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Darwin's Bagot Community hosts start of NAIDOC Week celebrating Indigenous ...

Traditional dance, soulful music and official ceremonies have kicked off NAIDOC week in the Top End at Darwin's Bagot community. The Larrakia and other Aboriginal people from a range of Top End communities gathered at the event to celebrate their ... >> view original

Unexploded bomb from WWII found in Darwin

The bomb dates back to the Japanese bombing of Darwin in 1942 and was found around 6.45pm last night. A workman was working on Tiger Brennan Drive when he made the discovery. "They're turning over a lot of dirt at the moment, he must have stumbled ... >> view original

Darwin Darling downs Melbourne

WEST Coast firmed its place in the top four on Saturday with a convincing 54-point win over Melbourne in Darwin. They were at times inaccurate, but a last-quarter surge and 16.18 (114) to 9.6 (60) final scoreline at TIO Stadium reinforced the Eagles as ... >> view original

Dave Tollner heckled at Darwin community meeting over contentious The ...

Northern Territory Planning Minister Dave Tollner has described a meeting about the spot rezoning of Darwin community purpose land for development as a "public lynching". More than 100 people met with Mr Tollner at one of the two blocks of land near ... >> view original

China to Darwin with a bang: Selling fireworks for just one day in the ...

Territory Day is better known as Cracker Day to those familiar with the annual patriotic celebration's reputation for gunpowder-laden backyard fireworks displays. For one day a year, the Northern Territory becomes the only jurisdiction in Australia to ... >> view original

Asylum seekers being held in former Don Dale youth jail in Darwin

The Wickham Point Immigration Detention Centre, where most asylum seekers are held in the Northern Territory, is 30 kilometres away from both RAAF Base Darwin and the Darwin International Airport. The former youth detention centre is much closer to ... >> view original

Darwin residents question process around purchase of community land for ...

Opponents of a controversial development in Darwin have questioned why a developer paid double the unimproved capital value of the land before there was any public suggestion it could be rezoned for housing. Long-time Darwin developer Michael Makrylos ... >> view original

Rodney Kenyon facing 26 charges over killing of Darwin man Fabian Brock ...

Kenyon's 26 offences, listed on today's Darwin Magistrates court list, were all alleged to have been committed on June 12 or 13, the day Mr Brock was killed. Police allege Mr Brock, a 25-year-old father of one, was shot in the head at close range while ... >> view original

GoPro turtle inspires people to save Great Barrier Reef in mesmerizing footage ...

Our planet's beauty and fragility can never be understated. So, scientists with a GoPro teamed up with some turtles to take the viewer on a tour of the Great Barrier Reef – the endangered paradise, as seen from the point of view of its inhabitants ... >> view original

Climate change boosts heat waves across Europe, scientists claim (VIDEO)

LONDON, July 4 — As Germany and Spain sweated and London sweltered through its hottest July day on record this week, scientists said it is “virtually certain” that climate change is increasing the likelihood of such heat waves in Europe. In real-time ... >> view original