Investigation released into NT cattleman’s chopper death
A beloved Katherine pastorialist’s fatal decision to board his helicopter on a smokey, moonless night has been investigated by the aviation watchdog.
Traffic and Crashes
Territory politician guilty of traumatising highway crash
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.
‘His life for an iced coffee’: Family weeps as drug driver faces court
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.
‘Fallen brother’: Tributes for young Darwin man trapped in sinking car
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.
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‘Moving pieces’ in chopper crash conspiracy investigation
The director of a helicopter company allegedly connected to Outback Wrangler star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson’s death has been handed evidence from the crash.
Man who allegedly buried hit-and-run victim to make plea
A mother and son allegedly conspired to bury a grandmother in a shallow, unmarked grave following a highway crash. Now the court has heard details of the young man’s driving history.
‘She’s still in my heart, I still cry’: Driver jailed for high-speed crash
A grieving family have revealed their suffering as the man who killed a much loved Territory mother was sentenced for manslaughter.
Chopper crash investigation reveals new findings
Mates on a scenic Territory adventure came face-to-face with disaster. Now the aviation safety watchdog has released their initial findings.
Police bust Darwin hoon with green thumb and lead foot
A dummies guide to growing cannabis were among the many items police seized during a Wagaman raid. See why a budding green thumb is in trouble with the courts.
Police appeal after woman rammed at Top End servo
Serious crime investigators are searching for a 28-year-old man who may hold the answers to a mystery surrounding an alleged hit and run.
’Splitting hairs’: Last ditch push to downgrade fatal crash charges
A young man who led police on a high-speed fatal chase through Darwin has claimed he was not ‘reckless’.
New appeal in Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson crash investigation
Police are calling for photos of a chopper involved in the fatal crash that killed the Outback Wrangler star.
Disturbing detail emerges in tragic remote fatal crash probe
The driver killed in a remote single-vehicle crash has been identified as police reveal a shock finding during their investigation.
Tribute for fallen cowboy Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson
Territory rodeo has paid tribute to Outback Wrangler crew member, Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson, who was killed on a crocodile egg collecting expedition. Watch the moving memorial here.
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