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Bail laws crack down halts court as arrests explode

Police have made 31 arrests in 24 hours after major changes to bail laws, causing courts to grind to a stop, leaving authorities scrambling for solutions.

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Matt Wright co-accused convicted for destroying phone

Michael Burbidge has been fined for destroying a phone after the chopper crash that killed Chris Wilson, who appeared with him on the Outback Wrangler series.

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Man faces court accused of fatally stabbing partner

A 56-year-old man has faced court charged with fatally stabbing his partner, who police said entered a Darwin hotel seeking help for her injuries.

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NT Supreme Court dismisses appeal by 'sovereign tribal man' who claimed he was not subject to the law

David Alan Cole was charged with multiple offences related to an anti-vaccination protest in Darwin, but argued the case could not proceed because Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws don't apply to him.

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Anti-vaccination protester who trashed former Chief Minister Michael Gunner's office handed suspended sentence

Paul Holland, 47, pleaded guilty to damaging property, unlawful entry and being armed with an offensive weapon during the attack in July last year.

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TV star Matt Wright does not have to wear electronic monitoring device, Darwin judge rules

The Netflix star, who is facing multiple charges in relation to an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash in Arnhem Land last year, will be allowed to contact a further nine individuals after changes were made to his bail conditions.

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Celebrity crocodile wrangler, former police officer, helicopter pilot face court over fatal crash

Prosecutors in the case against Matt Wright will make an application to vary his bail conditions by "three words" on Friday, the Darwin Local Court hears as his case is mentioned alongside a pilot and a former police officer also charged in relation a 2022 helicopter crash.

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Men arrested by Northern Territory Police at gunpoint outside Coolalinga Hungry Jack's charged over alleged crime spree

Northern Territory police allege one of the men had breached parole and threatened residents at a home with a crossbow and shotgun before the dramatic arrest in Coolalinga.

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Charges over diners hurt by gas 'fireball'

NT Worksafe has charged the operators of a Darwin restaurant with work health and safety breaches over a "fireball" incident which injured five patrons.

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Four Indonesian men found fishing for sharks in Australian waters fined almost $20,000 in Darwin local court

A court has been told four men were charged after being seen in waters off the West Australian Kimberley coast just six days after Australian navy crew members had previously asked them to leave.

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Patient at Royal Darwin Hospital allegedly sexually assaulted by man pretending to be clinical staff

A man in his 30s is accused of sexually assaulting the Darwin hospital patient after allegedly pretending to be a member of clinical staff.

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Fifth charged over NT girl's abduction

Police have charged a fifth person with abducting a five-year-old girl who went missing in the Northern Territory for almost a fortnight.

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Darwin mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann's lawyer withdraws services in alleged 'hot water' prison assault case

Mass shooter Benjamin Hoffmann may be unrepresented in an upcoming court case over an alleged prison assault, after his lawyer withdrew due to ongoing funding issues.

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Two women, including police officer, face Darwin court on separate charges of disclosing information

A Northern Territory Police officer and another woman have had their cases heard in court for the first time, separately accused of disclosing confidential information.

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Ute strike on pedestrian at Darwin hotel stemmed from Wadeye unrest, NT police allege

Three men have been charged after a pedestrian was allegedly struck by a stolen car in Darwin, in an incident police allege stemmed from ongoing unrest in the remote community of Wadeye.

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Case of man charged with murder over Cutta Cutta Caves shooting could move to NT Supreme Court

A man accused of fatally shooting another man near the Top End town of Katherine has appeared in court via videolink, before the case is likely moved to the Supreme Court.

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Developer Michael Anthony who failed to remove construction waste from Darwin Harbour loses Supreme Court appeal

In a long-running environmental protection case, a prominent developer who failed to remove thousands of cubic metres of construction waste dumped in Darwin Harbour has lost a Supreme Court bid to avoid a $300,000 fine.

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Darwin shooter Benjamin Hoffmann accused of 'hot water' assault on inmate in prison

The man who killed four people during a shooting spree through Darwin in 2019 has today faced Darwin Local Court on an unrelated aggravated assault charge allegedly involving a fellow prisoner.

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Northern Territory Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne could face six week trial over Abuse of Office charge

Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne has appeared in court, accused of abusing her office by attempting to hire a friend.

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Prosecutors ordered to serve evidence against Indigenous man shot by Northern Territory police, charged with assault

Prosecutors have been ordered to hand over police statements and body-worn footage of the police shooting of an Indigenous man who has been charged with assaulting officers.

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AFL grand final border breacher Mark Babbage pleads guilty in NT court, avoids more jail time

A Melbourne man who falsified Northern Territory documents to attend the AFL grand final in Perth has been handed a six-month suspended sentence.

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