Axe allegedly pulled during argument over corn chips in Darwin and other top stories

Axe allegedly pulled during argument over corn chips in Darwin

An argument over corn chips escalated to the point where one man allegedly threatened another with an axe, Northern Territory police say. Duty Superintendent Louise Jorgensen said police were called to a disturbance near the Darwin Post Office around ... >> view original

Darwin man dies on remote WA road

A DARWIN man has died after a car crash on Western Australia's North West Cape. THE 41-year-old man crashed his station wagon at about 12.30am on Sunday while driving on the Minilya-Exmouth Road, some 30km south of the RAAF Learmonth airbase. >> view original

Hawks in Darwin

Over the weekend, while the rest of their teammates travelled across Tasmania, Cyril Rioli and Brendan Whitecross visited Darwin to catch up with Hawthorn's affiliated Club, Big River Hawks and get involved in the community. They visited Bees Creek ... >> view original

Darwin renters benefit as 'prices dive, vacancies soar'

A research company has found it is a renters' market in Darwin, with prices diving in the past year and the number of vacant properties more than doubling. The findings from SQM Research showed the median house rent in Darwin fell 12.7, per cent during ... >> view original

Darwin Tongans welcome dialogue on kava ban

A Tongan community spokesperson in Australia has welcomed an assurance by a federal minister that consultations will be held with Pacific islander communities in Australia before any move is made to implement a total ban on kava. >> view original

Darwin mother reunited with her son in a Kenyan refugee camp after 23 years ...

Once she arrived in Australia, Ms Ali was finally able to start looking for her missing children with help from two Red Cross tracing workers. In 2004, the family was reunited with one of the sons, Abshir, in their adopted home of Darwin. Three years ... >> view original

Listen Live: Cyclone updates on ABC Darwin

105.7 ABC Darwin · Home · About us · Archives · RSS · Sitemap · Contact us · Newsletter · Darwin Today. Possible thunderstorm. Max: 31° Min: 25°. Possible thunderstorm. Visit another location · Visit another location · abc.net.au · ABC Home · About the ... >> view original

Darwin youth has frightening encounter with crocodile on dare

It's hard to know what's dumber — swimming in crocodile-infested waters or bragging about it on Facebook. One Darwin boy has done both, with video emerging today of his idiotic stunt in Rapid Creek in the city's north. The youth was filmed several ... >> view original

Teenage girl seeking asylum jumps off detention centre balcony after sexual ...

A teenage asylum seeker is being treated for undisclosed injuries in a Darwin hospital after jumping off a first-floor balcony at an unnamed detention facility last week. The Immigration Department said the 16-year-old girl was now in a stable ... >> view original

Darwin considers burying dead upright to conserve space

Laying down for one's final rest is a powerful and enduring metaphor for death in western society. But in the Northern Territory, the recently departed could soon be standing at ease instead. The city of Darwin is considering approving vertical burials ... >> view original