The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

Fighter jets roar across the skies, US Marines stroll the streets, the port debate rolls on and billions are being spent on military upgrades in Australia's Top End. In this "garrison town", is the defence build-up underway making residents feel more or less safe?

A baby born at just 24 weeks is thriving at Mater Mothers' Hospital in Brisbane after a 4,000-kilometre mercy dash was made across Australia to deliver an emergency supply of his mother's breastmilk.

Northern Territory police are investigating the death of a man who was shot by an arrow in a remote community southwest of Darwin.

In her Aboriginal community of Nauiyu, which sits along a river bank south of Darwin, Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann received a phone call she wasn't expecting.

With the cheapest homes of any capital and prices on the up, real estate experts are calling Darwin an "investor's dream". But as competition heats up, the divide in the housing market is growing.

Australian warships are being "routinely" shadowed by Chinese military vessels in contested waters in the South China Sea, in behaviour the new Chief of Navy describes as "unusual".

The customers suffered "numerous burns" in the incident, which sparked a large-scale response from emergency services.

A burst of flame that injured five patrons at a Darwin restaurant appears to have been caused by alcohol spilling onto hot coals.

Exploration has stalled due to maritime boundary disputes and whether the gas would be refined in Darwin or East Timor.

There are concerns some of this year's Northern Territory mango harvest may never make it to the supermarket, as producers across the Northern Territory grapple with significant worker shortages.

East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is scheduled to arrive in Australia for a state visit as negotiations over lucrative gas resources reach a critical stage for his impoverished nation