his compensation claim against mining giant Rio Tinto because of a legal technicality.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 05:12PM

Darwin - Bali Nine Aussie on execution list

AUSTRALIAN Bali Nine mastermind Andrew Chan doesn’t know if his clemency bid has been rejected yet — but he has been named among 20 prisoners who are scheduled for execution.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 05:04PM

Darwin - What happens when beer goes bad

IT’S summer, and for many Australians, that means plenty of coldies. But our favourite drink comes with its dangers. Here are eight reasons to beware the bottle.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 03:22PM

Darwin - Explosion ignites Red Centre home

AN explosion set an Alice Springs home on fire but severe damage was avoided after Fire and Rescue workers managed to extinguish the blaze.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 01:09PM

Darwin - New Year’s resolution? Pfft...

Another year, another “get fit” New Year’s resolution ... that will inevitably be abandoned before the end of the month. Or maybe that’s just me?



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 12:06PM

Darwin - Man, 55, faces child porn charges

A 55-YEAR-old Darwin man has been remanded in custody over online child sexual exploitation offences.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 11:28AM

Darwin - Dead moron walking

A FISHERMAN has put his life at risk by wading into waist-deep, crocodile-infested waters at a popular Top End fishing spot.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 09:55AM

Darwin - Stabbing victim’s saucepan revenge

A STABBING victim hit her attacker over the head with a saucepan after an argument in a Coconut Grove park.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 08:36AM

Darwin - Cheaters love bragging to mates

PEOPLE who cheat on their partners highly recommend cheating to their friends, non-surprising results from a cheaters dating website has found.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 08:54AM

Darwin - Darwin artist’s ballsy cock up

WHAT was thought to be newly commissioned “land art” was unveiled on the lawns at the Waterfront in Darwin on the weekend.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 07:47AM

Darwin - Stop taking us for a ride says airline

AIRNORTH has threatened to ban passengers who choose the airline’s cheapest available option for flying between Darwin, Gove and Cairns.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 07:20AM

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

THE body of a missing woman has been found in the water tank of an apartment block after residents noticed a strange taste in their drinking water, according to reports.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 07:10AM

Darwin - Jet ‘exploded’ as it hit water

INVESTIGATORS believe the AirAsia plane that crashed in the Java Sea “experienced an explosion” before hitting the water.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 04:28AM

Darwin - Paris terror suspects on the run

POLICE have identified up to six terror suspects on the run after the Paris attack as video appeared to show the fugitive girlfriend of one of the Paris killers fleeing to Syria.



via Darwin and Local News January 13, 2015 at 06:21AM

Darwin - Pedestrian cautioned for hitting car

A WOMAN has been cautioned for walking without due care after she ran into the path of a car.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 05:20PM

Darwin - Bloke shoots himself with crossbow

A BLOKE hopped about 1km to get help with a crossbow bolt through his foot after he shot himself while hunting on a remote Territory cattle station.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 10:36AM

Darwin - Tree “tragedy” waiting to happen

A MAN who has unsuccessfully lobbied Darwin Council to remove a ‘dangerous’ African mahogany tree from his neighbourhood says it will cause ‘a tragedy’ if not cut down.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 04:40PM

Darwin - Ghost nets haunt Territory

IT’S enough to make you sick — two sharks and a turtle snagged in a ghost net on the beach.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 05:00PM

Darwin - Puppies left for dead

A LITTER of puppies were left for dead in a box dumped on Girraween Rd in Darwin’s rural area over the weekend.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 04:30PM

Darwin - Anzac Day just another day

TERRITORIANS will not be granted a public holiday for Anzac Day this year.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 03:53PM

Darwin - Meet our subzero soul sister

THE NT News has a subzero soul sister in The Siberian Times. Idiots, chicks in bikinis, mythical creatures and cute animals - they’ve got it all.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 02:42PM

Darwin - Bailed Irishman tries to flee country

AN Irishman forced to surrender his passport on bail — after he punched a man outside a Darwin city pub on St Patrick’s Day — tried to flee Australia to see his sick grandpa, a court has heard.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 12:38PM

Darwin - Meet the woman sacked ‘for being Aussie’

A WOMAN in the US is suing her former employer because she claims she was discriminated against for being Australian.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 10:39AM

Darwin - LIVE: Globes fashion hits, misses

HOLLYWOOD’S biggest stars are arriving on the Golden Globes red carpet, ready for the usual scrutiny from fashion police, critics and fans.



via Darwin and Local News January 12, 2015 at 10:46AM

Darwin - Death doctor tries his hand at comedy

VOLUNTARY euthanasia campaigner and suspended doctor Philip Nitschke has announced his career is about to take a comedic turn.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 08:30PM

Darwin - Katrina Dawson hit by stray bullet

A STRAY bullet fired by police as they shot it out with gunman Man Haron Monis killed Katrina Dawson at the Lindt Cafe. Other shocking new details have also emerged.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 11:36AM

Darwin - Cucumber crippled by snapping mast

A YACHT competing in a Darwin competition has been taken out of a race literally seconds before it started.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 03:31PM

Darwin - Cops release grip on ‘finger’ theory

POLICE still do not know what exactly was found on a Darwin beach. It is not someone’s finger nor it seems is it a type of coral called Dead Man’s Finger.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 02:15PM

Darwin - Why people are turning to ice

Columnist Corey Sinclair discusses his dad’s amphetamine addiction and his mum’s ganja use.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 01:29PM

Darwin - Car smashed ute over ‘bruised ego’

A MAN who escaped with a bruised ego when he was “bumped” by a ute at a fast food restaurant allegedly threw a chair at the driver’s head and smashed up the vehicle with a hose as revenge.



via Darwin and Local News January 11, 2015 at 11:33AM

Darwin - Clarke given World Cup injury deadline

MICHAEL Clarke must prove his fitness before Australia’s second World Cup fixture or be replaced in the squad. Replay the squad announcement.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 08:30PM

Darwin - Drunken thug: ‘I hope you die’

A VIOLENT drunk who told a man “I hope you die” after brutally assaulting him outside a Darwin nightclub will spend the next six months behind bars.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 02:59PM

Darwin - Piecing hit-and-run puzzle together

POLICE are door-knocking in Nightcliff as they continue the hunt for the driver of a vehicle that hit 19-year-old Jarrod Sallis on New Year’s Day.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 02:25PM

Darwin - Beat bottles bad habits

DARWIN Police have set up temporary beats in front of two Darwin bottle shops in an attempt to clamp down on some of the city’s anti-social behaviour.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 02:53PM

Darwin - NTFL LIVE: SUPER SATURDAY

NTFL returns for 2015 and AFLNTv is the only place to watch the games LIVE today.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 09:54AM

Darwin - Friends farewell fallen flood victim

FRIENDS have taken to social media to farewell popular Alice Springs skateboarder and musician Rowley Hill, who drowned in the flooded Todd River.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 09:53AM

Darwin - Southern discomfort at new map

THE final straw in the long-running rivalry between Territorians and Southerners may have come in the form of a mapthat ignited a furious online debate.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 12:30PM

Darwin - Flooding in the desert

MORE than 40 calls for assistance to emergency services were made as flood waters damaged Alice Springs homes and businesses.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 12:00PM

Darwin - Flood water inundates Alice Springs

CENTRALIANS can expect to see record-number rainfall over the next 24-hours as a number of Alice Springs suburbs sit on the brink of flooding.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 01:49AM

Darwin - Outback nightmare ends in rescue

A MOTHER and teenage daughter stranded in the Central Australian desert for two days were rescued after their vehicle was submerged in a waterway.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 10:14AM

Darwin - Two dead in second Paris siege

POLICE have stormed a kosher grocery in Paris where six people had been taken hostage.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 02:05AM

Darwin - Charlie Hebdo gunmen killed

BREAKING NEWS: The two Charlie Hebdo terrorist suspects have been killed and their hostage freed after police stormed the building they were hiding out in.



via Darwin and Local News January 10, 2015 at 02:15AM

Darwin - Fuel market “fundamentally flawed”

THE NT has a fundamentally flawed petrol market structure that is allowing fuel retailers to gouge Territorians, an Australian economist says.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 04:08PM

Darwin - One-punch brother wakes from coma

IRISHMAN Patrick Lyttle, who was critically injured in a one-punch attack by his brother Barry in Kings Cross last weekend, is conscious.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 01:31PM

Darwin - Freshie’s mid-air death roll

THERE’S death rollin’ freshies in that there Fogg Dam.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 03:50PM

Darwin - Drowning victim’s body recovered

POLICE have recovered the body of the missing 24-year-old man who drowned in the Todd River.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 03:20PM

Darwin - Mum and daughter possibly found

A TERRITORY mother and daughter, who were believed to have been missing, have been seen by motorists.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 03:27PM

Darwin - One-punch brother wakes from coma

IRISHMAN Patrick Lyttle, who was critically injured in a one-punch attack by his brother Barry in Kings Cross last weekend, is conscious.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 01:31PM

Darwin - Man dies 1.6km from safety in Outback

STRANDED after a break down a man set out on a perilous 50-km walk through the Outback. He was found dead agonisingly close to safety.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 12:03AM

Darwin - Mum and daughter missing

A TERRITORY mother and daughter have not been seen since they left a remote Central Australian community.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 01:51PM

Darwin - Jail time for ice addict

The man who gave “ice” to a former prison officer in exchange for police information has been sentenced to 6.5 years jail.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 12:02PM

Darwin - Cousins does the Eagle croc

FORMER Eagle Daniel Chick releases a video showing Ben Cousins jumping into crocodile-infested waters in Kununurra. Watch the footage



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 10:40AM

Darwin - Insta-shame after cyber-bullying

THE parents of two girls who became victims of vile cyber-bullying have warned of the dangers of not monitoring children’s use on social media.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 09:23AM

Darwin - “Pick a side, Jessica”

JESSICA Mauboy is facing demands that she “pick a side” after it was announced she would perform in the Australia Day concert at Sydney Opera House.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 09:53AM

Darwin - Police track brothers in village

ELITE police have swooped on a French village hunting two brothers for the deadly terror attack, while seven others linked to the gunmen have been detained.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 09:03AM

Darwin - Aussie extremists justify attack

AUSTRALIAN extremists have spread their hatred online, justifying the horrific attack in Paris because they insulted the prophet.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 08:36AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

SECURITY footage has emerged showing a bus driver being thrown through a windscreen. But what happens after is incredible.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 08:33AM

Darwin - Baby girl killed in chase tragedy

A 17-MONTH-OLD girl has been mown down and killed while playing in her backyard during a police pursuit which involved a violent offender in a stolen car.



via Darwin and Local News January 09, 2015 at 09:03AM

Darwin - Under the pump as rip-off returns

THE Northern Territory is a geographical oddity that does not feel the effects of world oil prices if the continued fuel rip-off is anything to go by.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 03:10PM

Darwin - Jumpstart just like Jessica Mauboy

DO you want to know how to wake Jessica Mauboy in the morning?



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 03:14PM

Darwin - Backpackers have rights, too

BACKPACKERS are encouraged to check their rights after further complaints of mistreatment and exploitation.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 02:59PM

Darwin - Car owner assists police in inquiry

THE owner of a car seized for forensic testing over the hit-and-run of Jarrod Sallis is assisting police.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 02:15PM

Darwin - Knife man Tasered at Parliament

UPDATE: A MAN carrying a knife has been Tasered by police outside the Ministerial Entrance to Parliament House in Canberra.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Knife man in scare at Parliament

BREAKING: A MAN carrying a knife has been detained by police outside the Ministerial Entrance to Parliament House in Canberra.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 11:27AM

Darwin - Jaws of life shut to save money

LIVES were reportedly “put at risk” when critical NT Fire and Rescue Service vehicles were taken offline in a bid to save cash, a union has said.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 11:21AM

Darwin - Sorry for knife attacks and exposure

A MAN who punched and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, slashed another man’s neck with a knife and “exposed himself” is “sorry” for his crimes.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 10:57AM

Darwin - Ice users key player in crime scene

HARDCORE ice users have become the newest key players in Darwin’s property crime scene, senior police have ­revealed.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 09:55AM

Darwin - Beautiful symbol of defiance

AS NEWS spread of the deadly attack in France, thousands have taken to the streets holding a beautifully simple symbol of courage. See the pictures here.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 08:17AM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

A POPULAR family restaurant has been shut down while health authorities investigate a mass food poisoning outbreak.



via Darwin and Local News January 08, 2015 at 08:58AM

Darwin - Lack of evidence ends investigation

THERE is not enough evidence to investigate claims by Senator Nova Peris that her email account was hacked, the Australian Federal Police say.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 04:00PM

Darwin - Give me my Big Bash live

TERRITORIANS are pretty mad that Channel 10 isn’t broadcasting the Big Bash League live so Damien McCartney gave the channel a serve.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 04:45PM

Darwin - Arrest threat after court family fight

A YOUNG hit-and-run victim’s distraught family were threatened with arrest after they got into a screaming match with his alleged killer’s family in court.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 05:06PM

Darwin - Sickening low in bushfire aftermath

JUST as firefighters believe they have the devastating Adelaide Hills bushfire contained, predatory scammers are prowling on the community’s most generous.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 01:49PM

Darwin - NRL legend charged with drug trafficking

RUGBY league legend Jason Smith has been charged with a serious drug trafficking offence following a six-month police investigation.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 06:07PM

Darwin - Hot cars can be deadly for dogs

JUMPING in the car on a hot wet season’s day in the Territory can be like a punch in the face, but leaving a dog locked in one can turn to tragedy in only six minutes.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 03:54PM

Darwin - You can’t stop the Murphy

TOP End-based Allen Murphy lives life to the beat of a different drum these days.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 03:45PM

Darwin - High-flying MPs’ whopping expenses

THE Territory’s four federal politicians spent more than $890,000 of taxpayers’ money in the first six months of 2014, latest figures reveal.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 10:46AM

Darwin - Mitchell serving up US success

GOVE teenager Caitlyn Mitchell’s love match with tennis has taken her deep into the heart of Texas – and she is enjoying every minute.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 02:39PM

Darwin - Cop’s bomb death filmed on phone

A POLICE officer has been killed while trying to defuse a bomb outside a petrol station while a group of bystanders filmed the whole thing.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 12:53PM

Darwin - Top End’s year starts with splash

TERRITORIANS have slogged through the wettest start to the year in almost two decades.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 12:10PM

Darwin - Nitschke still banned from practise

VOLUNTARY euthanasia campaigner Dr Philip Nitschke is still banned from practising medicine after his bid to have the decision overturned failed.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 11:16AM

Darwin - Possible hit-and-run vehicle seized

A VEHICLE that is believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run incident on New Year’s Day has been seized by NT police.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 03:29PM

Darwin - The stories you need to know today

NO, YOU are not seeing things. Petrol stations in one capital city are offering fuel for under $1 a litre for the first time in six years.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 08:57AM

Darwin - AirAsia search: What’s been found

SEARCH teams are in a race against time, while more items have been recovered from deep below the Java Sea. WARNING: Graphic



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 05:45AM

Darwin - Gay couple kicked out of Uber

A GAY couple have claimed they were ejected from an Uber taxi after the driver objected to the pair kissing and cuddling each other.



via Darwin and Local News January 07, 2015 at 07:04AM

Darwin - Lack of services blamed for increase

ADVOCATES for troubled kids have damned the lack of Central Australian youth services after a 12-year-old boy died from sniffing deodorant cans.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 04:18PM

Darwin - Territory’s starting to scrub up nicely

LITTERBUGS in the NT have cleaned up their act but it’ll be a long time before we have rubbish-free highways.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 04:23PM

Darwin - Sneaky croc stalking pet dogs

RANGERS are hunting a crocodile accused of stalking dogs at a popular family spot in rural Darwin.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 04:36PM

Darwin - Skating cooling down hot Alice

THEY’RE in the middle of Australia but about 300 people have been having fun at the ice-skating rink at the Alice Springs Convention Centre.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 04:30PM

Darwin - How Territorian are you?

EVER wondered if you’re a purebred Territorian or just a southern blow in? Well we’ve created a test just for you.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 02:56PM

Darwin - Monsoon buffoons in over their heads

ONE idiot risked the lives of about 10 children when he took them swimming at a flooded Territory waterfall.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 10:32AM

Darwin - New terror threat in Indonesia

AUSTRALIANS travelling to Indonesia have been advised to exercise high caution following intelligence that terrorists may be planning attacks in the country.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 02:04PM

Darwin - Cool ride ... pity it’s illegal

A MAN allegedly riding a motorised esky on a South Australian road has been reported and his cool ride impounded.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 11:30AM

Darwin - Dog finds Dead Man’s Finger

A DEAD man’s finger was found washed up on a Darwin beach.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 11:12AM

Darwin - Puddle dragon has croc-like attitude

DUDIE the bearded dragon has decided she wants to be a crocodile when she grows up.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 12:31PM

Darwin - Robbers Char-grilled by police

FOUR more people have been arrested attempting to break into a popular Darwin restaurant.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 10:05AM

Darwin - Freddo frog eats killer python

NIGHT-time serenading can be hungry work - so it was lucky this green tree frog was able to snap up a snack-sized snake in between songs.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 10:24AM

Darwin - Like songbirds behind razor wire

A NEW documentaryset in Berrimah Women’s Prisoncalled Prison Songs follows in the footsteps of a 1992 British documentary based in a youth prison.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 09:54AM

Darwin - Trendy names for Territory bubs

TERRITORIANS usually set their own trends, but when it comes to baby names we’re right on cue with the rest of the nation.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 09:04AM

Darwin - Don’t fall for new Facebook hoax

FACEBOOK users are once again falling victim to a hoax claiming that the social media site is using their photos without consent.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 02:23AM

Darwin - Bushfire crisis in devastating detail

THESE are the pictures which capture the heartbreak, joy and heroism of Australians during one of the most devastating bushfire seasons ever seen.



via Darwin and Local News January 06, 2015 at 07:20AM

Darwin - Shopper leaves a little boy bruised and battered

WITH his swollen face Ryan Atkinson is almost unrecognisable after he was fallen on by a shopper at Macarthur Square during post-Christmas sales.



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 03:59PM

Darwin - Rev heads to burn up Red heart

PLANNING for the Red CentreNATS car festival is now well under way, with event organisers signing contracts with the NT Government.



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 05:33PM

Darwin - Police enter public danger zone

THE Northern Territory Police force want you to design the new artwork on their cars



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 03:20PM

Darwin - Robbers captured on home video

A man who is fed up with people trying to break into his home now has two alleged offenders caught on CCTV.



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 02:40PM

Darwin - Youths riot at Don Dale Detention

FOUR teenager prisoners are in isolation after a riot at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 01:12PM

Darwin - Soaring temps threaten SA blaze

MORE than 800 firefighters are in a race against time to contain South Australia’s raging bushfires before the mercury rises again today.



via Darwin and Local News January 05, 2015 at 02:54AM

Darwin - Police net tightening on hit and run

POLICE say their net is tightening around the driver responsible for the New Year’s Eve hit and run which left 19 year-old Jarrod Sallis fighting for his life in Royal Darwin Hospital.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 04:52PM

Darwin - Cafe bans mobile phones

Darwin’s Cornucopia cafe will charge you $2 is you use you smart phone there.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 03:32PM

Darwin - Locals ‘authorise’ new dump in park

RILED locals have expressed their anger at the state of parks near the Darwin CBD by putting up their own sign telling people to dump their rubbish there.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 02:01PM

Darwin - Call for witnesses to boy’s death

POLICE are looking for witnesses to the death of a 12-year-old who police believe inhaled up to two cans of aerosol deodorant on Saturday night.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 12:18PM

Darwin - NT shoots low on gun crime

THE Northern Territory has one of the highest rates per capita of gun ownership in Australia but the lowest rate of firearm related crime, police have said.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 12:40PM

Darwin - Boy dies sniffing aerosol, police say

A BOY has died after possibly inhaling up to two cans of deodorant in Alice Springs on Saturday night, police have said.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 12:15PM

Darwin - Plea for hit and run witness

POLICE are still urging anyone who may have been involved in the hit and run which left a 19-year-old man in a coma to come forward.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 12:00PM

Darwin - First cyclone of season may be lurking

TERRITORIANS could be facing their first cyclone of the season as early as next week.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 09:37AM

Darwin - Boy dies sniffing aerosols

A BOY has died after possibly inhaling up to two cans of deodorant in Alice Springs on Saturday night, police have said.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 10:19AM

Darwin - Call for danger money in trucking

STEVEN Corcoran has watched enough of his friends killed on the road and has heard dozens of stories of fellow truck drivers being decapitated that he’s calling for mandatory danger pay for truckies.



via Darwin and Local News January 04, 2015 at 09:47AM

Darwin - Cops ask drivers to show humanity

AN unprecedented five hit-and-runs in the past eight weeks has forced police to send a blatant message to coward hit-and-run drivers: stop this pure madness.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 03:39PM

Darwin - Wet’s deadly disease victims on rise

ELEVEN Territorians have now been struck down by the deadly melioidosis disease this wet season.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 03:52PM

Darwin - ‘We’ve lost everything’

AN Alice Springs couple lost all their possessions in a house fire on Christmas morning.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 03:59PM

Darwin - Council funds run dry for new pool

A NEW aquatic centre is all set for Palmerston but there’s one major problem – the council can’t afford it.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 03:46PM

Darwin - Fires destroy homes in SA, Vic

UPDATES: Authorities believe dozens of homes have been lost in blazes as South Australia faces the worst bushfire since Ash Wednesday, while an out-of-control fire creeps rages in Victoria’s west.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 03:29PM

Darwin - Ukraine militia ‘recruiting’ children fighters

MILITIA rebels in Ukraine have been accused of trying to recruit child soldiers in the ongoing fight against Russian troops and tanks.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 07:00AM

Darwin - No bail in brotherly punch case

A nightmare holiday for an Irish family as one brother languishes in a Sydney jail for allegedly severely punching his own brother on a Kings Cross street.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 01:16PM

Darwin - Raindrops and tears flow for Carlie

PLANTING flowers in the rain-drenched earth at the site where her bush grave was found, friends gathered to honour the life of much-loved Carlie Sinclair.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 10:33AM

Darwin - Airport etiquette is a flight of fancy

WALKLEY Award winning journo Ben Smee, or “Mango” as he is called because of his bouts of mango madness, shares his hatred of the lack of airport etiquette.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 10:53AM

Darwin - Fires destroy homes in SA, Vic

UPDATES: South Australia faces the worst bushfire since Ash Wednesday, while an out-of-control blaze creeps up on Melbourne and rages in Victoria’s west.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 10:01AM

Darwin - Alco cocky’s new set of wheels

OPIE the famous alcoholic cocky of Palmerston is at it again, this time trying to drive a Mercedes-Benz.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 09:51AM

Darwin - Fires destroy homes in SA, Vic

Victoria issues warnings to Melbourne’s northwest, western Victoria as South Australia battles out-of- control bushfires.



via Darwin and Local News January 03, 2015 at 09:42AM

Darwin - AirAsia Aussie student’s body found

A TOTAL of 30 bodies have now been recovered from the AirAsia plane crash, with one of them identified as Australian student Kevin Soetjipto.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 11:25PM

Darwin - Idiot alert: bozo tries to cross river

A BOZO tried to drive his four-wheel drive through notoriously croc-infested waters.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 03:17PM

Darwin - Cops kept busy on New Year’s Eve

NEW YEAR’S Eve was predictably busy for the 56 police officers on duty in Darwin, with 36 people arrested and 64 put into protective custody.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 03:27PM

Darwin - Petition for dignified death rights

SUPPORTERS of motor neuron disease sufferer John Baylis have started a petition calling for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 03:40PM

Darwin - Band together to find missing mate

DANE Kowalski is the life and soul of their group, and now the mates of the missing man just want him home



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 10:57AM

Darwin - Fire rages towards Vic and SA towns

A fast-moving, out of control blaze bears down on Victorian towns; South Australia issues another emergency warning.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 03:12PM

Darwin - Siege gunman’s video rant of hate

EXCLUSIVE: Man Haron Monis delivered a chilling lecture decrying other religions and calling for an “Islamic society” to a packed Australian prayer hall.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 04:40AM

Darwin - Girl bites and spits at officer

POLICE have charged a 16-year-old girl after she allegedly assaulted two officers in Alice Springs.



via Darwin and Local News January 02, 2015 at 01:34PM