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Thousands of Territorians are bracing for heavy rainfall as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across the Top End. Supplied

Thousands brace for cyclonic 130km/h winds

Thousands of Aussies are bracing for cyclonic winds reaching up to 130km/h as Tropical Cyclone Narelle makes its way across northern Australia.

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Bradley John Murdoch died without revealing the whereabouts of a backpacker he shot dead.

The two words cruel outback killer had for cops as he lay dying

Even as he lay on his deathbed, a notorious murderer refused to divulge the whereabouts of a backpacker he shot dead in a crime that shook the nation.

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The town of Daly River in the Northern Territory has been evacuated again as floodwaters rise. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT)

Floods could persist across the Territory for a week

Two major Northern Territory rivers are flooding, with homes inundated, roads cut, supermarket shelves bare and hundreds of people evacuated.

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Scott Bowman has resigned from CDU.

University Vice-Chancellor resigns amid scandal

Charles Darwin University Vice-Chancellor Scott Bowman has stepped down following an accreditation issue affecting hundreds of TAFE students.

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A group of males have been arrested after chasing a woman through a hospital with machetes. Gera Kazakov

Machete-wielding teens spark hospital terror in wild chase

Police were called after reports of a group armed with machetes pursuing a young woman and her friends near a Northern Territory hospital.

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Matt Wright, left, has failed to lodge an appeal against his convictions regarding the helicopter crash which killed his Netflix co-star Chris Wilson, right.

Matt Wright vowed to appeal his verdicts. So what happened?

After promising to fight his guilty verdicts, jailed celebrity crocodile-wrangler Matt Wright’s next move has become a key question.

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Operations at an outback gold mine have been suspended after the death of a construction worker.

Construction worker, 47, dies in outback mining accident

A winch failure has been flagged as a contributing factor in the death of a worker at a construction site at an outback gold mine.

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Around 450 people living in a remote outback town have been evacuated as floodwaters cut off roads.

Outback town being evacuated as floodwaters approach

Intense rainfall has prompted the emergency evacuation of an entire outback town, where a river is expected to top major flood levels.

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The mayor of Alice Springs won't take part in Australia Day events including citizenship ceremonies. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Not right’: Outback town’s mayor pulls out of Australia Day events

Australia Day formalities in Alice Springs will go ahead without the mayor, who says the January 26 celebration causes harm to parts of her community.

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Angie Fuller

Missing mum Angie Fuller’s boyfriend arrested in Toowoomba

The boyfriend of Angie Fuller, who vanished in the Outback, is facing charges as NT Police release CCTV of her last confirmed sighting and double their reward for information about her suspected murder.

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Catastrophic failures by hospital staff led to a 48-year-old patient's death, a coroner said. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Catastrophic’ medical mistake led to grandmother’s death

The grandmother went to have an abscess removed when tragedy occurred.

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A man's body has been seen floating in the water near an anchored military vessel in Darwin Harbour. (HANDOUT/NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE FORCE)

Divers brave crocs in search for body seen in water

The sighting of the body of an unidentified man in a Top End harbour has prompted an extensive search including divers braving waters where a croc was seen.

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Matt Wright has been handed his sentence.

Croc-wrangler Matt Wright sentenced over fatal chopper crash

The fallen reality television star will spend tonight behind bars after he obstructed investigations into a chopper crash which killed his Netflix co-star.

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Gavin Morris has been handed a suspended sentence for assaulting Indigenous school students. (Colin Whelan/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-NRL ref learns his fate in court for ‘choking’ students

The former whistleblower was accused of committing serious acts of violence against the Indigenous children in his care.

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Matt Wright will be sentenced for trying to pervert the course of justice after a helicopter crash. (Neve Brissenden/AAP PHOTOS)

Reality TV star to learn fate over deadly chopper charges

Prosecutors want a jail term for Matt Wright, the star of the reality TV show Outback Wangler, after a crocodile-egg hunting helicopter trip turned fatal.

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