A Darwin driving instructor with a language barrier was filmed by cops on his knees offering to pay an ‘on-the-spot’ fine. See why a panicked miscommunication meant he was hit with a bribery charge.
A young man who dragged a Territory grandmother’s body into a shallow grave in an attempt to cover up a gruesome hit and run has lodged an appeal over his punishment. Warning: Distressing.
The federal maritime safety watchdog has launched an investigation after an ferry fire led to 184 people being rescued off the Northern Territory coast.
The national work safety investigator is looking into a chopper incident in Kakadu National Park where rotor blades ‘clipped’ a rock face and forced a pilot into a hard landing.
Netflix star Matt Wright is fighting to avoid a high-profile Supreme Court trial over an alleged conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the wake of a fatal chopper crash.
A person has died and three more have been injured in a horror crash near Pine Creek. Read the latest.
The Top End community have shown their support for the family of Eddie Wosomo, who tragically died in a car accident last month – with funds flowing to support his young family.
A young woman who was fatally hit by a ute on an remote road has been remembered by her community as a ‘beautiful, kind hearted soul’.
Two people have died and a third is fighting for life after a crash in Kakadu National Park ahead of the Easter long weekend.
A man is due to face court after he was charged with the alleged hit and run death of a 20-year-old in the Red Centre.
A beloved Katherine pastorialist’s fatal decision to board his helicopter on a smokey, moonless night has been investigated by the aviation watchdog.
An Alice Springs health worker has said she suffers from ongoing panic attacks months after Alice Springs politician Josh Burgoyne smashed into her ute on the Stuart Highway.
A Territory grandfather wept and hid his face in his hands as the court watched CCTV of him driving his ute into an 11-year-old boy, fatally crushing him against the wall of a Palmerston supermarket.
The Top End community has rallied around the family of a young man, whose horror final moments were spent trapped in a sinking car following a rollover near Dundee Downs.
Police have identified the man killed after a motorcycle struck him on the outskirts of Alice Springs, as major crash investigators call for witnesses in the wake of the Territory’s first fatal crash of the year.
A simple decision could have meant the difference between life and death for a 41-year-old woman, as police investigate a horror remote crash.
A senior Territory cop told fellow officers that a woman who complained about her conduct was being ‘vindictive’, after allegedly running the civilian off the road, confiscating her keys and licence and pushing her.
Up to 400 people could be headed to the remote community of Lajamanu to gather and grieve a family of six, including four sisters, involved in the horrific Pine Creek crash.
A remote Territory community has been plunged into grief, mourning six lives lost in the Territory’s worst fatal car crash in 16 years. See the tributes to the Big Rivers family.
Police believe four children were among the family of six killed in a horrific ‘fireball’ explosion after a head-on collision in a 130km/h zone, in one of the worst crashes in NT history. WARNING: DISTRESSING
GRAPHIC WARNING: Witnesses have described the horror scene at the Territory’s worst road disaster in years after six people including four children were killed on the Stuart Highway. Read the latest.
An analysis of thousands of insurance claims has revealed the worst roads in the Territory. See how your suburb ranks.
Territory agencies have been ousted from the investigation into a fatal military aircraft crash over the Tiwi Islands.
For 10 days Territorians will be given the opportunity to share their messages of love, grief and solidarity with the families of the slain US Marines.
A Minister has walked back her testimony to a parliamentary committee after describing a teen’s suicide and a boy’s fatal crash as ‘medical’ incidents.
The four men killed in a fiery high-speed crash at Howard Springs have been formally identified. WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES.
Police have arrested a man who allegedly approached a group of people with an edged weapon in Casuarina.
A Territory family was taken to hospital following a rollover on the Arnhem Highway
POLICE WRAP: Police have charged a group of kids over a string of break ins spanning a number of suburbs.
Police are responding to reports of two trucks blocking the Stuart Highway in both directions in Central Australia.
Traffic delays are expected after a trailer flipped and spilled diesel on the Carpentaria Hwy.
Multiple people have had to be treated by paramedics after a string of crashes across the Top End.
A Darwin community has been left shattered by the tragic death of a young man, after a 22-year-old man died at the scene of a crash between a motorcycle and a 4WD on the Stuart Highway in the rural area.
Two 18-year-old tourists have suffered serious injuries when their car’s tyre blew out causing it to flip and roll, and then erupt into flames 160km from Darwin.
A major disaster has been miraculously avoided when a Toyota Hilux sped through multiple lanes of Bagot Rd peak-hour traffic, freakishly managing to miss a multitude of packed-together vehicles. WATCH THE INCREDIBLE VIDEO here.
Roads are clear following a motorcycle crash along the Stuart Hwy.
Travelling on the Stuart Hwy over the next few days? Expect delays, say NT Police.
THE Stuart Highway has been opened after it was closed in both directions following a crash in the outback.
Three vehicles have been involved in a serious, high speed crash at a Stuart Hwy intersection in the Darwin rural area overnight.
Five cars crashed on Tiger Brennan Dr near Charles Darwin National Park causing major delays during peak-hour traffic today.
A 71-year-old motorcyclist has sadly died from his injuries following a serious crash on McMillans Road on Sunday.
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