Northern Territory

The man had been hiding from police for seven days.
Police
Molly Magennis

Man hunted by police dogs in bushland after serious assault on woman

The alleged victim suffered a punctured lung and cuts to her head.

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A man has been arrested after the fatal stabbing of a man in Darwin.
Australia
Amanda Parkinson

Man arrested after shocking fatal unit complex stabbing

A man has died in the yard of a unit complex after being found unconscious with stab wounds to his body, with police confirming an arrest has been made.

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A man has been arrested over the death of his partner in Katherine overnight.
Northern Territory
Ailish Delaney

Man accused of murdering partner in ‘shattering’ community death

Emergency services performed CPR but the 22-year-old could not be saved.

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More than three years after Chris Willow Wilson died in a helicopter crash, Outback Wrangler Mattt Wright's trial will begin in Darwin Supreme Court in July 2025.
Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Outback Wrangler star to face trial over fatal chopper crash

A date for the criminal trial of Matt Wright has finally been set — more than three years after the chopper crash that killed Netflix star Chris Wilson — with more than 100 witnesses expected to give evidence.

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Angie (left), Santa and her younger sister Jessica (right) just a few weeks before she vanished.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Father’s torment over daughter who vanished in the Outback

The father of missing Northern Territory woman Angie Fuller, who police believe has been murdered, says the circumstances surrounding his daughter’s mysterious disappearance in the Outback ‘just don’t add up’. 

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Missing mum Angie Fuller.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Could this clue be missing link in mum’s outback murder?

A previously unreported clue connected to missing mum Angie Fuller could now be crucial evidence in her unsolved murder investigation.

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Police are seeking public assistance after a horrific alleged domestic violence assault at a shopping centre.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Woman fighting for life after alleged shopping centre attack

A woman is fighting for her life after a horrific alleged domestic violence assault at a shopping centre involving an ‘edged weapon’.

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Adam Britton was sentence to more than 10 years’ jail.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Police boss tried to protect cops from bestiality evidence

The hardened detective who led the investigation into Adam Britton’s crimes says the depraved zoologist’s indescribable cruelty constitutes the ‘most horrific case’ his police force has ever seen. 

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An 18-year-old woman and 17-year-old boy have died in separate crashes on NT roads at the weekend. File image
Australia
Ailish Delaney

Two teens killed in separate crashes in horror weekend on roads

An 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy have died.

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A police investigation investigation into depraved zoologist Adam Britton, right, resulted in the arrest of US man Former US Navy quartermaster Lucas Russell VanWoert on similar animal abuse charges.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Cops jail more animal abusers after sick zoologist locked up

The case of depraved zoologist Adam Britton has led to the arrest of two more animal abusers after police and US Homeland Security officers tracked the vile offenders down.

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Depraved zoologist Adam Britton is unlikely to ever be cured, even with intensive sex offender treatment, a psychiatrist has warned.
Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Depraved bestiality zoologist unlikely to ever be cured

The depraved zoologist who filmed himself raping, torturing and killing dozens of dogs is unlikely to ever be cured of his ‘chronic and longstanding paraphilia’ even with intensive sex offender treatment.

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Angie Fuller and Jake Peters.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

BF of missing mum jailed for ‘frenzied’ violent carjackings

The last person to see missing and likely murdered Northern Territory mum Angie Fuller alive has been jailed for holding a knife to a toddler’s face and assaulting others during two frenzied carjackings.

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Police are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.
Australia
Molly Magennis

Man arrested after being found asleep next to a pool of blood

Police found the man after following a trail of blood.

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Dr Simon Quilty is suing the Northern Territory over 15,000 hours of unpaid overtime.
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Northern Territory
Kristin Shorten

Doctor sues after working 42 hours of unpaid overtime a week

A senior Outback doctor — and brother of a famous Aussie artist — is suing the NT Government after working about 42 hours of unpaid overtime every week for almost a decade.

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There are calls for WA’s and the NT’s default speed limit to be dropped by 10km/h to help save lives.
Australia
Sam Doecke and Simon Raftery

Should default speed limits in some states drop to 100km/h?

Would dropping the limit by 10km/h save lives? Here’s what the evidence says.

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