Last Updated: December 20, 2013

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ICE AGE NT: Fossil first for Territory

SCIENTISTS have successfully recovered the first ever Diprotodon fossil found in the Territory.

NT teachers reject pay offer

Teacher protest

TERRITORY teachers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the NT Government's pay offer.

Give a stuff about Sweetheart

Sweetheart croc

THE Territory's ugliest sweetheart may soon return to his natural habitat if enough money is raised to fund the move.

NT makes a bid for statehood

NT makes a bid for statehood

THE Northern Territory is pushing for recognition as a state. Some Territorians might be ready for it - but is the rest of Australia?

400 in school patrol

Remote community

EXCLUSIVE: More than 400 truancy officers will be employed to get remote indigenous kids to attend school.

Smoking and petrol not a great combo

Narrows fire

A MAN has been hospitalised with burns and charged after allegedly breaking into a shed and handling a large container of petrol - while smoking a cigarette.

Nauru better than mine camps: Bishop

Nauru better than mine camps: Bishop

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop believes conditions at the Nauru detention camp for asylum seekers are better than in camps at Australian mines.

Why the time to buy is now

Why the time to buy is now

WANT a house under your Christmas tree? Skip the festive shopping and champers and get cracking, the best time to bag a property bargain is now.

Cracker ban

THE Government has announced a ban on loud fireworks... but should they have banned the lot? HAVE YOUR SAY

ICE AGE NT: Fossil first for Territory

SCIENTISTS have successfully recovered the first ever Diprotodon fossil found in the Territory.

Asylum mums-to-be stressing RDH

MORE than 40 pregnant asylum seekers detained in Darwin detention centres are due within the next 10 weeks, it has been revealed.

Where will property prices go in 2014?

RECORD low rates, cashed-up investors, foreigners swooping on bargains, and naive home hunters - Property was the hottest commodity in 2013 and it's only going to get bigger.

Six months since Carlie disappeared

SIX months ago a Territory woman disappeared from Parap sparking a major crime investigation.

Give a stuff about Sweetheart

Sweetheart croc

THE Territory's ugliest sweetheart may soon return to his natural habitat if enough money is raised to fund the move.

Croc attacks Santa's sack

Santa at Crocodylus Cove

ONE Territory croc is on Santa's naughty list after snacking on the jolly fellow's big, red sack.

Bomb threat suspect angry over taxi fine from 1998

Bomb threat suspect angry over taxi fine from 1998

A SIEGE outside Parliament House has ended after a tense two hours, after former Wollongong taxi driver Abdula Ganiji drove onto the footpath and threatened to blow himself up.

NT makes a bid for statehood

NT makes a bid for statehood

THE Northern Territory is pushing for recognition as a state. Some Territorians might be ready for it - but is the rest of Australia?

Ageing cured but can you afford it?

Ageing cured but can you afford it?

AUSTRALIAN researchers have found what could become the elixir of life - a compound that can reverse ageing, treat cancer, type 2 diabetes.

Mayor, wife shot dead at airport

Mayor, wife shot dead at airport

A MAYOR from the southern Philippines, his wife and two others including a baby boy have been shot dead at a Manila airport terminal.

Jong-Un's missing aunt emerges

Jong-Un's missing aunt e...

NORTH Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un's missing aunt has surfaced, after her absence from her husband's funeral since he was executed sparked concern.

'The ceiling just fell in'

'The ceiling just fe...

CHILDREN are among 88 people injured - seven seriously - after a ceiling collapse at the Apollo Theatre in London.

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Redtails make the grade

AFLNT has given Central Australia Football Club the green light for full-time participation in the 2014-15 Northern Territory Football League season.

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Weight of success forces Periduki to quit

Periduki

TRAINER Mick Whittle has blamed an unfair weights system in racing for forcing his hand to retire champion racehorse Periduki on Saturday.

This pair want to cross swords with you

Fencing

TWO of Australia's most experienced exponents of the art of fencing want to share their passion for the sport with Darwin people.

Haddon takes plunge

Chieftain Jack

RACING AROUND with Doug Booth.

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Rio announces Gove exit timeline

Gove Alumina Refinery

ABOUT 1100 Rio Tinto refinery jobs at Gove will be gone by July next year, the mining giant has now announced.

Where will property prices go in 2014?

Where will property prices go in 2014?

RECORD low rates, cashed-up investors, foreigners swooping on bargains, and naive home hunters - Property was the hottest commodity in 2013 and it's only going to get bigger.

Red-eye of Tiger hits skies

Tigerair is expanding its services and creating a new Brisbane base. Picture: Morgan James

BUDGET airline Tigerair Australia will return to the Top End and will operate a red-eye Darwin to Brisbane route from April next year.

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Cracker ban

THE Government has announced a ban on loud fireworks... but should they have banned the lot? HAVE YOUR SAY

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Bask in glow of the moon

John Williamson

AN ECLECTIC line-up of stars will shine at the 2014 Kimberley Moon Experience.

Where are the Christmas lights?

Christmas lights in boxes on floor

OUR guide for where to see Christmas lights...

Firies put on dancing shoes

Christmas party

MORE than 450 aged pensioners will be enjoying a laugh and a dance at the Annual Firies Pensioners Christmas Party.

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Cracker ban

THE Government has announced a ban on loud fireworks... but should they have banned the lot? HAVE YOUR SAY

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Beers take prime position

Barry Price fridge

HEALTH authorities are urging Territorians to keep their beers out of the fridge this Christmas.

Tis' the season to be puffy

Botox

COSMETIC procedures are on the rise in Darwin with Territorians rushing to clinics to get dermal fillers and Botox injected into their faces in time for Christmas.

Springs closure not Berry popular

Berry Springs

A TERRITORY grandmother is furious that the popular Berry Springs swimming hole has been shut for the Wet.

Perfect time to go bag a barra

Fishing1

WITH the rain all but gone over the past week or so, there have continued to be good reports from many Top End locations.

Torch saves boatie after sinking

Torch

A MAN was found drifting at sea holding a torch and emergency beacon near Channel Rock in Darwin Harbour after his boat sank.

Shoal-fire thing

Roxley Pearce

Insanely hot, humid days, afternoon storms and a feeling that everyone's starting to go more than just a little bit troppo - the wet season has arrived!

Big gun hired for big bucks

Editorial

THE CLP isn't mucking about with its response to the former Labor government's rent-free deal with Unions NT for the Stella Maris building in Darwin.

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