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Australia embrace 'unknowns' on Darwin's split-pitch

Darwin will host its first Test in 22 years and Australia allrounder Beau Webster says the players will soon work out how to adapt to the rare split-pitch.

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Australia taking ‘one week at a time’ as mammoth Test schedule begins against Bangladesh

Wicketkeeper Alex Carey says it has been a ‘long winter’ of waiting for the match in Darwin which is the first of at least 20 Tests over the next 12 months

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World’s longest national road in Australia is 14,500 km long and forms a giant loop around the continent, crossing deserts, rainforests and major cities

Australia has the world's longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney to Perth…

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'Put on a show': Darwin-born Weatherald faces big Test

Jake Weatherald has made the most of a county cricket stint to find form and belief in his methods as he readies to play Test cricket in the city of his birth.

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Unheralded quick takes eight-for to rout Bangladesh

Bangladesh have collapsed to be all out for 54 as Cricket Australia XI paceman Campbell Thompson took 8-25 to secure a huge win for the hosts in Darwin.

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Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.

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Gas giant charged with under-reporting toxic emissions

An environment protection watchdog is prosecuting a gas giant after it significantly under-reported levels of toxic emissions from an LNG plant.

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Can pumping groundwater really flip Earth’s poles? An expert explains

Last week a government minister in the Northern Territory, spruiking a plan to make Darwin “the datacentre capital of the globe”, suggested it might be a good idea to pump out groundwater to keep Earth’s spin steady. If we don’t, she said, we might risk “flipping the poles again”.

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NT minister claims Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if territory doesn’t use more groundwater

Business minister Robyn Cahill wants to make NT ‘datacentre capital of the globe’, but Environment Centre says scientific claim is ‘completely cooked’

The Guardian - AU

IAF's Rafale to be part of mega air exercise 'Pitch Black' in Australia

Indian Air Force Rafale jets are participating in Australia's Pitch Black exercise. This premier multinational air combat exercise involves nineteen nations and enhances interoperability. The event will sharpen operational synergy and facilitate the exchange of best practices. Multiple Rafale jets and C-17 Globemaster aircraft form the Indian contingent. The exercise…

The Economic Times

Kostecki looking for redemption after Darwin disaster

Dick Johnson Racing driver Brodie Kostecki will look to zoom up the Supercars standings when he races in the Townsville 500 beginning on Friday.

AAP

Massive kava haul seized by police after tip off

A tip off has led to police discovering a massive kava haul with a street value of more than $100,000 in a remote community about 500km east of Darwin.

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Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas emissions. The science shows their concerns are warranted

For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city’s two gas export facilities.

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Supercars Darwin: De Pasquale takes commanding Hidden Valley victory

The Team 18 Chevrolet driver gave the team its second win of 2026 in the final Hidden Valley race

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Supercars Darwin: Anton De Pasquale takes commanding Hidden Valley victory

The Team 18 Chevrolet driver gave the team its second win of 2026 in the final Hidden Valley race

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MOTOR:Payne fires, sick Supercars star out of Darwin finale

Grove Racing star Matt Payne has nabbed provisional pole for the Darwin Triple Crown's final race, which Brodie Kostecki is a late scratching from.

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Supercars Darwin: Allen wins as Mostert impresses

Kai Allen’s Saturday victory was a fourth consecutive Hidden Valley podium finish

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Motorsport

Supercars Darwin: 20-year-old Kai Allen wins again

Kai Allen’s Saturday victory was a fourth consecutive Hidden Valley podium finish

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MOTOR:Kostecki nabs provisional pole, Tickford start well

Dick Johnson Racing's Brodie Kostecki has secured provisional pole for the second race of Darwin Supercars, while Anton De Pasquale had a qualifying to forget.

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Allen wins but Kostecki steals thunder in 'gutsy' race

Grove Racing's Kai Allen has dazzled to win the second race of the Darwin Triple Crown, while brave Brodie Kostecki battled with illness to finish third.

Autosport

Supercars Darwin: Waters takes first win of 2026 as Ford sweeps top five

Cam Waters and Tickford Racing have opened their accounts in the 2026 campaign

Motorsport

Supercars Darwin: Cam Waters takes first win of 2026 as Ford sweeps top five

Waters and Tickford Racing have opened their accounts in the 2026 campaign

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Waters sprints to victory, but Feeney has a horror day

Cam Waters has survived a late safety car to secure the sprint race of the Darwin Triple Crown, but championship leader Broc Feeney had a shocker of a day.

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MOTOR:'Knock him off': Wood eyes rival ahead of Triple Crown

Walkinshaw TWG racer Ryan Wood is looking to avenge last year's Darwin Triple Crown blunder, but to do that he'll have to overcome bitter rival Broc Feeney.

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