NT man charged over child pornography
A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been accused of possessing child pornography near Darwin.
Northern Territory
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.
New agreement for NT farmers and miners
FARMERS and oil and gas companies will now have a more formalised framework to share the land as the government announces a suite of new regulations.
Nine NT teens arrested after crime spree
POLICE have arrested and charged nine teenage boys with a crime spree which started in Katherine and ended hundreds of kilometres away in Darwin.
NT power prices to drop 5% on January 1
THE NT’s chief minister says power prices will come down by five per cent next year, as a no-confidence motion looms this week.
NT govt flags changes to electoral act
IN an effort to get more Territorians to turn up to vote at the next election, the NT government is proposing a raft of changes to the electoral act.
Tollner to leave NT politics with surplus
NT Treasurer David Tollner has made a big contribution to the NT and will leave politics with a budget in surplus, the chief minister says.
Darwin backpackers paid less than $5/hr
DARWIN backpackers have been paid less than $5 an hour, with the Fair Work Ombudsman fining a painting business $15,000 for exploitation.
Darwin fuel profits 10x Adelaide: ACCC
A REPORT on the Darwin fuel market by the ACCC says a lack of competition helped retailers reap profits almost 10 times that of those in Adelaide.
Boy, 2, dies after being crushed by tyre
A TODDLER in Katherine has died from injuries he suffered when a tyre fell on him at a local business.
Man left unconscious on Alice Springs road
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been assaulted by a group of teenage boys in Alice Springs and left unconscious on a road.
NT Attorney-General to retire
NT Attorney-General John Elferink has announced he won’t contest the next election, but said recent political scandals had nothing to do with it.
Prisoner dies in Darwin jail
AN 81-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder has been found dead in his cell at the Darwin jail, and police are investigating.
Researcher tackles NT respiratory disease
A DARWIN-BASED doctor who is tackling a chronic respiratory disease in indigenous communities has won a national grant to aid her research.
What’s going on in the NT parliament
WHY the Northern Territory government tried to sack the Speaker and the unusual turn of events in and outside parliament.
NT Speaker calls on MP to come clean
MEMBER for Arnhem Larisa Lee should tell her constituents why she is now supporting a government she previously lambasted, the NT Speaker says.
NT-Qld gas pipeline will grow north: govt
INCITEC Pivot has secured a 10-year gas supply deal and Jemena will build a pipeline from Tennant Creek in NT to Mount Isa in Queensland.
NT stands with Muslim community: Giles
THE NT’s chief minister has expressed his support for the Muslim community and urged Territorians to reject the hate ISIL is trying to incite.
Man charged with murder after NT stabbing
A GAPUWIYAK man has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally stabbing another man in a fight on the weekend.
NT man dies in stabbing
A MAN has been taken into custody after another man was stabbed to death in Arnhem Land.
LGBTIQ radio show takes on the world
AN indigenous radio show broadcasting for the LGBTIQ community is trying to make life easier for those living in remote and traditional communities.
Man dies in NT car crash
A MAN has been killed when his car caught fire after he crashed it into a drain in Nhulunbuy, southeast of Arnhem Land.
Cannabis haul worth $63k in NT
A MAN faces drug charges in the Northern Territory, accused of smuggling cannabis worth more than $60,000 from Adelaide.
Man allegedly hides meth in undies
A BIKIE associate has allegedly hidden methamphetamine in his undies during a flight from Melbourne to Darwin.
Woman dead in NT sobering-up shelter
A WOMAN has been found dead at a sobering up shelter in Darwin after being taken into protective custody by police.
Repeal NT paperless arrest law: Amnesty
AMNESTY International has called on the federal government to scrap the NT’s controversial paperless arrest laws after the High Court upheld them.
Six men in court over fatal NT spear brawl
ONE man has been charged with murder and five others are facing an array of charges over a fatal fight which killed two men on an NT island.
NT minister won’t resign for killer escape
NT Corrections Minister John Elferink says he won’t resign over the latest high-profile prison break as Labor calls for him to step down.
Endangered top end rat numbers plummet
THE population of the endangered black-footed tree rat, native to northern Australia, has dropped 40 per cent as researchers try to find a way to save it.
More arrests over NT spear deaths
TEN people have so far been arrested over the deaths of two men on Groote Eylandt after a spear fight sparked by a family feud.
Convicted NT murderer escapes work camp
A CONVICTED murderer has escaped a Nhulunbuy work camp and police are urging the public not to approach him if sighted.
Aust north must capitalise on Asian boom
AN international investment forum has showcased more than 100 projects for northern Australia but any concrete outcomes could be years away.
NT lawyers reject Daniel’s Law
THE Law Society NT says a proposed public register containing sex offenders’ details will have a negative effect on victims who may stop reporting crimes.
Seven arrested over NT spear deaths
SEVEN people have been arrested over the deaths of two men on Groote Eylandt after a spear fight sparked by a family feud.
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