Police & CourtsA 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.
Police & CourtsA 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.
Northern TerritoryThe federal maritime safety watchdog has launched an investigation after an ferry fire led to 184 people being rescued off the Northern Territory coast.
Northern TerritoryThe 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.
Police & CourtsNetflix 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.
UpdatedPolice & CourtsA person has died and three more have been injured in a horror crash near Pine Creek. Read the latest.
Death Notices and FuneralsThe 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.
NewsA 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’.
Police & CourtsTwo people have died and a third is fighting for life after a crash in Kakadu National Park ahead of the Easter long weekend.
Police & CourtsA 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.
Northern TerritoryA beloved Katherine pastorialist’s fatal decision to board his helicopter on a smokey, moonless night has been investigated by the aviation watchdog.
VIDEOPolice & CourtsAn 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.
Police & CourtsA 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.
Death Notices and FuneralsThe 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 & CourtsPolice 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.
Police & CourtsA simple decision could have meant the difference between life and death for a 41-year-old woman, as police investigate a horror remote crash.
Police & CourtsA 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.
Death Notices and FuneralsUp 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.
Northern TerritoryA 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.
Northern TerritoryPolice 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
Northern TerritoryGRAPHIC 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.
Northern TerritoryAn analysis of thousands of insurance claims has revealed the worst roads in the Territory. See how your suburb ranks.
Police & CourtsTerritory agencies have been ousted from the investigation into a fatal military aircraft crash over the Tiwi Islands.
Death Notices and FuneralsFor 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.
PoliticsA 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.