The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

My mother fell in love with my father, Leo, at a Melbourne suburban dance hall in 1946. He was 26, handsome, athletic, smart, a newly minted war veteran, and his grin was infectious. They were a dazzling couple, as their later wedding photos show. Many decades on my mother liked…

The Northern Territory coroner is examining the actions of police during a pursuit that resulted in the fatal crash that killed a woman in Darwin’s northern suburbs in 2021.

Elder Bunug Galaminda raised his hands in triumph and declared "this is the moment" to a crowd of seafood lovers as an oyster farming project finally came to fruition.

Veterans have welcomed the new centre, which will provide a range of services including mental health support, physical rehabilitation and wellbeing programs.

Police are waiting for DNA results to confirm their belief that the remains are those of 36-year-old Tony Rowe, who went missing last year.

The remarkable historic gaol in Darwin, which gained a reputation for being one of the easiest from which to escape, is being brought back to life thanks to a new audio tour.

The powerhouse squad confirmed earlier this year that its Supercheap Auto-backed wildcard programme will continue for a third straight year.

The children will be sent to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away because the Alice Springs youth detention centre is full, after the children's lawyers filed an injunction to prevent the transfer on the grounds their physical and mental health would suffer.

Fay Miller has been remembered as a matriarch, a guiding light and a formidable advocate at a state funeral attended by hundreds of family, friends, politicians and delegates.