Former Labor party president Matthew Gardiner arrested at Darwin airport and other top stories

Former Labor party president Matthew Gardiner arrested at Darwin airport

Matthew Gardiner, the former Northern Territory Labor party president who joined Kurdish forces to fight Islamic State, has been detained at Darwin Airport, the Australian Federal Police have confirmed. Mr Gardiner, 43, left his wife and two sons in ... >> view original

Man survives lightning strike on Darwin beach, those near him knocked over by ...

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) recommends that people caught in an electrical storm should crouch down in a depression (but not lie down) and try to get into the safety of their car or home as soon as they can. In Australia, lightning accounts for ... >> view original

Darwin boys arrested over joyride

Two Darwin teenagers accused of car theft and joyriding have been arrested by police after dumping the vehicle in a ditch. It's alleged the pair smashed a car window and took some keys and a handbag in the city's north on Tuesday morning. They then ... >> view original

Darwin pair charged with sexual assault

TWO Darwin men will appear in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman. POLICE say the pair, aged 18 and 33, assaulted the 43-year-old in Nightcliff before she fled and flagged down passing cars in the early hours of March 22. They were later ... >> view original

Prince Harry to embed with the Australian army in Sydney, Darwin and Perth

“He's been to Australia twice before so he knows he's in for a great experience,” he said. Prince Harry arrives in Australia on Monday and will only conduct one official public engagement during his month-long stay. He will visit the Australian War ... >> view original

First look: inside Virgin Australia's new Darwin Airport lounge

Virgin Australia's new Darwin Airport lounge opens its doors tomorrow, but not before Australian Business Traveller stopped by for a sneak peek. Greeting the airline's high flyers is a space that feels both 'familar' and 'different', styled on Virgin ... >> view original

Air Force 'considering' noise monitoring in Darwin after F-35A Joint Strike ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin is located near the centre of the Northern Territory capital and at times this has caused friction with surrounding residents. The first JSF aircraft will arrive in Australia in late 2018, with the ... >> view original

The migrant Sikh taxi driver who turned a racist cab fare into a quest to feed ...

A migrant Indian taxi driver has turned a racist cab fare experience into a monthly quest to feed the needy, hungry and homeless in Darwin. Tejinder Singh and his three family members save $1 each a day so they can spend the last Sunday of every month ... >> view original

A weekend break in... Darwin

Travel writer and journalist Miriam Raphael has lived in Darwin and Alice Springs for several years. She has authored a number of travel guides to the rest of the world, and Australia's Northern Territory is a destination she never grows tired of ... >> view original

Davis Cup: Australia's quarter-final against Kazakhstan to be played on grass ...

Australia will play July's Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Kazakhstan on grass in Darwin. A purpose-built grass stadium court and two practice courts will be built for the tie in the Northern Territory, which will kick-off on July 17, five days ... >> view original