Darwin woman dies with COVID-19, 34th coronavirus-related death in the NT A Darwin woman in her 60s has died at Royal Darwin Hospital with COVID-19, as the NT today reports 503 new cases. ABC News · Mar 30, 2022
Australasian College of Dermatologists launches trials to help shorten regional waiting lists for skin specialists Australia may be known as 'a sunburnt country', but dermatologists and skin cancer checks are hard to come by in regional areas. ABC News · Mar 28, 2022
Darwin whiz-kid Peter Susanto, at the age of just 15, begins medical degree at Charles Darwin University At the age of just 15, Darwin's Peter Susanto has already started university where he's studying to save lives. ABC News · Mar 25, 2022
NT traditional owners take legal action over Santos's Barossa gas project north of Darwin Tiwi and Larrakia elders fear their sea country could be impacted by Santos's Barossa gas project in the NT, one of the biggest developments announced in the Australian oil and gas sector in recent years. ABC News · Mar 22, 2022
Moment man slammed 20kg weight on gymgoer's head after pretending to fall over WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Shane William Ryan, 33, from a city close to Darwin in Australia, has been jailed for 19 months after he carried out a 'disturbing and motiveless attack' on a fellow gymgoer he was said to have a 'friendly' and 'amicable' relationship with Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022
River project to boost Darwin water supply A proposed water storage project on the Adelaide River could secure Darwin's water security for the next 50 years, the Northern Territory government says. AAP · Mar 22, 2022
Darwin man in his 60s dies with COVID as NT records 341 new cases There are now 14 patients in NT hospitals with coronavirus and one patient in intensive care. ABC News · Mar 22, 2022
A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means Politicians, environmentalists, traditional owners and gas company representatives will be in Darwin for a public hearing into the Beetaloo Basin. Here's what it's all about. ABC News · Mar 21, 2022
Yuendumu community comes together for strength and mourning following acquittal of Zachary Rolfe Anguish, grief, strength, spirit. This is how a desert community "let everything out" hours after NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. ABC News · Mar 19, 2022
First Islamic school in the NT opens its doors at Darwin’s Berrimah Shaikh Abdul Quddoos Azhari had long been dreaming about opening an Islamic school in the Northern Territory. Now, his dreams have finally come true. ABC News · Mar 16, 2022
NT WorkSafe charges Darwin construction company with industrial manslaughter A Darwin construction company faces a maximum penalty of $10 million and its sole director could be jailed for up to five years after a worker was killed when a chain allegedly recoiled into him during a towing operation. ABC News · Mar 14, 2022
Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022
Football to continue at Darwin's Marrara Stadium while ICAC investigates safety compliance issues The AFL Northern Territory has confirmed "football will go ahead as planned this weekend" while the anti-corruption watchdog investigates safety compliance issues at Marrara Stadium. ABC News · Mar 10, 2022
ICAC investigating NT government over safety compliance issues at Darwin's Marrara Stadium The Northern Territory's anti-corruption watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the NT government over a stadium that could be in breach of the Building Act. ABC News · Mar 10, 2022
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 Indigenous advocate calls for independent investigation into NT Police shooting in Palmerston, near Darwin A Darwin-born Indigenous activist believes "genuine fear" is rippling through the community after an Aboriginal teenager was shot multiple times by police on Tuesday in a suburb south of Darwin.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022 NT police say officer fired gun six times at Indigenous man allegedly armed with a spear Nineteen-year-old fighting for his life in Darwin hospital after incident at Palmerston on Tuesday morning
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 Body found inside Humpty Doo property that caught fire, say NT emergency services A body has been found inside a property that caught fire this afternoon in Humpty Doo, about 40km southeast of Darwin, say Northern Territory emergency services.
AAP · Mar 9, 2022 Officer fired six shots in Darwin incident Police have confirmed six shots were fired at a man involved in a confrontation with police near Darwin on Tuesday.
ABC News · Mar 9, 2022 Indigenous man, 19, shot at six times by police in alleged confrontation near Darwin remains in critical condition The 19-year-old man involved in a confrontation with police in Palmerston yesterday was shot at six times after allegedly threatening officers with a spear, according to NT Police.
AAP · Mar 8, 2022 Police shooting critically injures NT man Northern Territory police say a man is in hospital after an incident at Palmerston, near Darwin, that involved officers firing a number of shots.
ABC News · Mar 8, 2022 Indigenous man in critical condition after police shooting near Darwin An Indigenous man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by police during an incident south of Darwin this morning.
ABC News · Mar 7, 2022 Scott Morrison says the government had no authority to reject or approve the leasing of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company. Is that correct? Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government had "no authority" to approve or reject the lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company in 2015. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
ABC News · Mar 4, 2022 From Darwin, Yuliia helped her mother escape Zaporizhzhia, its under-fire nuclear power station, and the Ukraine-Russia war From Darwin, Yuliia Shchedrovska has been planning her mother's escape from the city of Zaporizhzhia for days. She got out just before war arrived at the city's nuclear power plant.
ABC News · Mar 4, 2022 Darwin shooter Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann's new legal team argue murderer is not of sound mind The judge presiding over the sentencing of a man who killed four people in a shooting spree across Darwin has adjourned the matter to determine whether the murderer is mentally fit to proceed.
ABC News · Mar 3, 2022 COVID cluster grows at Darwin's Regis Tiwi aged care facility as the NT records three deaths, fall in hospital admissions The facility records almost 20 coronavirus cases, with the majority among residents, as the NT records 559 new cases and another increase in COVID-related deaths.