The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

NT senator says Darwin dog returned positive rapid test in first Australian canine Covid case

Sam McMahon, who is also a vet, is satisfied with the accuracy of the dog’s result, but others question the test’s reliability

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

NT Senator Sam McMahon claims to have diagnosed Australia's first canine COVID infection in Darwin dog

A pet dog in Darwin that developed a "loud cough" after its owner became infected with coronavirus could be Australia's first COVID-19 case in a canine, claims Northern Territory senator and vet Sam McMahon.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Qantas extends Darwin-London flights

Qantas has extended until at least June its direct flights from Darwin to London amid continued doubts over when WA will reopen its borders.

AAP · Feb 15, 2022

Melbourne man who faked documents to attend Perth AFL match pleads guilty, avoids more jail time in the NT

A Melbourne man who lied his way across two states to attend the AFL grand final in Perth last year avoids more jail time after pleading guilty in a Darwin court.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

"Lake Macquarie has been invisible ... I want to make generational change"

Mr Sattler drove innovation technologies in his last role at the City of Darwin

Newcastle Herald · Feb 8, 2022

Murder-accused NT policeman 'confident'

A Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager has arrived at Darwin Supreme Court and says he "feels very confident".

AAP · Feb 6, 2022

Pineapple chunks and frozen fish? Isolated Top End worries about where the next meal's coming from

When the Sharps ordered groceries from COVID isolation in Darwin this week and all they could get was a tin of pineapple chunks, they and the rest of the Top End realised they had a serious problem.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

‘He fought his whole life’: independence advocate who fled persecution dies from Covid-19

John Souisa steered refugees to safety and never stopped campaigning for Moluccan freedom

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022

Holocaust museum set for Darwin

A Holocaust museum will be established in Darwin with financial support from the federal government.

AAP · Feb 1, 2022

NT cafes struggling with scarcity of fresh produce as flooding on the Stuart Highway continues to cause supply disruptions

Top End cafes say a scarcity of fresh supplies is compounding the significant worker shortages hitting businesses during the Omicron outbreak, as flooding on the southern end of the Stuart Highway forces changes to menus thousands of kilometres away.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2022