Why is Australia being held back?
CHANGE is coming and some countries will adapt and flourish while others stagnate. Here’s what’s holding Australia back.
Dumper gets dumped on
IF you’re going to illegally dump rubbish, it would be wise to remove everything with your name and address on it first.
Race that stops the nation
THE 42nd annual Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta showed off some of the Territory’s best creativity.
Airlines’ ‘shonky’ little trick
A CONSUMER campaign has launched an attack on sneaky practices of budget airlines that are causing unsuspecting Aussies to pay more.
Million dollar fish
A BARRAMUNDI worth a whopping $1 million and another 75 worth $10,000 each will be tagged and released into Territory waters.
Marines have a blast
WITH just a truck and a small command centre in a tent, the US Marine Corps can shoot a target 300km away, thanks to their hi-tech artillery system.
New wave of history for canoe
A REPLICA of one of the world’s most traditional and ancient Polynesian vessels has arrived in Darwin as part of a round-the-world voyage.
PM checks military exercise
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott flew into Darwin at the weekend to observe Talisman Sabre exercises and meet with the participating soldiers.
Serving up fast feast for the kids
SEVEN weeks of training will pay off for a pizza chef who is letting his dough rise to a challenge for charity.
Prepare for a tectonic plate shift
IT’S the Aussie favourite meal that could become of a thing of the past. This is why this mouth-watering staple is in trouble.
The narcissistic trend driving us mad
IT’S the beauty trend that’s somewhere between next level narcissism and just plain disgusting. Jo Stanley takes aim at the diaries fascinating the internet.
iPhone stat puts Android in shade
WHILE you might think the war between iPhone and Android is close, this one stat shows you how far apart they really are.
Diary of a prison princess
AN educated, upper-middle class woman from Connecticut has revealed the truth about life behind bars. And it’s not exactly like Orange Is The New Black.
China crash sparks ugly backlash
A WEEK after China’s monumental crash, stories of suicides and the role the country’s underground “shadow” banks have emerged.
Heartbroken man says get trucked!
A JILTED Territory man mounted his rival’s vehicle with a 4WD ute to cure his injured pride — then posted a photo of the results on social media.
Talisman Sabre
AUSSIE diggers have to face huge tides and man-eating crocs when they storm the Top End beach as part of Talisman Sabre.
33NAIDOC Week
HUNDREDS turned out to celebrate Indigenous culture across the Territory for NAIDOC week festivities.
25Best of Territory Day
NT News photographers Isabella Moore and Elise Derwin captured these beautiful shots on Territory Day.
19- UK woman's Spanish maternity nightmare
- Rinehart says her work built trust's value
- Healthy debate on Vic domestic violence
- Q&A; row a bump in the road: Turnbull
- Virgin and Jetstar resume Bali flights
- Little relief in sight as cold snap bites
- Teen pair charged over Darwin hit-run
- Apple pay set for debut in the UK
- Bikie boss plans long distance legal case
- Big solar farms winners of wind ban: Hunt
Australians unified and ready to go
LLEYTON HEWITT insists the removal of Bernard Tomic and the media storm surrounding Nick Kyrgios has not disrupted the team’s preparation ahead of this weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against Kazakhstan.
Larkin happy with Top End stint
NEW South Wales Blues batsman Nick Larkin believes a stint of Top End cricket has been just what he needed heading into the 2015-16 Australian domestic season.
Jake’s staking his claim
CENTRALIAN sensation Jake Johan was named player of the carnival for the Combined Affiliated States team after the completion of the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League National Championships in Wollongong on Friday.
Tomics to sue after ‘Hall of Shame’ fiasco
THE Tomics are sick and tired of Tennis Australia’s treatment of their son, confirming they will sue over the ‘Hall of Shame’ bungle.
TODAY'S HEADLINES: Monday 13th July
Jetstar resumes Bali flights, family violence Royal Commission begins, QLD drunk driver gets 13mths, Chloe Valentine case workers counselled, threat of another cold snap remains, Bronco's car sold for ice
2:20CLEARANCE RATE: No frisky business for this buyer
A wrap of the nation's property market for the week ending July 11th.
4:13Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic has won his third Wimbledon title with a four-set win over Tennis legend Roger Federer at the All England Club.
3:10South-East shivers through weekend cold snap
The cold snap hitting Australia's south-east has brought snow and icy conditions large parts of Vic and NSW.
4:41Trending
Alice writers in line for NT gongs
SIX Alice Springs story spinners have been chosen as finalists for the 2015 NT Literary Awards.
Mustang turns heads in Alice
NOT often do you see a 2015 New Ford Mustang in the middle of Australia, but this state-of-the-art machine turned many heads at Centralian Motors.
Brave brother has autism stigma on the run
A DETERMINED Humpty Doo boy has almost finished a 100km challenge to raise awareness about autism.
Mum’s pain over child killer’s fresh freedoms
THE murderer of little Ebony Simpson has won new freedoms within the prison system, fuelling fears that other notorious killers could follow suit.
Prepare for a tectonic plate shift
IT’S the Aussie favourite meal that could become of a thing of the past. This is why this mouth-watering staple is in trouble.
Why is Australia being held back?
CHANGE is coming and some countries will adapt and flourish while others stagnate. Here’s what’s holding Australia back.
Inside Australia’s Antarctic Vortex
RESIDENTS in the deep freeze have been flooding social media with thousands of photos of Australia’s cold snap. This is what they’re seeing.
Why Australia should care about fugitive drug lord
HE is one of the world’s most notorious druglords, and his organisation has started to infiltrate Australia. Now he’s on the run after a daring escape from jail.
Police hunt gunmen after store siege
FRENCH police are hunting gunmen who had holed up in a clothes store near Paris trapping 18 people inside in an apparent bungled robbery.
Diary of a prison princess
AN educated, upper-middle class woman from Connecticut has revealed the truth about life behind bars. And it’s not exactly like Orange Is The New Black.
New Greece bailout agreed at summit
UPDATE: THE President of the European Council says a unanimous agreement on a Greek bailout deal has been reached after a marathon 17 hours of talks.
Oyster bar is a must sea
SUCCULENT oysters and top Australian wine are now on the menu for the Darwin food scene.
Property price growth superstars
ALL of the Top 20 property price growth locations are in regional towns according to analyst Terry Ryder. You’ll never guess where the top performer is.
Premature eruption stops route
ASH from an Indonesian volcano prevented as many as 180 tourists from flying between Darwin and Bali.
Review: Magic Mike XXL
There’s visual magic, but the storyline is too bare for the Magic Mike crew in this sequel.
Flying Pigs bringing home the bacon
THE popular Flying Pigs are back at the Alice Springs Show – which starts on Friday – after having a break in 2014.
Carlotta is still queen of the stage
LIFE for prominent Australian cabaret performer Carlotta has taken a turn as recent events turned the world’s spotlight on the transgender community.
Casinos to cough up more cash
NORTHERN Territory casinos are set to pay 10 per cent of their poker machine profits in a new gambling tax.
Delta cracks it: ‘I’m over this s**t’
AN IRATE Delta Goodrem has stormed off the set of The Voice after another cat fight with fellow coach Jessie J.
Lisa’s son surprises her: ‘That’s my boy!’
LISA Wilkinson was gobsmacked on the Today Show this morning when instead of crossing to their regular snow reporter, they crossed to her son Louis instead.
Kurt Russell spills on family feud
KURT Russell has opened up about Oliver Hudson’s relationship with his biological father, after a cruel Instagram caption escalated into an all-out family war.
Broken spirits and tender testicles
ONE man’s epic adventure - Australia’s first dick joke correspondent, David Wood, foolishly sets out to ride a motorbike from Darwin to Melbourne.
There is a technical term for clickbait and it will blow your mind
You won’t believe this incredible technical term marketers don’t want you to know used to describe what is colloquially known as clickbait - it’s so crazy it will blow your mind!
Pigging out on ice cream
THESE Arnhem Land pigs were caught having a bore of a time slurping up melting ice cream with other farm animals.
Green light for open speed limits
THE NT Government plans to expand open speed limit stretches in the Northern Territory.
Krill harvest threatens the oceanic food chain
Growing demand for omega-3 health supplements is leaving Antarctic waters short of krill, according to a marine conservation group that is blaming Australian manufacturer Blackmores.
Million dollar fish
A BARRAMUNDI worth a whopping $1 million and another 75 worth $10,000 each will be tagged and released into Territory waters.
Catching longtail tuna is all about preparation
FOR many years I have enjoyed the challenge of chasing longtail tuna in the waters around Darwin and Dundee Beach.
How to be a super hero
Cut tax in a single blow, power up your savings and fight for a richer retirement with these strategies.
Join today and save on power
While energy retailers have started passing on cuts to bill payers there is still time to join the campaign and save even more.
What rich people do differently
IT’S true: wealthy people really do think and act differently to most people. David and Libby Koch look at five financial habits of the fabulously rich.
Not a rubbish idea to return
ILLEGALLY dumping is a pretty stupid idea at the best of times, but never more so than when you leave your name and address on the items you’ve dumped.
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7 Territory sleeping beauties
GARBAGE bins, under a car, on top of a car — for Territorians, the world is their bedroom.