Last Updated: December 22, 2013

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Baby swims with crocs

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

Supermum

JINGILI woman Jacqueline Suttie is a doting mum and grandmother, but never thought she would be recognised for it nationally.

NT doctor's melioidosis breakthrough

Dr Matthew Pitman

A TERRITORY doctor has found a way to prevent people relapsing into melioidosis - the potentially deadly "Nightcliff gardeners' disease".

Tourists in Outback mini-bus rollover

Mereenie Road Map

TOURISTS from Taiwan and Hong Kong have been involved in a crash in remote Northern Territory.

Pup killer runs wild in Darwin

parvovirus outbreak

A PUPPY killer is stalking the Territory. It's called parvovirus and it's deadly.

NT offers right royal happy snap

George the Croc

THE Territory Government has written to Kensington Palace officially inviting the royals to visit the NT on their whirlwind tour to Australia.

Christmas showers rather than snow

Wet Christmas

UPDATED: Top Enders will again be on the watch for cyclones next week as a monsoon trough develops over Australia's north.

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

George the Croc

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

Sweetheart croc

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

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

Man held for blackmail of Aus girls

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.

Power returning after wind havoc

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

New clues reveal ancient explorers

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

China enters 'supercarrier...

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.

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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.

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Redtails make the grade

Redtails

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

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.

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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?

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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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    Hawko turns 30 in style

    IN a slinky, black sequined dressed escorted by a her husband, Jennifer Hawkins slipped demurely into her 30th birthday party last night.

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    Jolie-Pitt to have a Sydney Chrissie

    ANGELINA Jolie is taking her film to the suburbs as her partner Brad Pitt flies into Sydney to spend the Christmas break with the couple's six children

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    HER AFL boyfriend Buddy Franklin has been accused of having an eye for the ladies, but Jesinta Campbell isn't bothered.

NT doctor's melioidosis breakthrough

A TERRITORY doctor has found a way to prevent people relapsing into melioidosis - the potentially deadly "Nightcliff gardeners' disease".

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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

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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

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!

Out of sadness grows concern

Editorial

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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