When your addiction ‘isn’t bad enough’
IT SEEMS too shocking to be true. A drug addict pleading for help told he wasn’t bad enough to get into rehab. This is why we can’t quit ice.
Northern Territory
Rape advocate’s bizarre tweet
AS AUSTRALIANS pile on “legal rape” advocate and self-confessed pick-up artist Roosh V, the American posted a bizarre threat.
NT woman assaulted with screwdriver, cord
A WOMAN has been assaulted with an electrical cord and a screwdriver in her Alice Springs home.
‘Redneck scumbags’ blasted for blackface
TWO partygoers have been labelled “redneck scumbags” after a photo shared on social media showed them dressed as Aborigines with painted faces.
Shark eaten whole by bigger rival
AMAZING footage shows the moment a giant shark finally snaps and turns an old enemy into lunch in an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.
What Jackson and Taylor really did after 9/11
IT’S AN irresistible story about three of the world’s most iconic superstars, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando. But is it true?
‘You have to give him anything’
UNI student Lola is young, pretty, and dating a man old enough to be her dad. He paid her $75,000 last year. This is the life of a sugar baby.
New health trend slammed as ‘pure, crazy hype’
RIHANNA, Madonna and Natalie Imbruglia are fans. But Australia’s top doctors warn vitamin drips and IV hangover ‘cures’ do more harm than good.
Bizarre creatures washed ashore
MOST of us have come across an unusual object during a beach stroll but these horrors that washed up on coastlines have yet to be explained.
‘He described himself as erratic’
IN what could have been an omen for what was to follow, Mitchell Pearce admitted he was an erratic person just a couple of weeks ago.
Little things your boss notices
BOSSES aren’t silly — well, not all of them. They notice these everyday acts, and your career success depends on them.
Man charged over NT stabbing
A MAN has allegedly stabbed and seriously injured another man in Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.
The real problem with our young stars
IT’S not the discipline or the attitudes. Pat Rafter’s got a very different take on what’s holding Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic back.
NT driver caught at almost 190 km/h
A MAN has been fined and will lose his licence for driving at almost 190 km/h in the Northern Territory.
Rebels bikie vests stolen near Darwin
THREE Rebels bikie vests have been stolen near Darwin, with the gang telling police they’re worth up to $15,000 each.
Perth bikie charged over Darwin trespass
A 25-YEAR-OLD Rebels bikie from Perth will front court in Darwin charged with trespassing and damaging a car.
Man dies in NT backyard pool
A MAN has died in a swimming accident in a backyard pool.
Woman arrested over big NT drug, cash haul
A WOMAN will appear in a Darwin court on serious drug possession and supply charges following a raid on a property in Durack.
Website shutting iPhones down
WARNING: If you own an iPhone or a Mac, this is the one viral link you must not click on.
Interview shocker: ‘You’re not an Aussie’
WHEN a 27-year-old jobseeker sat down for an interview for a position at a DFO outlet, her soon-to-be boss offered it to her on one appalling condition.
25 little-known iPhone features
THINK your intimate relationship with your iPhone means you know everything? Think again. You didn’t know about these nifty tricks.
‘I’d wait for him in my undies’
FORMER Block contestant Suzi Taylor has confirmed that she did have a fling with Richard Wilkins, despite earlier denials.
NT men rescued from overturned boat
FOUR men clung to an upturned dinghy in Darwin Harbour for three hours before they were rescued.
Pregnant co-host body shamed
WEEKEND Today co-host Deborah Knight says she is disappointed by a viewer who said her pregnant body was “repulsive”.
Why would anyone do this?
AN insane trend is sweeping the world where women risk permanent injury by wearing steel-boned corsets to shrink their waists to Barbie doll proportions.
NT man accused of bashing police dogs
A DARWIN man has been accused of punching two police dogs while trying to escape arrest over domestic violence charges.
Storm warning cancelled for southern NT
A SEVERE thunderstorm warning for the Lasseter region of the Northern Territory has been cancelled.
Nessy’s hiding place discovered?
KEITH Stewart was “never a believer” in the Loch Ness monster, but now he thinks he’s discovered the famous creature’s secret hiding place.
Australia’s most lucrative scam
SECRET deliveries under the cover of darkness – and a very lucrative pay packet. This scam is operating under our noses.
Jobs that are about to disappear
THAT job you’ve trained for years to get? Sorry, but soon it may not exist. These are the professions on the chopping block.
Protest in Alice Springs over town camps
A RALLY is being held in Alice Springs after the NT government handed the management of town camps to a non-Aboriginal business.
Fan dating celeb after years of tweets
IF YOU think celebrity crushes never read your adoring tweets, don’t be so sure. This rather creepy love story proves there’s still hope.
NT man charged over child pornography
A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been accused of possessing child pornography near Darwin.
Serial killer theory terrifies city
LOCALS are convinced a cunning serial killer is pushing people to their watery graves in this city’s canals, and the truth is about to come out.
Vic men travelled to NT to sell drugs
TWO Victorian men have been arrested after allegedly travelling to Darwin to sell methamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis.
Severe storms to hit NT desert country
SEVERE thunderstorms have been forecast for the southwest Simpson and southern Lasseter forecast districts of the Northern Territory.
NT police seek women’s help on fatal crash
NT police hope to speak to four women who caught a cab on New Year’s Eve in Darwin over a fatal hit-run crash for which a man has been charged.
World’s biggest ocean-dwelling crocodile
SCIENTISTS have discovered evidence of the largest crocodile ever known to have existed, some three times heavier than the average species.
Hunter’s strange kill baffles biologists
SOMETHING unusual was found growing from the side of this mountain lion’s head after it was killed by a hunter. WARNING: Graphic.
Behind closed doors with fraudster ‘Lord’
IF YOU want to know what really goes on behind closed doors in the aristocratic party scene, the man dubbed ‘Wolf of the West End’ is the man to ask.
‘Worse than Chris Gayle’
A CHANNEL Seven personality has been forced to apologise after he hugged Miss Universe Australia Monika Radulovic during a cross.
New low in baby formula scam
THESE pictures have Aussie retailers worried, and asking whether it’s time for a radical new measure to deal with “white gold”.
50-year-old Aussie UFO mystery
CHILDREN as young as seven were confronted by men in black suits and told to shut up, as the military swarmed the area.
Ban coming on sale of leaded fuel in NT
THE Indigenous Affairs Minister will soon sign a prohibition order that bans the sale of leaded or sniffable fuel in the NT’s Barkly district.
Nine NT teens charged with 200 offences
NINE teens in Tennant Creek, NT, who broke into several properties, damaging homes and cars, have been charged with more than 200 offences.
‘$ex sells’: Chris Gayle’s defiant post
CHRIS Gayle has followed up his rather half-hearted apology to Channel 10 reporter Mel McLaughlin with a pointed Instagram post.
NT wraps up holiday roads operation
ALMOST six drivers per day were booked for drink-driving in a 13-day roads operation in the Northern Territory over the festive season.
Ban coming on sale of leaded fuel in NT
THE Indigenous Affairs Minister will soon sign a prohibition order that bans the sale of leaded or sniffable fuel in the NT’s Barkly district.
Chain-wielding Darwin man arrested
NT Police say that a man who threatened members of the public with a steel chain was in possession of the drug ice.
What happened to Kirsty Bentley?
KIRSTY Bentley walked out of her home on New Year’s Eve in 1998 never to be seen alive again. And what happened is still a mystery.
NT man charged over 1.2kg cannabis
NT Police have charged a man who they say was in possession of more than 1kg of cannabis and a large amount of cash.
NT Police praise revellers, not drivers
NEW Year’s Eve revellers have been praised for their good behaviour, but drivers have left NT Police disappointed following numerous arrests.
Man charged over fatal NT hit-and-run
A MAN has been charged over a fatal hit-and-run incident in Darwin – the Northern Territory’s first road fatality of the holiday period.
Croc plan to boost NT product export
A NEW saltwater crocodile trade management plan will increase the Northern Territory’s product export industry, the government says.
The dog debate dividing the web
JUST when we’d all gotten the Dress Debate out of our minds, the internet has gone and done it again.
Darwin waterfront to light up for NYE
ABOUT 5000 people are expected to head to the Darwin waterfront for 9pm and midnight fireworks shows.
The only pilot who has ever shot a UFO
THIS fighter pilot had a real-life Independence Day moment when he emptied enough 30mm shells into a UFO to “obliterate” it.
Crazy emergency calls revealed
AN ANNUAL list of bizarre calls emergency service workers had to deal with in 2015 is out, and some of the stories are doozies.
Anonymous targets a new enemy
IT’S made a stand against IS, and now Anonymous is targeting an entire government. The hackers appear to be winning.
The weapon that could change war
THE US Defence Department is about to start testing a weapon worthy of Star Wars. It’s silent, invisible and deadly.
Flooding closes 300km of Stuart Highway
ONE death, one person missing, a community evacuated and flooding continues as authorities close a section of the NT’s major highway.
Flooding closes 300km of Stuart Highway
ONE death, one person missing, a community evacuated and flooding continues as authorities close a section of the NT’s major highway.
‘Stop being a fat bitch’
POPULAR nutritionist Lola Berry has been slammed over her new weight loss program, which she’s called “Stop being a fat bitch”.
Infamous sex-hating brothel madam dies
MADAME Claude, the infamous, sex-hating brothel pioneer who gave JFK, Marlon Brando and Colonel Gaddafi exactly what they wanted, has died at 92.
No tsunami threat to NT from 5.7 quake
A MAGNITUDE 5.7 earthquake has struck in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, about 600km north of the Darwin, on Christmas Day.
Why Jarryd Hayne was really demoted
JARRYD Hayne’s dumping from the 49ers’ active roster actually had nothing to do with him needing to learn the game.
Six arrested over SA-NT drug network
NORTHERN Territory police have arrested six men who were allegedly involved in trafficking drugs across the border from South Australia.
NT government faces tough election year
A FORMER CLP leader says the government has been hamstrung from the inside out and now faces losing to Labor at the 2016 territory election.
‘You’re a heartless manipulator’
“CRUEL” Elisa faked terminal cancer and in the process destroyed her teacher’s life, ruining her career and her marriage.
No one knows why Lexus did this
IT MIGHT not be the first time they have come up with an extravagant promotional stunt, but Lexus’ latest idea is just ridiculous.
Hilarious reaction to KO goes viral
THIS kickboxer was knocked into next week. What he did next left a commentator struggling to speak because he was laughing so hard.
‘I am so god damn ugly’
THE “world’s most hated man” has 99 problems and one of them is now his online security. The drug boss has had his Twitter hacked.
NT launches major road safety campaign
AS the NT road toll has spiked police are imploring motorists to take care on the roads, announcing a large-scale safety campaign before Christmas.
NT Minister ‘must step aside’
AS her staffer faces corruption charges over fraudulently booked government travel, Labor has called for NT Housing Minister Bess Price to stand down.
Murdered mum and daughter buried in Alice
MURDERED mother Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and daughter Khandalyce Pearce have been buried together in Alice Springs.
Renewables push sends NT airport solar
A SOLAR farm will help power the Darwin International Airport from March, offsetting about a quarter of the airport’s annual energy consumption.
Vic man rescued off NT coast
A VICTORIAN man has been rescued by a barge after his fishing boat capsized off the Northern Territory’s west coast.
Woman dead, four injured in NT crash
A WOMAN has died, two people have been airlifted to Darwin, and two others have been taken to hospital in Nhulunbuy following a two-car collision.
NT police to drug-test drivers
NOTHERN Territory Police will be able to randomly drug-test drivers, as well as breath-testing them for alcohol, from February.
NT govt defeats no-confidence motion
THE NT government has survived a no-confidence motion, but not without some stern words from two key independents.
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