A Brisbane tradie who accrued significant debts playing poker has been jailed after becoming a cross-border mule to satisfy his creditors, slinging hundreds of grams of cocaine in Darwin and netting more than $136,000.
A new adventure park is weeks away from opening, with plans to bring beach volleyball to the Red Centre capital – and more. Find out how much it will cost to get in.
It was a day of dynasties at Kardinia Park in the GFNL grand final. See all the action from the under-18s, reserves and senior deciders.
Police are checking whether two vehicle thefts in Alice Springs overnight were related. Read what happened.
A prominent NT environment group has launched another legal challenge against fracking in the Beetaloo Basin, a week after a similar attempt was thrown out by the Supreme Court.
After the role sat vacant for four years, NT Health has finally found a nurse to provide immunisation services to Katherine’s eight schools, as well as helping to combat a vaping crisis at the town’s two high schools.
For almost a quarter of a century, Throb Nightclub delivered some of the city’s most colourful nights out. It may be gone but the evidence isn’t. Were you captured?
Step a decade back in time at Darwin’s first LGBTQIA+ friendly night life spot. See all the photos from Throb Nightclub in 2014.
Twelve months after a GFNL decider which was over at quarter time, South Barwon Mark Neeld says there are big signs his Swans are heading in the right direction despite another grand final loss.
All the action from yesterday’s AFL grand final celebrations in Geelong.
King Charles has embarked on a surprising new health regime to ensure he is in top condition ahead of his highly anticipated tour of Australia.
A fired up Rob Edwards brought the Cairns crowd to their feet during Taipans first home game of the season to claim their first win.
Woolies and Coles have copped heat on various fronts, including being sued by the ACCC, and now a class action lawyer says this should happen.
Kristy Drower’s husband threatened to kill her, choked her, pulled her hair, and once tied her up and sexually assaulted her in their bedroom. Now he’s in jail and she finally feels safe.
Israel’s military has claimed to have killed the leader during an air strike in Lebanon.
The world’s first commissioner targeting e-cigarettes and illicit tobacco has set her sights on ganglords making a quick buck smuggling vapes and illegal tobacco into Australia.
A European nation is considering outlawing “a conscious refusal to have children” and is even encouraging millions to have sex at work.
Don’t miss a moment of the biggest week in footy — from live coverage and analysis to Mark Knight’s iconic souvenir poster, we’ve got Grand Final week covered.
The foreign minister’s speech in New York has attracted criticism from multiple facets, including that it would have little bearing on the conflict in the middle east.
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.
Pakenham MP Emma Vulin has opened up for the first time about her battle with “the Beast”, motor neurone disease, and says while sometimes things get overwhelming, “there’s still so much stuff to be done”.
WA police are appealing to the public for information about a man who was found dead along the Victoria Hwy nine years ago, and they say he’s from the NT. find out more.
Territorians will get the chance to get up close to some of our Olympic and Paralympic heroes in Darwin for a special welcome home celebration. Find out who’s coming up.
The spread of a variant of bird flu could be ‘catastrophic’ to the Tasmanian devil and eagles if it reaches Australia. Here’s why.
Paramedics have advised a helicopter is on its way to transport a teen who fell from a rock at Alligator Creek this afternoon and was unable to move.
Grand final fever is well and truly alive in the Red Centre – ignited by a visit from on of Australia’s sporting holy grails. Find out more.
A former Australian women’s rugby union star has given unique insight into her Queensland Country Orchids side as they prepare to make amends from their 2023 Australian Rugby Shield heartbreak.
The Prime Minister says “customers don’t deserve to be treated as fools” after the findings of the largest supermarket inquiry in 15 years.
The Prime Minister says “customers don’t deserve to be treated as fools” after the findings of the largest supermarket inquiry in 15 years.
Self-confessed 26-year-old virgin Oliver Hetherington-Page is hitting Townsville with a cabaret that pulls no punches — tackling autism, love, and life with humour and heart.
A routine trip to the doctor to see about six-year-old Ashton Epthorp’s cough turned into a two-year crusade against cancer, including a nine-month hospital stay, for the Epthorp family.
NSW nurses say they were subjected to verbal abuse from “Boomers” driving past while they were holding rallies, calling for better pay.
A Leopold player is set for more grand final heartbreak, whle another Lion has also been named as an emergency. See the updated teams for the GFNL grand final here.
Shuquan Liu, a doctor who once treated former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, has been booted from the profession.
A young Aboriginal man from a camp off the Victoria Highway has been jailed for bashing his partner and torching his grandmother’s house. His backstory of abuse, poverty and neglect is depressingly familiar.
The NT’s liquor commission has ruled it is “in the public interest” for a brewery to continue take away alcohol sales on banned days – a move an alcohol action group wants changed. Find out why.
A school in the Red Centre capital wants the community to know “we exist” – as they educate youth who “disenfranchised from more traditional approaches to education”.
The best regional swimmers from across the country will battle it out in the 2024 Country Swimming Championships at Parap Pool. Check out which swimmers to keep an eye on.
It was the night of nights for the Northern Pride as a young gun was crowned the Player of the Year as he chases an NRL debut in 2025.
Former Treasurer Joe Hockey has appeared to lend his support to the Coalition’s election pledge to build seven nuclear energy plants.
The Cairns Taipans will need to overcome the ‘mental hurdle’ of last Saturday’s heavy defeat by Illawarra as they prepare for a fired up Adelaide 36ers in the clubs first home game of the season.
A highly controversial housing policy Labor is considering would have a brutal effect upon a million Aussies, it’s argued.
A healing ceremony has been held in honour of the three US Marines who perished in last year’s tragic Melville Island Osprey crash, with one mother saying her “spiritual” son would have loved the occasion.
The Miles Government is offering fishos the chance to land their share of $400,000 for community-focused projects that promote and develop sustainable fishing practices.
A man ran from police despite the officers targeting a separate offender – then tried to hide a bag with drugs and thousands of dollars inside at a busy Townsville repair shop.
Footage has emerged of a truckie travelling down a busy motorway with law-breaking modifications to their rig.
A highly controversial housing policy Labor is considering would have a brutal effect upon a million Aussies, it’s argued.
A North Ward restaurant owner fears his lunch traffic will drop by half if parking meters are rolled out in the area as he joins others begging councillors to overturn their decision.
A 30yo North Queensland man has been arrested for running a text message phishing scam, allegedly tricking victims into clicking on fake websites and stealing their money and personal information. WATCH THE VIDEO
An Aussie mayor’s creepy AI fail has gone viral – but according to Caleb Bond, it hides a very sinister truth we all need to wake up to.
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