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Tara MikoSenior reporter

Tara Miko is a senior reporter with The Advertiser in Adelaide. She has previously worked in editing and news director roles in newsrooms across regional Queensland and the Northern Territory after graduating from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Journalism. She has a background in reporting on crime, politics, regional development and breaking news.

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Northern Territory

STAARs crew swimmers Helen Bate, Kerry Douglas, Sue Gralike, Judy Miller and Karen Wileman at the Parap Swimming Pool for some midweek fitness. Picture: Floss Adams.

‘Really gentle on you’: Finding fun, fitness and friendships in the pool

A community group for Darwin locals is going strong after 20 years. Meet some of the members of the fitness and fun STAARS program.

Northern Territory

Manton Dam is 70km south of Darwin. Picture: Supplied

Crocodile shuts down popular Top End dam

A Territory fishing spot is closed to some activities after a crocodile was spotted in the area. Find out what you cannot do until the croc is found.

PicturesNorthern Territory

Vice-Chancellor Scott Bowman and student John Hoskins at the First Nations Valedictory Ceremony held at Charles Darwin University on September 29, 2022. Picture: Contributed

‘Proud to represent my community’: CDU’s First Nations valedictory night

Charles Darwin University has celebrated 119 First Nations graduates with a special valedictory. See the photos of the graduating students who reveal their career paths.

Northern Territory

$3m to protect crocheads at infamous Cahills Crossing

A new viewing platform high above the treacherous Cahills Crossing waters has officially opened. Revisit 10 reasons why such a safety precaution is needed.

Full ListNorthern Territory

Small business owner smiling while turning the sign for the reopening of the place after the quarantine due to covid-19. Happy businesswoman standing at her restaurant or coffee shop gate with open signboard. Close up of woman

Plan your day: What’s open across the NT on the public holiday

From walks in national park to visiting your fave cafe, here’s your definitive list of what’s open on the public holiday in Darwin, Alice Springs and the rest of the Territory.

UpdatedNews

Douglas Daly Research Station where a man in his 20s was killed in a motor vehicle accident.

Disturbing detail emerges in tragic remote fatal crash probe

The driver killed in a remote single-vehicle crash has been identified as police reveal a shock finding during their investigation.

Northern Territory

Central Australian based tour guide Anna Dakin, who leads the World Expeditions âSix Day Larapinta Trek in Comfortâ, has been named the Northern Territory's 2022 Top Tour Guide. Picture: Shaana McNaught

How Larapinta Trail inspires NT’s top tour guide

The NT’s top tour guide has revealed the profound effect Central Australia’s rugged outback has had on her as she prepares to take on Australia’s best.

Police & Courts

‘Despicable’ group keeping Grace Hughes ‘hidden from the world’

Police have formed a “multi-agency task force” as the search for a missing five-year-old focuses on a shadowy group claiming to have abducted Grace Hughes.

Northern Territory

‘Despicable’ group keeping Grace Hughes ‘hidden from the world’

Police have formed a ‘multi-agency task force’ as the focus of their search for a missing Darwin five-year-old turns to a shadowy group claiming to have abducted Grace Hughes.

QLD News

Veterinary Surgeon David Lemmon of Northern Beaches Veterinary Sugery examines Dr Barnard.Photo Lee Constable / Daily Mercury

Horse owners exposed to Hendra being ‘monitored’ for virus

Five people are being monitored as close contacts of Queensland’s first Hendra virus case in five years as a vet who identified the symptoms warns of the deadly consequences of not vaccinating horses.

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