The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

Darwin shaken by magnitude-6.2 earthquake in Banda Sea

Darwin has been shaken after an earthquake in the Banda Sea was felt across the Top End region.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

Sydney entrepreneur Andrew Spira denied bail in NT court after allegedly attempting to obtain illegal passport to flee the country

Andrew Spira's lawyers argued he was "deranged" when he allegedly lodged an application for a passport at the Darwin passport office, telling officials his old one had been stolen when in fact it had been surrendered to police in NSW.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

CCTV in Declan Laverty murder case suppressed to avoid 'court of public opinion'

CCTV footage from the Darwin bottle shop where Declan Laverty was allegedly murdered is suppressed by the court after a request from prosecution and defence lawyers.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

NT government accused of lying about meeting climate condition before it greenlit ‘carbon bomb’ Beetaloo fracking

Advocates claim new documents are proof the NT government lied when it claimed it had met all climate risk conditions for the massive new gas project

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Dr Ella Stack, mayor who guided Darwin through Cyclone Tracy aftermath, dies aged 94

A trailblazer across medicine and local politics, Dr Stack was one of Darwin's first doctors to open a private general practice and the city's first female mayor.

ABC News · May 22, 2023

Lachie Weller knocking for crucial Suns' Darwin double

Lachie Weller has been missed by Gold Coast as he overcomes a knee injury that could keep him sidelined for crucial back-to-back Darwin games.

AAP · May 22, 2023

How is Australia trying to sell a major gas expansion? By badging it ‘sustainable’

Before Labor invests $1.5bn in Darwin harbour’s Middle Arm precinct, it needs to look beyond the spin

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Man stabbed outside Darwin Beachfront Hotel treated for punctured lung

A man is left with a punctured lung after being stabbed outside the Darwin Beachfront Hotel, where he was earlier removed.

ABC News · May 18, 2023

Qantas Passengers Can Now Buy ‘Neighbour-Free’ Seats For As Little As $30 If You Need Ur Space

Flying is probably one of the most uncomfortable forms of transport for most people. You’re squished up like sardines in a metal flying contraption that’s a thousand feet in the sky with nowhere to go, leaving you with aching butt cheeks.Well, for passengers who chose to fly with Qantas, the…

Pedestrian.tv · May 18, 2023

Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show

Exclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2023