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Officer fired six shots in Darwin incident

Police have confirmed six shots were fired at a man involved in a confrontation with police near Darwin on Tuesday.

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Indigenous man, 19, shot at six times by police in alleged confrontation near Darwin remains in critical condition

The 19-year-old man involved in a confrontation with police in Palmerston yesterday was shot at six times after allegedly threatening officers with a spear, according to NT Police.

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Police shooting critically injures NT man

Northern Territory police say a man is in hospital after an incident at Palmerston, near Darwin, that involved officers firing a number of shots.

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Indigenous man in critical condition after police shooting near Darwin

An Indigenous man is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot by police during an incident south of Darwin this morning.

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Scott Morrison says the government had no authority to reject or approve the leasing of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government had "no authority" to approve or reject the lease of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company in 2015. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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From Darwin, Yuliia helped her mother escape Zaporizhzhia, its under-fire nuclear power station, and the Ukraine-Russia war

From Darwin, Yuliia Shchedrovska has been planning her mother's escape from the city of Zaporizhzhia for days. She got out just before war arrived at the city's nuclear power plant.

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Darwin shooter Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann's new legal team argue murderer is not of sound mind

The judge presiding over the sentencing of a man who killed four people in a shooting spree across Darwin has adjourned the matter to determine whether the murderer is mentally fit to proceed.

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COVID cluster grows at Darwin's Regis Tiwi aged care facility as the NT records three deaths, fall in hospital admissions

The facility records almost 20 coronavirus cases, with the majority among residents, as the NT records 559 new cases and another increase in COVID-related deaths.

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Dolphin deaths spark concerns about Darwin Harbour water quality and industry

Two dolphins found dead on NT beaches raise questions about the future of life in Darwin Harbour.

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Tropical Cyclone Anika moves towards Kimberley coast as Darwin no longer on cyclone watch

A cyclone bearing down on the northern Kimberley coast is expected to bring destructive wind gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour and make landfall to the north-east of the remote WA community of Kalumburu.

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Tropical Cyclone Anika slowly approaches northern Kimberley coast

Tropical Cyclone Anika has formed into a category 1 system and is moving slowly south towards the northern Kimberley coast. A warning zone stretches from Dundee Beach to Mitchell Plateau, including Wadeye, Kalumburu and Wyndham.

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NT has another virus death, 755 new cases

The Northern Territory has reported another 755 new COVID-19 infections along with the death with the virus of a Darwin man in his 50s.

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NT cyclone likely to spare Darwin

A cyclone developing off the Northern Territory coast is most likely to track to the southwest with Darwin to be spared the worst of the wind and rain.

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NT records 20th COVID-related death, as hospital admissions remain steady

NT authorities say the man had underlying health conditions and died at Royal Darwin Hospital. There are now 101 COVID-19 patients in Territory hospitals.

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Cyclone warning remains in place for northern WA to south of Darwin as tropical low continues to intensify

A large stretch of the NT and WA coastline remains part of a warning zone for a cyclone expected to form above north-east WA on Friday night, with communities south of Darwin also still on alert.

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Top End bracing for heavy weather as possible cyclone continues to form off Northern Territory coast

A tropical low in the Timor Sea has moved slightly west overnight, as authorities continue to monitor whether the system will develop into a category two cyclone over the coming days.

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Darwin on cyclone watch as low intensifies

Darwin and other Northern Territory communities are on cyclone watch as a tropical low heads towards the coast.

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Cyclone watch for tropical low off NT/WA coast, chance of category two storm near Darwin

The weather bureau is monitoring a tropical low forming in the Timor Sea, with the chance a category two storm could form west of Darwin in the coming days.

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Crocodile tongue, salami and the business of adventurous eating

You wouldn't be alone if you've never tried crocodile, but there's been an increasing demand for meat from the well-known predator.

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Northern Territory marks 80th anniversary of bombing of Darwin during WWII

It has been 80 years since bombs dropped by the Japanese devastated Darwin, killing and injuring hundreds and destroying much of the city. Today, thousands gathered to mark one of the darkest days in Australia's wartime history.

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

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Bombing of Darwin survivor Brian Winspear remembers the day WWII came to Australia, 80 years on

From the other side of the world, Australians watched in horror as Nazi Germany marched across Europe. Then, in 1942, WWII came to Darwin, a day Brian Winspear will never forget.

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Service marks 80 years since Darwin attack

A special ceremony making 80 years since Darwin was bombed during World War II is under way in the Northern Territory.

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Names of Japanese submariners who died off Australian shores in WWII battle etched into history on Darwin beach

The Japanese Ambassador speaks of a strong relationship forged with Australia eight decades after 80 Japanese submariners died when their submarine was sunk by a Royal Australian Navy vessel off the coast of Darwin.

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Katherine man dies with COVID-19, as Code Yellow alert lifted across Darwin hospitals

The Northern Territory has today reported its 14th COVID-related death, after a Katherine man in his 50s died with the virus. The number of people in hospital has dropped again, slightly, to 127.

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