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Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre.[MORE]
Man's leg cut off in machinery accident
A man is in a stable condition in Royal Darwin Hospital after losing his leg in a machinery accident in Kununurra, Western Australia. [MORE]
AFP won't explain why Indonesians left to languish
Police are yet to explain why accused Indonesian people smugglers have been held without charge for up to nine months [MORE]
Man jailed for burning girlfriend with hot stew
A Darwin man found guilty of seriously harming his girlfriend by pouring boiling stew over her has been sentenced to seven years' jail.[MORE]
Aussies urged to eat more camels
The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table.[MORE]
Bumbling crim steals van with man it
A backpacker in Darwin had a restful night's sleep interrupted when the van he was sleeping in was stolen. [MORE]
Music lover Mackinolty wins NT art award
Darwin printmaker Chips Mackinolty has taken out one of the Top End's richest art awards. [MORE]
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An asylum seeker advocate has ridiculed Immigration's explanation over why it moved Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]
Water not withheld from Darwin detainees: police
Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin.[MORE]
Darwin detention protesters moved to WA
The Immigration Department has confirmed that a group of Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of the Darwin immigration detention centre yesterday will be taken to the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.[MORE]
Darwin schoolboy's song performed across country
A song co-written by a Darwin schoolboy is being sung by 500,000 students from around the country as part of a national music program.[MORE]
Mother flees hospital with newborn baby
A new mother who was on the run after taking her six-day-old baby from the special care nursery at Royal Darwin Hospital has been found.[MORE]
Asylum seekers 'pushed through electric fence'
Asylum seekers were able to break out of Darwin's detention centre even though the electrified perimeter fence was turned on.[MORE]
Police end asylum seeker stand-off
Authorities are deciding whether to charge about 80 asylum seekers who staged a mass protest after escaping from Darwin's immigration detention centre.[MORE]
ID checks for all takeaway grog purchases in NT
Every time anyone wants to buy takeaway alcohol in the NT, their identification will be scanned, the Government has announced. [MORE]
Ceremonies remember Battle for Australia
Ceremonies will be held around the country today to mark the Battle for Australia during World War II.[MORE]
Asylum seekers stage break-out protest
More than 90 Afghan asylum seekers have broken out of the Darwin detention centre and are holding a mass protest.[MORE]
Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo
The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime.[MORE]
Beach reopened after bacteria outbreak
A bacteria outbreak at Darwin's Nightcliff Beach has subsided.[MORE]
Mills faces instability: ex-CLP committee member
A resigning member of the Country Liberals management committee says the party's leader Terry Mills is likely to face more challenges.[MORE]
Teen boys abusing young girls in NT: report
A submission to the Northern Territory's child protection inquiry suggests children are abusing other children in one community. [MORE]
Kakadu visitors drop by 20 per cent
Kakadu National Park staff say a slow down in tourism across the Top End has caused visitor numbers to drop by about 20 per cent this year. [MORE]
Man brandishes fake gun during fight: police
A man brandished a fake gun during a fight at housing commission flats on Darwin's Smith Street last night, police say.[MORE]
Man admits driving car into Darwin hospital
A Darwin man has pleaded guilty to driving his car into the entrance of the Royal Darwin Hospital, narrowly missing a patient in a wheelchair[MORE]
Police officers interviewed over fraud allegations
The Northern Territory Police Commissioner says two officers have been interviewed over allegations of fraud.[MORE]
