Baby swims with crocs
THIS baby fears nothing - not even the croc-infested waters of Cahills Crossing. Read why mum reckons it's okay.
Jingili supermum a national finalist
JINGILI woman Jacqueline Suttie is a doting mum and grandmother, but never thought she would be recognised for it nationally.
Pup killer runs wild in Darwin
A PUPPY killer is stalking the Territory. It's called parvovirus and it's deadly.
NT offers right royal happy snap
THE Territory Government has written to Kensington Palace officially inviting the royals to visit the NT on their whirlwind tour to Australia.
NT offers right royal happy snap
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THE Territory Government has written to Kensington Palace officially inviting the royals to visit the NT on their whirlwind tour to Australia.
Give a stuff about Sweetheart
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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
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ONE Territory croc is on Santa's naughty list after snacking on the jolly fellow's big, red sack.
Ice hockey champs challenge Calgary
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THE Darwin Social Ice Hockey Team are the only people in the Top End who are praying for a hot day.
Man dies from cruise ship fall
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A MAN has died after falling overboard from a cruise ship off the Queensland coast.
Man held for blackmail of Aus girls
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A CANADIAN man accused of blackmailing girls in Australia and other parts of the world into sending nude photos of themselves to him has been arrested.
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UPDATE: POWER is steadily being restored to homes across Adelaide after strong winds brought down trees, powerlines and even a 10m tall church spire.
New clues reveal ancient explorers
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A WRECK in New Zealand has been dated to some 70 years before Captain Cook. It is just the latest find showing seafarers explored our great southern lands - but never returned.
China enters 'supercarrier' arms-race
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CHINA has declared it is building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of a size to rival the biggest in United States naval service in the first move of a major new arms race.
Neglect blamed for theatre collapse
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THE owner of the Apollo Theatre in London's West End where a ceiling collapsed onto the audience said last year the venue had suffered years of benign neglect.
Men rescued after clinging to Esky
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Two men were found grasping an Esky after spending the night in seas off the northern NSW coast.
1:27Ex-taxi driver charged over siege
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A disgruntled former taxi driver who sparked a two-hour stand-off outside NSW Parliament has been charged.
2:19Top ten sports stories of 2013
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From Adam Scott to ASADA, it was a year of high drama in Australian sport. But which story do you believe was the biggest of 2013? Cast your vote and tune in on Christmas Day to find out the winner.
3:18Couple arrested after nude wedding
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A couple in San Francisco decided to wear their birthday suits to their wedding in protest against anti-nudity laws. Courtesy Ruptly TV.
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- Swedish Christmas goat engulfed in flames
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- US military aircraft hit in South Sudan
- Attacks across Iraq leave 15 people dead
- Khodorkovsky starts life as a free man
- Gunman had botched vasectomy: Neighbours
- NSW Police retrieve abseiler's body
- Gay couples wed in Utah after ruling
- Baby swims with crocs
- Loss leaves only sadness
- Tourists in Outback mini-bus rollover
- New clues reveal ancient explorers
- Pup killer runs wild in Darwin
- China enters 'supercarrier' arms-race
- Saudi Arabia reports death from new virus
- Where are the Christmas lights?
- Man held for blackmail of Aus girls
- Weary staff slam Inpex conditions
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36ers to the NT?
BASKETBALL supremo Andrew Farley welcomes initial suggestions by the Adelaide 36ers that they may be interested in playing an NBL match in the NT.
Redtails make the grade
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AFLNT has given Central Australia Football Club the green light for full-time participation in the 2014-15 Northern Territory Football League season.
Weight of success forces Periduki to quit
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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
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TWO of Australia's most experienced exponents of the art of fencing want to share their passion for the sport with Darwin people.
Rio announces Gove exit timeline
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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?
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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
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BUDGET airline Tigerair Australia will return to the Top End and will operate a red-eye Darwin to Brisbane route from April next year.
Cracker ban
THE Government has announced a ban on loud fireworks... but should they have banned the lot? HAVE YOUR SAY
Bask in glow of the moon
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AN ECLECTIC line-up of stars will shine at the 2014 Kimberley Moon Experience.
Firies put on dancing shoes
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MORE than 450 aged pensioners will be enjoying a laugh and a dance at the Annual Firies Pensioners Christmas Party.
NT doctor's melioidosis breakthrough
A TERRITORY doctor has found a way to prevent people relapsing into melioidosis - the potentially deadly "Nightcliff gardeners' disease".
Beers take prime position
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HEALTH authorities are urging Territorians to keep their beers out of the fridge this Christmas.
Tis' the season to be puffy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
Out of sadness grows concern
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HUNDREDS of Darwin residents - and many others from much further afield - were outraged when the NT News revealed that an historic banyan tree in Darwin city centre had been slowly, and quietly, cut to the ground a few metres from the hustle and bustle of downtown Mitchell St.
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Baby swims with crocs
THIS baby fears nothing - not even the croc-infested waters of Cahills Crossing. Read why mum reckons it's okay.