Northern Territory

Authorities are investigating an explosion near a campfire that injured six people at a desert race. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Six campers hurt in explosion at major desert event

Six people have been injured, five of them hospitalised, during an explosion at an off-road race in the Northern Territory with 12,000 attendees.

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Danielle Wilson’s husband died during a crocodile egg-collecting mission. She’s now suing those involved.

Chopper crash widow faces Outback Wrangler in mediation

The widow of Netflix star Chris Wilson has come face-to-face with their former friend, Outback Wrangler host Matt Wright, in the Federal Court. 

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The mystery of Paddy Moriarty’s disappearance is set to endure after the DPP said it would not lay any charges.

Shock twist in Netflix-famous Larrimah cold case revealed

An important development in the case of Paddy Moriarty, whose disappearance from an outback town inspired true crime series Last Stop Larrimah, means the cold case may never be solved.

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In a conversation recorded just three days after Angie Fuller vanished, Jake Jefferson Peters expressed fears about going to jail over his girlfriend’s disappearance and his belief that she had been abducted.

LISTEN: Shocking recording from missing mum’s bf revealed

In a shocking recording taken just three days after Angie Fuller vanished, her boyfriend Jake Peters expressed fears about being jailed over her disappearance. Listen to that call here.

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Young mum Angie Fuller went missing on the remote Tanami Rd in the NT.

On the Tanami and into thin air: Top End saga of missing mum

Outback pursuits with carloads of gangsters. A partner’s bizarre videos during police investigations. And a homicide probe’s crucial missing 48 hours. Inside the mystifying disappearance of Angie Fuller.

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The body of missing hiker Alistair Thomson was found near a waterhole at in Central Australia.

Search ends in tragedy as missing hiker found dead

Missing hiker Alistair Thomson has been found dead after setting off on a solo hike along the Larapinta Trail near Alice Springs.

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Chopper crash victim Chris 'Willow' Wilson.

‘Pointless’: Widow returns to court over Netflix star death

CASA and Danielle Wilson are back before the Federal Court over the death of Netflix star Chris Wilson after some respondents expressed that mediation would be “pointless” and a “waste of the court’s time”. 

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Zachary Rolfe said he's ready to move on from the coronial process. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Former cop Zachary Rolfe 'bored' of ongoing death inquest

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard the former NT police officer who fatally shot the 19-year-old is "bored" of the ongoing process.

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Chopper crash victim Chris 'Willow' Wilson.

CASA probed over perceived croc-egg conflicts of interest

An investigation into how CASA’s Board engaged with crocodile egg-collecting operators before the fatal Outback Wrangler chopper crash has revealed exactly what went on in the years before Chris Wilson’s death.

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A child was allegedly found locked in a cage on a Northern Territory worksite.

Child found ‘locked in cage’ on industrial site

Authorities are investigating alarming reports of a child being kept in a cage at an industrial site in the Northern Territory. 

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Mr Wright and his wife Kaia who run multiple tourism operations in the NT.

Bucks night mishap stirred menacing calls to croc-wrangler

A man whose fingers were ripped off by a crocodile at one of Matt Wright’s resorts has been convicted of menacing the celebrity croc-wrangler and his wife with drunken messages on social media. 

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Northern Territory Police are investigating after a woman died in a tragic crash. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Horrible detail in crash that killed 29-year-old woman

Police have confirmed a horrible detail after a female passenger was killed in a crash and they await forensic toxicology results.

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Netflix star Chris Wilson’s widow will come face-to-face with Outback Wrangler Matt Wright, Helibrook and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority – whom she is suing over her husband’s death – in Sydney next month.

Cross-claims, subpoenas and mediation talks over fatal crash

Netflix star Chris Wilson’s widow will come face-to-face with Outback Wrangler Matt Wright, Helibrook and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority — whom she is suing over her husband’s death — in Sydney next month.

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Outback Wrangler Matt Wright and pilot Michael Burbidge were charged in relation to the investigation into the fatal Northern Territory chopper crash that killed Chris Wilson in February 2022.

DPP appeals Outback Wrangler pilot’s sentence

The NT’s top prosecutor has launched a rare appeal bid over the sentence given to a pilot who destroyed evidence following the chopper crash that killed Outback Wrangler star Chris Wilson.

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A night curfew on Alice Spring youth, imposed after an outbreak of violence, has been lifted. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Alice Springs wakes to the end of youth curfew

Alice Springs is emerging from a three-week night curfew on its youth, aimed at curbing crime and violence in the outback town.

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