Meerkat matriarch to choose from two suitors in Darwin zoo and other top stories

Meerkat matriarch to choose from two suitors in Darwin zoo

Two male meerkats have been set loose in an enclosure at a Darwin zoo, where they will attempt to woo a solitary female meerkat, after her previous companion passed away. They will be vying to become the matriarch meerkat's mate, with the loser ... >> view original

Inside the Darwin rehab centre 'doing more with less' as NT health providers ...

Banyan House was founded to treat alcoholics, but these days the Darwin rehabilitation centre is a place for minds unravelled and rewired by methamphetamine. When Paige (not her real name) arrived at the suburban centre in January, she was met with ... >> view original

Australia 'not in total control' of US Marine rotation

An expert in US politics says Australia is not in total control of the rotation of US Marines through Darwin and warns tensions may arise in the future. Associate Professor at the US Study Centre at the University of Sydney, Brendan O'Connor, sounded a ... >> view original

Reports of asylum seekers self-harming at detention centre near Darwin ...

"Individuals are temporarily transferred from regional processing centres to Australia for a variety of reasons including medical treatment," it said in a statement. "They are returned to the regional processing centre once they no longer need to be in ... >> view original

US Marines begin arriving in Darwin in fourth rotation as part of US 'pivot ...

The rotation follows speculation the growing US military presence in Darwin could cause tensions with China- an important trading partner for Australia. "When you are dealing with such a powerful ally and an ally that is so much more powerful than ... >> view original

Darwin spearfisherman pats tiger shark, records close encounter

Video footage has emerged of a spearfisherman patting a wild tiger shark that swam beneath him at a reef near Darwin. Darwin man Rick Trippe filmed his encounter with the two-metre tiger shark at Bass Reef, about 55 kilometres east of Darwin on Tuesday. >> view original

Claims up to 20 detainees removed from Wickham Point detention centre ...

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has hit out at claims detainees have been removed from a detention centre near Darwin, saying the reports were "inaccurate". A detainee in the centre and refugee advocates had claimed up to 20 ... >> view original

Former Labor party president Matthew Gardiner arrested at Darwin airport

Mr Gardiner, 43, left his wife and two sons in Australia to leave for Syria in January, after making connections with others on social media who were sympathetic to the Kurdish cause. He was detained at the airport on Sunday morning as he arrived back ... >> view original

Recycling truck fire in Darwin forces evacuations

Amateur video has captured the moment a recycling truck caught fire at Karama, northeast of Darwin, causing the evacuation of a shopping centre car park. The driver in her 30s noticed the smoke while travelling along McMillans Road and turned off to an ... >> view original

Darwin adventurers tackle Siberia's Lake Baikal on vintage Ural motorbikes ...

The four friends began their journey in Listvyanka with 13 other people from Ireland, India, Italy, the United States, and Australia. The ride took them north across the world's largest and oldest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal. "We went up Lake Baikal ... >> view original