Troops Depart

Farewell parade

AS THE sun set over Robertson Barracks about 70 soldiers were officially farewelled before they deploy to the Middle East early next month

Rocking on The Oils are back... and heading to the Top End

AUSTRALIAN music icons Midnight Oil are heading to the Territory later this year for their first tour in 15 years

Best laksa named Shock result in Darwin laksa taste-off

VIDEOS: Stop everything. Put down the chopsticks. Forget everything you thought you knew about Darwin’s best laksa. Our expert panel has delivered their verdict on the Top End’s favourite dish

Special feature Shame in the heart of the city

THERE are few better views in Darwin than the one from the penthouse apartments at the top of the Evolution building. There are few worse places to live than just down the road

Organ donation A heartfelt thanks for the special gift of life

A heartfelt thanks for the special gift of life

A YEAR on from her premature death, Nevada Jones is living through others

Weekend read When bombs rained from the sky

When bombs rained from the sky

IT’S the summer of 1942 and on a balmy Thursday afternoon the clatter of typewriters in newsrooms around Australia builds to a cyclonic roar

Special feature Shame in the heart of the city

Shame in the heart of the city

THERE are few better views in Darwin than the one from the penthouse apartments at the top of the Evolution building. There are few worse places to live than just down the road

Organ donation A heartfelt thanks for the special gift of life

A heartfelt thanks for the special gift of life

A YEAR on from her premature death, Nevada Jones is living through others

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Quite a happy feat as baby penguins cause flap

THE pitter-patter of “happy feet” has returned to Sea World where two cute and cuddly penguin chicks are already drawing a crowd

Mysterious boulder reef teeming with life

Mysterious boulder reef teeming with life

IS this the Gold Coast’s first artificial reef or has it been on the sea floor for millions of years

Fishing Barra by the barrel-load

Barra by the barrel-load

WHEN it rains, it pours… that’s surely is what this wet season is all about

inside an airplane with at background a stewardess

Medical emergencies When there’s no doctor on board

THE flight crew aren’t just there to serve you food and drinks. If there if a medical emergency, they could also save your life.

Travel Aussie’s odd US border interview

Aussie’s odd US border interview

THE officer asked David Thornton: ‘What do you do for a living?’ The follow-up question was like nothing he’d ever been asked before.

Uluru as you’ve never seen it before

Uluru as you’ve never seen it before

A French astronaut has shared a stunning picture of the iconic rock from his perspective, on the International Space Station.