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Fia WalshPolitical Reporter

Fia Walsh is political reporter for the NT News, based in Darwin. She started her journalism career as an inaugural News Corp Australia national cadet and has worked at The Australian, Courier-Mail, Sky News, and the Cairns Post. She can be contacted at fia.walsh@news.com.au

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Travel

Bec Hyslop, Flynn Hyslop, Jill Hyslop, Tully Hyslop, Lonnie Hyslop and Quinn Hyslop have been announced as the $10,000 winners of the NT Million Road Trip. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

‘Thrilled’: Victoria family wins NT Million Dollar Road Trip

A pair of teachers taking their family on an epic road trip around the country will take home a hefty cash prize just for holidaying in the Northern Territory. Find out how.

Police & Courts

Moulden Oval was burned after cracker night disrupting Northern Sharks training.

Woman allegedly sexually attacked by stranger at Top End oval

Police have arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of allegedly sexually assaulting a woman unknown to him at a popular Top End sports oval that’s home to a rugby union club. Read what happened.

Politics

Palmerston Bus Interchange. Picture: Annabel Bowles

Safety screens installed on all Territory buses

All buses in Darwin and Alice Springs now have safety screens installed, in an effort to protect drivers on the job, marking a win for the transport safety union.

Police & Courts

A Darwin subcontractor faces months of rehabilitation after being crushed by a 1.2 tonne bundle of steel beams while standing beside this trailer in late September 2023. Picture: NT Worksafe

Top End business, executives face $3.4m fines after worker crushed

WorkSafe has slapped the local company with multiple breaches after a contractor was crushed as a 1.2 tonne load slipped from a forklift.

Death Notices and Funerals

‘Cherished in so many hearts’: Nick Dondas remembered at state memorial

Loved ones have remembered Nick Dondas AM as a committed community leader, larger than life character, and ‘one of the Territory greats’.

News

Generic imagery of Police. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Man to be charged with DV murder after NT woman’s death

Police will charge a 68-year-old man with murdering his partner at a Katherine home. Read the latest update from police.

Politics

Barkly Regional Council 2024 candidate Sid Vashist, a former councillor, will become mayor after winning more than half of the primary votes. Picture: Facebook

Winners confirmed for Barkly council election

After the entire council was dismissed for widespread failures and unmanaged conflicts of interest, here’s who will be leading the Barkly Regional Council’s fresh start.

Fishing

Cameron Hartley Senior Aquacoultre technician releases 500 Golden Snapper fingerlings into the water and thousands more into the harbour to study the fish and try to reinvigorate the population. Pic Katrina Bridgeford.

Troubled waters for golden snapper as numbers fall off a cliff

One of Top End fishos’ favourite catches is in troubled waters, a newly released study has concluded, with stocks in greater Darwin declining to just a fifth of its original numbers. The CLP says it will act.

What's On

Darwin Symphony Orchestra DSO Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Jonathan Tooby has announced 2025 will be his last season with the orchestra. Picture: Hannah Herbert/Supplied.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra hits the road in 2025

From Beethoven to Bernstein to My Sharona, the DSO’s 2025 program has something for everyone, as it tours the Territory for the first time in a decade. Here’s what to expect.

Politics

Interim Territory Coordinator Stuart Knowles.

‘Game-changing legislation’: Former gas exec named as Territory Coordinator

Minister Maley announced consultation has opened on the Territory Coordinator’s proposed exemption powers, with a long term local tasked with the top job.

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