Four Nauru refugees flown to Darwin after agreeing to Cambodia transfer: reports and other top stories

Four Nauru refugees flown to Darwin after agreeing to Cambodia transfer: reports

Fairfax says Cambodian officials - who insist on vetting the refugees before their arrival - have not been informed about the shift to Australia. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's office has refused to provide details of the group, if they have ... >> view original

Darwin International Airport expansion opened by PM

An $85 million expansion of the Darwin International Airport that saw the site almost double in size, has been officially opened by Prime Minister Tony Abbott today. Mr Abbott said the increasing importance of Northern Australia, including the ... >> view original

Weakness in Darwin's property sector with units, house prices down

Data highlights housing slump in Darwin, jumps seen elsewhereProfessional Planner >> view original

Missing cat discovered 49 days later trapped alive in shipping container on ...

A cat who went missing in Darwin, Northern Territory for seven weeks has been discovered trapped—but still very much alive—in a shipping container in Brisbane, Queensland. “I got call from my former neighbour, 'Hi, this is Jason, we've found your cat ... >> view original

Darwin woman covers double mastectomy scars with stunning tattoos

A breast cancer survivor who has undergone a double mastectomy has chosen an innovative way to cover her scars, by commissioning tattoos of flowers on her scarred breasts. Darwin City Tattoos artist Mim d'Abbs this week completed a floral design on the ... >> view original

Italian immigrant to Darwin builds replica Trevi Fountain for annual festival

Builder Eugenio Scaturchio was born in Calabria in the south of Italy and migrated to Darwin in 1956 at age 15. "The first three days [in Australia] I went blind with the sun," Mr Scaturchio said. He went on to launch a building company responsible for ... >> view original

INPEX: What will happen to Darwin after the last of Australia's natural gas ...

For the last few years Darwin has repeated on a grand scale an experiment that is being conducted throughout Australia: what happens to a town when it becomes the site of a mega infrastructure project? In the next few years the outcome of this ... >> view original

First Indigenous doctor graduates from Charles Darwin University's medicine ...

The first batch of graduates from the Territory's medicine program, run at Charles Darwin University in conjunction with Flinders University in South Australia, entered the workforce this year. Among them is Dr Kane Vellar, the first Indigenous person ... >> view original

Darwin paramedic knocked unconscious after patient he was trying to help ...

A paramedic is in a stable condition in hospital after he was allegedly knocked unconscious while trying to help a man in Darwin's north. The 30-year-old paramedic with St John's Ambulance was called to attend an incident in Alawa about 10:20pm (CST ... >> view original

Drunk teens taunt Burt, star of Crocodile Dundee, at Darwin tourist park ...

Two drunk teenagers have broken into a tourist attraction in the centre of Darwin and taunted a crocodile that became world famous after a star turn in Crocodile Dundee. The pair, who NT Police Duty Superintendent Del Jones described as being "a tad ... >> view original