Northern Territory

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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Minister for Environment Tanya Plibersek has approved Australia’s biggest solar farm days after blocking a $1b gold mine.

Plibersek greenlights solar farm to power other countries

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is handing out red and green lights like candy, first blocking a gold mine and now approving a solar farm backed by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes.

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