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Japanese frigate arrives in Australia as Tokyo bids for defense deal

The Japanese stealth frigate JS Yahagi has docked in Australia's northern-most city of Darwin as part of Japan’s push to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build Australia’s next-generation naval fleet

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Indigenous man dies in police custody in Northern Territory

Death in custody at Darwin hospital announced as hundreds turn out in protest over death of another Aboriginal man in Alice Springs last month

The Guardian - AU

The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain

The Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory contains an extensive, awe-inspiring expanse of tropical savanna landscapes. It includes well-known and much-loved regions such as Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land and Nitmiluk Gorge.

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As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?

The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028.

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Ex-Test bats get chance to make case in Australia A

Kurtis Patterson, Matt Renshaw and Nathan McSweeney have all been named in the Australia A squad to face Sri Lanka A in Darwin.

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The Australian port at the centre of a tug-of-war between Beijing and Canberra

Tussle over strategic Darwin port deepens as American company linked to Trump shows interest in taking lease from Chinese firm

The Independent UK

How Hawks can go from good to great after Suns thriller

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was torn between pride and frustration following his side's Darwin near-miss against the improved Gold Coast.

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Mitchell pinpoints game that turned around the Hawks

A Darwin encounter with Gold Coast has allowed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell to reflect on the moment things turned for his much-improved AFL side.

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D'Ambrosio eyes NT gear change with Hawks set to fly

AFL flag fancies Hawthorn are yet to fully hit their straps in a 7-2 start to the season and next face a significant challenge against Gold Coast in Darwin.

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Hawks' prep work for Top End raid starts early

Hawthorn will head to Darwin with an extended squad three days before their huge AFL clash with fellow premiership hopefuls Gold Coast.

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Suns defy Dogs' late surge to remain kings of the north

Gold Coast have withstood an unlikely late rally from the Western Bulldogs to win by 10 points for a seventh-straight AFL victory in Darwin.

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Emotion-charged Suns out to extend Darwin hot streak

Daniel Rioli notes Gold Coast have a strong recent record in Darwin 'home' games but admits they face a stern test from a red-hot Western Bulldogs outfit.

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Suns midfield urged to bring more bite to Dogs test

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick wants a lift from his out-of-form midfield when the Suns take on the red-hot Western Bulldogs in Darwin.

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One of Australia’s oldest cold cases: why after 90 years a family is still waiting for justice

Northern Territory coronial findings into the 1934 disappearance of Dhäkiyarr Wirrpanda have opened old wounds

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Raiders bury Eels as Strange shows the future in halves

Canberra have thrashed Parramatta 50-12 in Darwin, with five-eighth Ethan Strange impressing alongside Liam Hudson and Seb Kris in a red-hot Raiders left edge.

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Albanese pressed on plan to buy back Port of Darwin

The prime minister says compulsory acquisition is on the table to wrest back control of the Port of Darwin in the Top End and return it to Australian hands.

The Guardian - AU

Cameraman injured after football kick; PM visits flood-hit Queensland – as it happened

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Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands

Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands.

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Darwin set to get chance to push for Bangladesh Test

A four-day Australia A game likely to be played in Darwin in June is set to open the door for the Northern Territory to push for Test cricket again in 2026.

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Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Two Australian Twenty20s have been pencilled in for Darwin in August, in what will be Northern Territory's first international cricket in 17 years if confirmed.

The Guardian - AU

Waiting for Cyclone Alfred: for some, anxiety turns to impatience – for others, deja vu

Guardian Australia reporters, editors and contributors reflect on the seemingly endless wait, not knowing whether a disaster is coming

AAP

Santos cuts dividend, says Barossa project nearly done

Santos says its $5.7 billion offshore gas project north of Darwin that was disrupted by a court challenge from three Tiwi Islanders, is nearing completion.

AAP

French fighters take off for exercise with Aussie jets

Allied forces will take to Top End skies in the first multinational defence exercise of 2025.

The Guardian - AU

Australian weather forecast: bureau warns of bushfire danger after heatwave grips east coast

Cooler conditions prevail in Victoria and Tasmania but heatwave warning issued for much of Queensland

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'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

Survivors gathered at the shoreline in Darwin at dawn to remember the moment 50 years earlier when Cyclone Tracy made landfall, claiming 66 lives.

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