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The pilgrims, led by their Guru, 'circumbulate' the rock. Inside the three day Drukpa Buddhist pilgrimage to Uluru, July 2025. Picture: Gera Kazakov

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Kung Fu nuns, the ‘rupture’, and a guru: Inside Buddhists’ Uluru pilgrimage

Did you know a group of Kung Fu nuns – and more than 300 Buddhists – believe their Buddha is in Uluru? Neither did we, so when they went on their latest pilgrimage, we tagged along.

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Darwin sisters Kate Cheon-Wing and Emma Pollard had to undergo kidney transplants when they were little and share their stories for DonateLife week in 2025.

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‘New lease of life’: Darwin sisters share importance of organ donation

A pair of Darwin sisters have been given multiple second chances at life through Australian organ donors. This is their incredible story.

Owner of Stomp Shoes on Knuckey Street Gella Catis and employee Amanda Guerin. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Darwin Cup Carnival 2025: Your guide to last minute fashion

From Sarah Lyn on Bagot Road to Attitude for Men and Pinkhill on Knuckey Street, Darwin’s trend setters share this Darwin Cup Carnival season’s secrets.

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Ugandan-born Emmanuel Okumu was admitted to Darwin Supreme Court on July 22, 2025 with friends and family present. Picture: Darcy Fitzgerald

‘I have fallen in love with the NT’: Story of a Ugandan-born lawyer

This Ugandan-born lawyer has overcome a lifetime of obstacles to finally get admitted to law in the Northern Territory. Read his story.

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The whereabouts of the four Chinese asylum-seekers who were dumped on a remote island in Australia's north remain unknown.

Trembling in fear: Men fleeing communist China dumped on remote NT island

After floating at sea in the scorching sun for several days, four Chinese asylum seekers were dumped by smugglers and forced to stomp through low-tide waters and the bush. The NT News followed their footsteps.

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Bowel Cancer survivor Todd McManus. Picture: Contributed.

Fight of his life: How a 24-year-old rugby player beat bowel cancer

A young and fit aspiring professional rugby player endured 510 days of hell as he fought the toughest battle of his life: bowel cancer. Watch the sit-down interview here.

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Widgee Nelson, photographed during a 1912 Federal Parliamentary visit, captioned âThe lady who served us tea at Adelaide Riverâ (Library and Archives NT, James Pinkerton Campbell, PH0100-0071)

From the Top End to SA: Untold stories shared in new book on railway history

Russians, railways, bridge thefts, and more – one author’s 20-year project on the untold history of the railways between Darwin and Adelaide has hit the shelves of Territory book stores.

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Jen Stewart, Matthew Turner and Shane 'Nugget' Aylet at The Granites Mine mill, Tanami Mine, Northern Territory, August 2024. Picture: Gera Kazakov

Heart of gold: Life on site at Australia’s most remote mine

With the NT News being given unprecedented access to the Territory’s largest gold mine, take a peek behind the scenes – and meet some of the characters who make the mine tick.

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New Palmerston mother Kelsey with her three-month-old Charlotte, the Territory's first locally conceived and delivered surrogate baby. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Meet Charlotte – 18 months ago, she wouldn’t have been born here

This Palmerston newborn is like any other: she is ringed with baby fat and her skin is tissue-soft. But she’s also different – she is the Territory’s first locally conceived and delivered surrogate baby.

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Bob Lawrence volunteer at Bendigo Lifeline . Picture:Rob Leeson.

‘You can’t pick what calls you answer’: Crisis hotline calltaker tells all

Bob started volunteering at Lifeline after a friend died from suicide. 25 years later, he is still on the line talking to people considering ending their lives. This is what he’s learnt.

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Yipirinya School principal and Alice Springs Town Council member Dr Gavin Morris. Picture: Jason Walls

‘Buckets of money disappearing’: Where does it all go?

As the federal government gets ready to hand out $4bn in remote housing funding over the coming decade, questions linger for those on the ground about where the ‘buckets of money’ all go.

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St John Ambulance NT's director of ambulance services Andrew Thomas treats Vera at Stuart Park as Sammy watches on. Picture: Alex Treacy

Stabbings, assaults: Entering the Friday night war zone with St John

It is 7pm on a Friday night and St John Ambulance NT already has 18 jobs banked up, all bar one of which are stabbings, assaults, or mental health related. They are in for a long night, writes Alex Treacy.

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NT Police man Zach Rolfe outside NT Supreme Court Picture: Glenn Campbell

Explained: Kumanjayi Walker inquest, Zach Rolfe to testify

After months of hearings, an inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will finally hear from the only man still alive who knows exactly what happened – Zachary Brian Rolfe.

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The biggest moments from the NT business world for 2023

Court cases that halted development, changes to legislation for business hours and exciting new investments all occured in the second half of 2023. Read about the biggest moments for NT industries.

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