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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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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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Memorial recognises Japanese submariners

A plaque has been unveiled in Darwin to recognise the 80 Japanese submariners who lost their lives in a conflict off the NT coast in 1942.

AAP

Geoffrey Rodwell granted bail after alleged hit and run in Darwin CBD

NT Police allege Geoffrey Rodwell hit a 51-year-old woman with his car and ran her over around 8pm on Tuesday, failing to stop and help afterward.

ABC News

ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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Prominent Northern Territory anti-vaxxer David Cole arrested and charged in East Arnhem Land over COVID-19 breach

Northern Territory police have confirmed that three people have been arrested, charged and directed to leave Yirrkala, as elders brand their presence in the remote community as "dangerous".

ABC News

Light finally shed on unknown WWII frontline war stories from the Tiwi Islands

Aboriginal islanders who went behind enemy lines by submarine, rescued stricken sailors and captured the enemy had to wait 20 years for recognition.

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Saltwater crocodile found in creek near Darwin where locals swim 'every day'

Rangers are pleading with residents in Darwin's rural region to stop swimming in creeks and culverts after recent saltwater croc sightings.

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Santos's Bayu-Undan carbon capture and storage plans may not stack up, report says

A new gas field in northern Australia may produce more carbon dioxide than LNG, even with a huge carbon capture and storage proposal.

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NT Police investigate Darwin hit and run that leaves woman in a critical condition

A woman is taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car that left the scene in Darwin's CBD on Tuesday night.

The Guardian - AU

NT senator says Darwin dog returned positive rapid test in first Australian canine Covid case

Sam McMahon, who is also a vet, is satisfied with the accuracy of the dog’s result, but others question the test’s reliability

ABC News

NT Senator Sam McMahon claims to have diagnosed Australia's first canine COVID infection in Darwin dog

A pet dog in Darwin that developed a "loud cough" after its owner became infected with coronavirus could be Australia's first COVID-19 case in a canine, claims Northern Territory senator and vet Sam McMahon.

AAP

Qantas extends Darwin-London flights

Qantas has extended until at least June its direct flights from Darwin to London amid continued doubts over when WA will reopen its borders.

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Qantas to continue its Darwin to London service until June as WA border remains closed

Qantas will continue to run direct daily flights between Darwin and London until at least the end of June amid ongoing uncertainty about the reopening of the border to Western Australia.

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Northern Territory mothers are missing out on millions of dollars in superannuation, says Industry Super

Before she fell pregnant, Aneeta Clark had built up a financial safety net working in Darwin's hospitality scene. That changed when she had her son.

ABC News

Darwin shooter Ben Hoffmann hires new lawyer, court gives another adjournment to consider withdrawing guilty plea

The lawyer now representing the man responsible for a 2019 shooting in which four people were killed tells the NT Supreme Court she will take instruction on whether he wishes to withdraw his guilty plea.

The Independent UK

British Airways relaunches London-Sydney flights from March

Airline will resume its service to the iconic east coast city after a two-year break

ABC News

Melbourne man who faked documents to attend Perth AFL match pleads guilty, avoids more jail time in the NT

A Melbourne man who lied his way across two states to attend the AFL grand final in Perth last year avoids more jail time after pleading guilty in a Darwin court.

Newcastle Herald

"Lake Macquarie has been invisible ... I want to make generational change"

Mr Sattler drove innovation technologies in his last role at the City of Darwin

AAP

Murder-accused NT policeman 'confident'

A Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager has arrived at Darwin Supreme Court and says he "feels very confident".

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