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Call to ditch energy hub to save herb from extinction

Call to ditch energy hub to save herb from extinction

A planned gas and petrochemical hub on a northern harbour should not go ahead as it would kill off an endangered plant, an environment group says.

Evacuees finally return home to flood-hit community

Evacuees finally return home to flood-hit community

Evacuees finally return home to flood-hit community

Evacuees finally return home to flood-hit community

After hundreds fled a flood-hit community months ago, a first group of evacuees are finally set to return following a major clean-up and restoration operation.

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Environmentalists say the federal environment minister's decision not to assess plans to bulldoze tropical savanna for industrial agriculture is legally flawed.

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Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Police says anger in communities will be understandable after a decision not to prosecute officers who held down an Aboriginal man who died.

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

The rate of diphtheria cases is dropping in a territory caught in the middle of a national outbreak after health authorities confirmed its first fatality.

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

A territory health authority says the death of a man in an outback hospital is in no way linked to diphtheria despite media reporting to that effect.

Fighter jets set to scramble for Top End war games

Fighter jets set to scramble for Top End war games

Residents of the Top End can expect high-speed aerial action and plenty of noise as fighter jet exercises ramp up for the dry season.

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'Huge questions' over tax rebates for gas exploration

'Huge questions' over tax rebates for gas exploration

'Huge questions' over tax rebates for gas exploration

'Huge questions' over tax rebates for gas exploration

Millions in federal tax rebates are going towards gas exploration despite dubious eligibility under a scheme reserved for business innovation.

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Vaccine hesitancy, health staff shortages and overcrowding in remote communities could all be causes of a diphtheria outbreak, the federal health minister says.

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

PNG sprinter Pais Wisil dreaming big ahead of Glasgow

It's hardly surprising that imposing PNG sprinter Pais Wisil has drawn the attention of rugby league scouts.

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Murphy completes rare sprint double in Darwin

Australian sprinter Aidan Murphy has done the rare 200m-400m double at the Oceania championships in Darwin.

Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles

Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles

Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles

Azzopardi and Reath the big winners at Oceania titles

Sprinter Josh Azzopardi and high jumper Yual Reath were the day's big winners at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.

Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Severe household overcrowding and high rates of rough sleeping are driving an Aboriginal housing crisis in the Northern Territory, a conference has heard.

Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

Former Fiji rugby star happy to be back on the track

After making her mark in rugby for the Queensland Reds and the Fiji sevens team, Heleina Young is back on the track with an eye on the LA Olympics.

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Murphy goes oh so close to Australian 400m record

Aidan Murphy has led home an Australian trifecta in a high-quality men's 400m at the Oceania athletics championships in Darwin.

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two mosquito-bite deaths in an outback town has prompted a warning from health authorities for people to cover up and use insect repellent.

Man found dead after 'police opt against full search'

An inquest is examining why police did not conduct a full search for a man who fled hospital after self-harming before he was found dead days later.

Suns have Top End quandary despite Darwin perfect 10

Gold Coast have injury concerns after their two Darwin games and coach Damien Hardwick is uncertain about future trips to the Top End.

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Suns hold off late Power surge for perfect Darwin 10

Captain Noah Anderson was outstanding in the midfield as Gold Coast dominated either side of halftime and then survived a late scare against Port Adelaide.

Man charged for displaying hate symbol on back of leg

A charge of displaying a banned Nazi symbol has been laid in the Northern Territory for the first time after a man was seen with a swastika tattooed on his leg.

'It's uncomfortable': Port boss on Suns' Darwin boost

Port Adelaide coach Josh Carr is bracing for lots of mistakes when his players try and end Gold Coast's nine-game winning streak in Darwin.

Cattle station gets permit to kill 20,000 parrots

Conservation groups are outraged that a cattle station has been given government permits to kill 20,000 corellas and galahs.

Hardwick blasts gambling criticism, deflects to AFL

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick has slammed criticism of the club's links with the gambling industry, saying conflicts of interest exist everywhere in the AFL.

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Indigenous rights group believe proposed child safety reforms will "deepen an already devastating crisis" and portrays Aboriginal communities as dangerous.

'Finally home': jailed croc wrangler misses son's birth

Reality TV star Matt Wright has walked from jail after serving five months for attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal helicopter crash.

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