The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

Wanted man found hiding in yacht hull

A NSW fugitive will face extradition in the NT after police found him in Darwin inside the hull of a yacht that was about to set sail for Indonesia.

AAP · Jan 26, 2023

NSW fugitive arrested after being found hiding in hull of yacht in Darwin

Mark Horne is found by police after hiding below fuel tanks and pipes in the hull of a yacht destined to leave the country.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

Death-in-custody inquest begins into suicide of Aboriginal man Bernard Hector, 31, at Darwin Correctional Centre

At the start of a three-day inquest, the NT coroner has heard Bernard Hector, 31, threatened suicide when he was remanded in custody but was not considered at-risk at the time of his death six weeks later.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Katherine Mayor calls for second bridge in NT town prone to major flooding

Flooding across the north has highlighted the vulnerability of Australia's road network and in this small town, built on a flood plain with only one high-level bridge, concern is rising.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2023

Crocodile makes guest appearance in birdwatcher's photos on Darwin beach

Did you ever look back at a photo and see something you were not expecting? This woman was taking shots of birds on a Darwin beach while unbeknown to her, a two-metre saltwater crocodile sat just metres away.

ABC News · Jan 13, 2023

Darwin man, 53, arrested at Cullen Bay property by tactical police and detectives in morning bust

Photos show a 53-year-old man being arrested by Drug and Organised Crime squad detectives at a water-view home in one of the city's most expensive postcodes.

ABC News · Jan 12, 2023

Darwin shaken by earthquake off Indonesia

Residents across the Top End have been shaken awake by an earthquake off Indonesia, but authorities say there was no damage or injuries.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023

No risk of tsunami after northern Australia shaken by magnitude-7.6 Indonesia earthquake

Residents across northern Australia were awoken in the early hours of Tuesday morning after an earthquake struck near Indonesia. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is no risk of a tsunami.

ABC News · Jan 9, 2023

Men charged over NT drive-through standoff

Two men arrested at gunpoint by undercover police at a Darwin fast food drive-through are expected to face court over dozens of charges.

AAP · Jan 9, 2023