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Defence says 30 kilograms of toxic PFAS is still flowing into creeks in Darwin each year

Recent studies reveal 30 kilograms of PFAS is making its way off the Darwin RAAF Base into popular creeks each year, as Defence embarks on a major operation to mitigate potential health risks.

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Man dies in fatal single vehicle crash at Knuckey Lagoon, just outside Darwin

Northern Territory Police say the man died after his vehicle crashed about 4am this morning.

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Santos to pause drilling in Barossa gas field north of the Tiwi Islands pending federal court decision

Santos says it will temporarily pause its expansion of a multi-billion-dollar gas project in Northern Territory gas fields following a challenge by Tiwi traditional owners.

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Federal government opens 46,000 sq km for offshore oil and gas exploration

The oil and gas industry will have access to another 46,758 square kilometres of Commonwealth waters, with two new offshore greenhouse gas storage areas also approved.

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Supplies return to NT hospitals after fire

Northern Territory health service has lifted a code brown alert for Darwin hospitals as stocks return following a warehouse fire.

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Elders 'not consulted' on NT gas project

Legal action by traditional owners from the Tiwi Islands to stop Santos' offshore drilling for a massive gas project is winding up in the Federal Court.

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Darwin Port review will examine potential 'impropriety' in lease to Chinese-owned firm Landbridge, Labor MP says

A Labor MP says a federal review will examine whether there was any "impropriety" in the $506 million deal, as the Defence Minister reveals he has not seen the former government's national security assessment of the port.

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Legal challenge by Aboriginal traditional owners to Santos' Barossa gas project hears evidence on Tiwi Islands

Traditional owners on the remote Tiwi Islands have given evidence in a special beachside federal court hearing, in a bid to stop a major Santos gas project from going ahead.

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NT gas project 'threatens turtle species'

A Federal Court hearing into the national gas regulator's approval of a massive offshore gas project has resumed in Darwin with evidence from a marine ranger.

AAP

Overland Telegraph Line remembered as significant feat with complex history on 150th anniversary

At the time, a wire through the centre of Australia was touted as one of the country's greatest accomplishments. But for First Nations people, it took a gruelling toll.

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Port of Newcastle says security not a problem as Chinese ownership of Darwin port flares again

Security concerns over port control

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Emergency warning for Darwin bushfire

A bushfire may threaten lives and homes in Darwin where authorities have issued an emergency warning for locals to leave if it's safe to or shelter indoors.

AAP

NT Health says hospitals have enough backup supplies after huge medical supply warehouse blaze

A massive fire that tore through a medical supplies warehouse in Darwin has triggered a "system-wide" response from the Northern Territory health department.

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The Overland Telegraph Line revolutionised Australia 150 years ago and broke its extreme isolation

It was the internet before the internet and it changed the country forever, built in a race against the clock and the harsh elements of the outback to connect Australia to the globe.

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Song and dance in bush court over Santos

Tiwi Island traditional owners have sung and danced as they gave evidence to a bush court hearing a case about a massive Northern Territory gas project.

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NT Health issues highest alert after fire

A Darwin warehouse fire has potentially destroyed crucial hospital supplies with Top End health authorities now on high alert.

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The Northern Territory's 'Aboriginal queen', Nellie Camfoo, on race, love and the children that were taken

Ms Camfoo's story offers an insight into life as aboriginal woman in the 20th century, from being displaced from her land and helping with the war effort, to being unable to marry without a permit.

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Two sides of the wire: how the Overland Telegraph brought colonial triumph and Aboriginal devastation

The project connected Australia to the world 150 years ago, but central Australia’s Aboriginal communities paid a terrible price

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Second woman charged over alleged abduction of five-year-old Grace Hughes after little girl handed over to police

A 35-year-old woman has been charged and remanded in custody a day after the young girl was returned to police following her alleged abduction in Darwin.

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Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

Featuring high-stakes training scenarios and up to 100 fighter jets from across the world, the Royal Australian Air Force's biggest international training exercise is back after a four-year hiatus.

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Northern Territory Police say they have found allegedly abducted girl Grace Hughes

Northern Territory police have located five-year-old Darwin girl Grace Hughes, who has been missing for nearly a fortnight.

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NT domestic violence sector repeats calls for needs-based funding after one-off $10.7 million federal boost

A one-off, $10.7 million funding boost for Northern Territory domestic violence services falls dramatically short of what is needed, according to women operating shelters from Darwin to Alice Springs.

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Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

AAP

Voluntary income management key: inquiry

A federal parliamentary committee examining the abolition of the cashless debit card has heard evidence in Darwin on Wednesday.

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Woman faces court charged with child abduction as Darwin girl Grace Hughes, 5, and mother remain missing

A woman charged with child abduction in relation to the disappearance of five-year-old Darwin girl Grace Hughes has faced court.

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