Northern Territory

Veronica Wellings, 39, died after being rushed to Royal Darwin Hospital on Monday morning

Mother-of-three remembered as partner charged with breaching DV order

Veronica Wellings, 39, died on Monday after being taken to Royal Darwin Hospital ‘seriously ill’.

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Federal police arrested an accused drug smuggler off the NT after he allegedly fled rehabilitation. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

Inquiry after drug runner with ankle bracelet caught 4000km from rehab

Federal police tracked down an accused drug smuggler allegedly trying to sail to Indonesia after skipping out of a rehabilitation centre thousands of kilometres away.

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A woman has been stabbed in the head in a suspected home invasion in the Northern Territory.

Woman stabbed in the head in home invasion

Three offenders broke into the woman’s home while she was alone.

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A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of his 51-year-old partner. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Murder charge after woman's body found near riverbed

A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after police found his 51-year-old partner's body near a river bed.

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Michael Murphy said housing prisoners in watch houses was increasing pressures on police.  ((A)manda Parkinson/AAP PHOTOS)

New bail laws increase pressures in 'broken system'

The roll-out of new bail laws has caused havoc with more than one per cent of the Northern Territory's population now behind bars.

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Crocodile numbers in the Northern Territory have raised concerns about safety at swimming holes. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Crocodiles are lurking in new swimming spots, count finds

Fifty years after almost being wiped out in the Top End, the number of crocodiles is raising alarms about new places the apex predator is lurking.

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Anthony Albanese with a memorial at the area Cyclone Tracy first made landfall 50 years ago.

Albanese joins survivors of Cyclone Tracy 50 years on

The Prime Minister has joined survivors of Cyclone Tracy to revisit the place it first made landfall to commemorate 50 years since Darwin was destroyed and more than 60 lives lost. 

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Demand for services by women and children affected by domestic violence often spikes at Christmas.

The national crisis that could get worse over Christmas

People are being urged to ‘stand up’ to help ‘prevent’ the scourge of domestic violence ahead of a feared spike in cases over summer.

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A Northern Territory couple found a crocodile hiding behind the dryer in their laundry.

Disbelief after deadly discovery made inside family home

‘The dogs were barking, and we got up thinking there was someone on the property.’

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A baby has been rushed to hospital after an alleged violent home invasion.

Baby rushed to hospital after alleged violent home invasion

Two male youths have been arrested following an alleged violent aggravated robbery, which left a two-month-old infant with serious injuries.

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A man is on the run after a “disgusting” alleged assault in which boiling water was thrown on police officers in the Northern Territory.

Boiling water allegedly thrown on police in ‘disgusting assault’

The two officers were executing a warrant for a domestic violence-related offence when they were allegedly set upon.

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The man was arrested shortly after the incident.