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HANDS OFF HOSPO WORKERS
A brutal alleged assault on a female hospitality worker outside a popular Darwin nightclub, as well as four other recent attacks, has sparked a debate on allowing staff to arm themselves with OC spray.
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LASTING LEGACY
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains reference and photos of an Indigenous person who has died. An iconic Alice Springs festival that a trailblazing Indigenous leader curated is aiming to honour her...
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VIOLENCE AT EVERY TURN
Darwin hospitality operators have demanded urgent action after a surge in violence and anti-social behaviour in and around their venues. In one alarming incident, staff used a fire hose to break up a violent fight at The Last Supper.
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WAR ON WEATHER
The clock is ticking to cleanup Adelaide River War Cemetery in time for the Anzac Day dawn service. Cemetery manager Robert Thorne showed Lingiari MP Marion Scrymgour and Daly MLA Dheran Young around the flood-damaged facility on Tuesday morning, with...
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NARELLE GIVES US HELL
A teenager helped co-ordinate her family’s dramatic boat rescue as ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle unleashed devastating floods that swamped Adelaide River township homes on Monday. Meawhile, Katherine has emerged relatively unscathed from the system, with...
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BEAST OF BURDEN
Katherine residents bracing for the effects of ex-TC Narelle are still raw from the experience of the last one. Like many preparing for Katherine’s second flood event in a fortnight, Cossack mum-of-two Jennifer Silcock has shared the frustrations of a...
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PATH OF FURY
After carving a path of destruction through Far North Queensland, Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle will cross into the Gulf of Carpentaria today where she is expected to restrengthen to either Category 3 or 4 strength, before impacting the Northern...
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BEAST FROM THE EAST
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a remote Territory community as Tropical Cyclone Narelle reaches category five strength and barrels towards the Queensland coast. The monster storm is expected to cross into the Gulf of Carpentaria and...
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FLOODY HELL NARELLE
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned Top End communities to prepare for the impacts of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, with the system expected to bring more heavy rainfall which could lead to further flooding.
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MEDICAL MARVEL
A man who has helped donate over a thousand pieces of essential medical equipment to the Northern Territory found himself on the other side of things when a health episode had him “smelling the roses” during the Katherine floods last week. The founder...
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BEN’S BAND OF HELPERS
For seven days, Ben Hockey woke at 4am and worked until dark. He fielded more than 800 phone calls across seven days, many from people in tears. It started with some sandbags for a mate before the Katherine River rose. After seven days, however, Mr...
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Chief wants flood response review as... ADF JOINS MUD ARMY
Katherine’s small, beleaguered mud army will be bolstered by 50 ADF personnel helping with the massive recovery effort ahead. It comes after the Federal Government moved quickly to approve the Northern Territory Government’s request for Australian...
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FLOOD SWEAT &TEARS
As the floodwaters recede in the Katherine region, harrowing tales of survival are emerging. Luke Asling carried his injured wife and dogs through rapidly rising floodwaters as a gas bottle tore into his leg. Now, with his life in ruins around him, he...
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FLOODY HEROES
The hero Northern Territory Police officer and chopper pilot who pulled off a death-defying rescue of a couple and their German Shepherd from floodwaters have been revealed as Senior Sergeant Ben Parfitt and civilian John Armstrong Junior. Mr Parfitt...
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WHAT A FLOODY MESS
As Darwin River residents return to their flood ravaged homes, questions are being raised over the lack of warning and assistance for those caught in the chaos and forced onto their rooftops to survive.
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LIQUID GOLD
With a costly, energy-sapping clean-up looming and the chance of potentially more rain in coming days, Mataranka Homestead manager Ben Moore was leaving nothing to chance as the recovery effort got under way on Monday. The image of Ben and the...
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NATIONAL SEPSIS PLAN PUSH
One cape-wearing sepsis superhero survivor and his Darwin mum are calling for national action on sepsis, as they organise a petition to fight for better care for the condition. Five-year-old Trevor and his mum, Jessica Lew Fatt, have added their...
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UNDER FIRE
Darwin businessman and former political staffer, Ryan Neve, (pictured) has told of the fear and anguish unfolding in Doha where he and his family live, as he watched missiles exploding above them during Iranian attacks against Qatar after a US and...
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SAY CHEESE
They say never smile at a crocodile, but this croc was all smiles when Stefan Ulrich from Woolner snapped him at Fogg Dam. Share your photos with our readers.
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LINE OF FIRE
Two Northern Territory police officers were lucky to escape without major injury after a man allegedly targeted them and rammed into their stationary vehicle at speed in Alice Springs. Extraordinary CCTV footage shows one of the officers firing three...
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STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
Work at the Lee Point residential development will resume in 2026 after years of uncertainty caused by eleventh-hour cultural and environmental objections. Defence Housing Authority representative Brendan O’Brien told City of Darwin councillors on...
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TEST MATCH DATES LOCKED IN
Dates have been confirmed for the first Darwin-based Test match in 22 years, with Australia set to host Bangladesh in the Top End. The test at Marrara Stadium is set to take place from August 13-17, the first in the Territory since Australia beat Sri...
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BOWMAN BOWS OUT
The Northern Territory’s education sector is reeling from the resignation of Charles Darwin University Vice Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman, who quit his post effective immediately on Monday. It comes in the wake of a TAFE course bungle impacting...
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HUNT FOR MYSTERY ‘MALAKA’
Mystery surrounds the ‘malaka’ who apparently rolled a car before cruising on like nothing happened. This Corolla was filmed it in all its glory by a local. “Heard loud noise and metal crashing near Alawa’s oval,” he said. “This malaka hit the kerb and...
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1000 NDIS TIP-OFFS IN NT
Commonwealth agencies have shed light on the scale of NDIS fraud and exploitation in the Territory, with almost a tip-off a day to regulators relating to almost 150 NT providers over the past three years.
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AMBOS UNDER SIEGE
Retreating from machete attacks, getting punched, spat on or threatened and vehicles being pelted with rocks, this is now an average shift for a paramedic in the Northern Territory. In fact, it has become so commonplace St John Ambulance NT staff are...
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NDIS FRAUD STING
Three properties have been raided and a Northern Territory man arrested as part of a joint AFP, NT Police, NDIA and Services Australia investigation into alleged NDIS fraud.
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BUILT ON UNCERTAINTY
Charles Darwin University has revealed an additional 250 people may be caught up in its apprenticeship bungle review, as the scale of accreditation failures continues to expand. The university was rocked this year by revelations up to 130 CDU Tafe...
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TERRITORY FAREWELL FOR TED
Ted Egan’s life took a sharp turn in 1977 when he came home to the Territory, after five years as a public servant in Canberra and Sydney. Alice Springs was to be his home for the rest of his life, performing was to be his occupation. His business...
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ANOTHER FLESH WOUND
Royal Darwin Hospital has suffered another blow after heavy rain impacted a section of roof already under repair. The section in question was initially damaged when tonnes of bricks were sheared off the hospital’s facade and sent crashing down during...
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COOKING WITH GAS
Tamboran Resources new chief executive Todd Abbott has visited the Northern Territory and Australia for the first time, meeting with government stakeholders and introducing himself to staff at the company’s Darwin headquarters. Named earlier this year...
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RAGING RIVER RESCUE
A police officer has been treated for facial injuries after a 25-year-old man allegedly lashed out and ran away rather than be taken into custody. Police say they were looking for the alleged offender in relation to an alleged domestic violence...
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SINGLE HANDED FEAT
A determined 69-year-old Territorian, who lost his arm to cancer and could barely swim just over a year ago, has defied the odds and conquered 100 laps in the pool for a youth suicide charity.
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PLAIN SAILING
Jayne Porter of Humpty Doo captured a serene sight at Dinah Beach Sailing club on Sunday, January 18.
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SAYONARA MCNAMARA
A by-election is expected to be held after the shock resignation of the Northern Territory’s first ever elected Greens MLA just 18 months into the job. Kat McNamara, who toppled former Labor chief minister Natasha Fyles to claim the Nightcliff...
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FESTIVAL FEVER
A notorious outback gang has been accused of targeting a flood-affected community, whose store was plundered the same day it was restocked. The so-called Jovi Boys – a ragtag group of young men who like to take credit for raiding communities –...
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MEDICAL LICENCE SUSPENDED
The Darwin doctor who hired the man at the centre of one of Australian sports biggest doping scandals has had his medical licence suspended over an alleged peptide scheme.
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CHINA’S PORT DEAL WARNING
As clouds continue to rumble over Darwin Port, operators Landbridge maintain it is business as usual for management and workers at the East Arm facility despite the surrounding storm. Landbridge non-executive director Terry O’Connor said negotiations...
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‘BEST IN THE WORLD’
NT builder Sitzler has set a new Australian Defence Force precedent, completing a $355m drone hangar and maintenance facility project four months ahead of schedule.
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PROUD NEW AUSSIE
As 34 Palmerston residents joyfully received their Australian citizenship, a quiet-natured soldier watched on with deep understanding of what it meant. Sapper Madison George is a serving member of Darwin’s 1st Brigade and has lived in the garrison...
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TERRITORY AUS DAY FUN
Thousands of energetic and well-attired Territorians kickstarted their Australia Day celebrations with a wet and soggy Oz Run through the city. Wet and dark conditions greeted runners as they headed for the start line at the Darwin Convention Centre,...
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PRIDE OF THE TERRITORY
Nearly two dozen of the Northern Territory’s best are being recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours. From a former mayor, to an acclaimed artist and frontline heroes, the awards showcase the selfless dedication of so many in the...
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