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Moment man slammed 20kg weight on gymgoer's head after pretending to fall over

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. Shane William Ryan, 33, from a city close to Darwin in Australia, has been jailed for 19 months after he carried out a 'disturbing and motiveless attack' on a fellow gymgoer he was said to have a 'friendly' and 'amicable' relationship with

Daily Mirror

River project to boost Darwin water supply

A proposed water storage project on the Adelaide River could secure Darwin's water security for the next 50 years, the Northern Territory government says.

AAP

Darwin man in his 60s dies with COVID as NT records 341 new cases

There are now 14 patients in NT hospitals with coronavirus and one patient in intensive care.

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A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means

Politicians, environmentalists, traditional owners and gas company representatives will be in Darwin for a public hearing into the Beetaloo Basin. Here's what it's all about.

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Yuendumu community comes together for strength and mourning following acquittal of Zachary Rolfe

Anguish, grief, strength, spirit. This is how a desert community "let everything out" hours after NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.

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First Islamic school in the NT opens its doors at Darwin’s Berrimah

Shaikh Abdul Quddoos Azhari had long been dreaming about opening an Islamic school in the Northern Territory. Now, his dreams have finally come true.

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NT WorkSafe charges Darwin construction company with industrial manslaughter

A Darwin construction company faces a maximum penalty of $10 million and its sole director could be jailed for up to five years after a worker was killed when a chain allegedly recoiled into him during a towing operation.

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Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

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Football to continue at Darwin's Marrara Stadium while ICAC investigates safety compliance issues

The AFL Northern Territory has confirmed "football will go ahead as planned this weekend" while the anti-corruption watchdog investigates safety compliance issues at Marrara Stadium.

ABC News

ICAC investigating NT government over safety compliance issues at Darwin's Marrara Stadium

The Northern Territory's anti-corruption watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the NT government over a stadium that could be in breach of the Building Act.

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Indigenous advocate calls for independent investigation into NT Police shooting in Palmerston, near Darwin

A Darwin-born Indigenous activist believes "genuine fear" is rippling through the community after an Aboriginal teenager was shot multiple times by police on Tuesday in a suburb south of Darwin.

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NT police say officer fired gun six times at Indigenous man allegedly armed with a spear

Nineteen-year-old fighting for his life in Darwin hospital after incident at Palmerston on Tuesday morning

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Body found inside Humpty Doo property that caught fire, say NT emergency services

A body has been found inside a property that caught fire this afternoon in Humpty Doo, about 40km southeast of Darwin, say Northern Territory emergency services.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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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