peter and berry hackett

Veteran proud to share Darwin story

ON Christmas morning, 1941, Peter Hackett slipped into a coma as the Ghan pulled into Oodnadatta. It was not the ideal start to his active service as a gunner

USS Peary sailors remembered at service

USS Peary sailors remembered at service
HUNDREDS of people attended a service in Darwin this morning to commemorate the 88 sailors who lost their lives on the USS Peary 75 years ago today

Life changed forever as bombers circled

Life changed forever as bombers circled
As Arthur Wellington put pen to paper in the eve of February 18, 1942, he would have never predicted how life would change for his family the following morning

The day bloody hell rained down

The day bloody hell rained down
One of the last surviving World War II veterans to witness the Darwin bombings says the diggers involved never got the recognition they deserved

Troops farewelled ahead of deployment

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

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

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

Shock result in Darwin laksa taste-off

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

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

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

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

Rural area homes are unique as Humpty Doo

Rural area homes are unique as Humpty Doo
HOME-HUNTERS looking to buy in the rural areas are snapping up quirky properties, according to local real estate agents

War in a town called Alice

War in a town called Alice
UNLIKE the Top End, Alice Springs was never bombed or attacked during WWII, but that didn’t stop war affecting daily life

Guyula’s actions ‘indefensible’: Children’s Commissioner

Guyula’s actions ‘indefensible’: Children’s Commissioner
CHILDREN’S Commissioner Colleen Gwynne has criticised as “indefensible” the actions of Member for Nhulunbuy Yingiya Mark Guyula in naming nine children in Territory Government care

High chance of a weekend cyclone

High chance of a weekend cyclone
UPDATE: There is a high chance the Territory will get its first tropical cyclone in two years, according to the Bureau of Meteorology

Granny chases thieves with club

Granny chases thieves with club
ARMED with a thick wooden axe handle, 67-year-old grandmother Sarah Worden chased four youths out of her unit complex after they tried to steal her car >> VIDEO

Saltie found in Nitmiluk Gorge

Saltie found in Nitmiluk Gorge
TWO saltwater crocodiles have been trapped at popular waterways — including a 3.7 metre croc which was trapped in the first Gorge at Nitmiluk National Park near Katherine

No. 4: Counting down to Darwin’s best laksa

No. 4: Counting down to Darwin’s best laksa
VIDEO: We love our laksa up here so the NT News enlisted an independent tasting panel to rate and count down to the best laksa in town. Check out the results here

Guyula names kids of ‘second stolen generation’

Guyula names kids of ‘second stolen generation’
INDEPENDENT Member for Nhulunbuy Yingiya Mark Guyula has named nine children who he claims have been taken without cause from their families by the Northern Territory Government

Greeks’ disbelief over cocaine busts

Greeks’ disbelief over cocaine busts
ARREST VIDEO: The Greek community is in shock following the arrest of three people from prominent families who were charged with supplying cocaine

Darwin’s secret underground shelters

Darwin’s secret underground shelters
STILL hidden within the hilly terrain and dense bushland are a network of bomb storage shelters that reveal a desperate cat-and-mouse tale of hide and seek from Japanese bombers

ALP soft-pedals public service job cuts

ALP soft-pedals public service job cuts
TREASURER Nicole Manison attempted to soft-pedal impending public service job cuts on Thursday but could not rule them out entirely, as another internal source called Labor’s planned cost-saving measures “deep cuts and stupid cuts”

Fracking long wait for gas

Fracking long wait for gas
THE Federal Government is pleading for urgency on the fracking moratorium as the NT Treasurer said we would not see the benefits of onshore gas for a decade.

No need for inquiry, say taxi drivers

No need for inquiry, say taxi drivers
THE peak body representing the NT taxi industry says a parliamentary inquiry into its practices was going overboard

NT Mayor quits after controversy

NT Mayor quits after controversy
WEST Arnhem Regional Council Mayor Lother Siebert has ended the controversy around his appointment as the chief executive officer of a community more than 2000km away in Queeensland by stepping down from his Territory position

Shortwave radio cut ‘puts truckies at risk’

Shortwave radio cut ‘puts truckies at risk’
THE Territory truckie fighting to get the ABC to reinstate its axed short wave radio service to regional and remote Territorians says dangerous flood conditions along the Stuart Highway highlight why the service should be restored

Cameras to live-stream police chases

Cameras to live-stream police chases
VEHICLE locator devices and live-streaming video cameras will be installed in NT Police cars to aid in dangerous “cat and mouse type” vehicle pursuits with criminals, according to an internal document obtained by the NT News

Cop ‘threatened to carry mum away’

Cop ‘threatened to carry mum away’
DARWIN resident Wendy James was six years old when a military policeman threatened to carry her mother over his shoulder when she refused to evacuate before war came to Australia

Probe into previous NT govt’s contracts

Probe into previous NT govt’s contracts
THE Northern Territory government will launch an independent probity audit into lucrative contracts awarded by the previous Country Liberals government

CDU professor accused of hidden camera

CDU professor accused of hidden camera
A CHARLES Darwin University professor has been accused of installing a hidden camera in the bathroom of his northern suburbs home to film a female housemate without her consent

Counting down to Darwin’s best laksa

Counting down to Darwin’s best laksa
VIDEO: Darwinites love their laksa so we enlisted an independent tasting panel to count down to the best laksa in town. Check out the results here