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Palmerston should be dry: Mayor

Posted December 4, 2008 10:01:00

Palmerston Council is investigating whether the city should be declared "dry".

Tags: alcohol, palmerston-0830

More taxis needed: Hotels Association

Posted December 4, 2008 09:46:00

The Australian Hotels Association in the NT says there aren't enough taxis and minibuses in Darwin.

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, alcohol, darwin-0800

NT doctor finishes gruelling desert foot race

Posted December 4, 2008 09:00:00

A NT doctor has completed a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

Tags: human-interest, antarctica, australia, nt, katherine-0850

BHP scales down on Groote Eylandt

Posted December 3, 2008 17:34:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 17:33:00

The mining company BHP Billiton has announced it's reducing its global manganese ore production by 25%.

Tags: manufacturing, alyangula-0885

Canine cops hit the beat Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 17:33:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 18:54:00

The Northern Territory police force has been given a boost in its sniffer department.

Tags: community-and-society, defence-and-national-security, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

Court considers future of violent offender

Posted December 3, 2008 17:33:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 17:36:00

The NT Supreme Court examines the future of a deaf man with a history of violent offending.

Tags: disabilities, murder-and-manslaughter, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

NT police target drink drivers for Christmas Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 17:00:00

A car wreck will be towed up and down Darwin's busy nightclub strip, Mitchell Street, this festive season as part of the Northern Territory Government's anti-drink driving campaign.

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Catalina crew hit with $15k tax bill Video Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 12:22:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 13:01:00

The charity group which has brought a World War II flying boat to Darwin has to pay Australian authorities $15,000 in taxes.

Tags: community-and-society, defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Rudd accused of ditching hospital pledge

Posted December 3, 2008 11:27:00

The Federal Opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of backtracking from an election commitment to take over public hospitals if they do not perform.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, health, healthcare-facilities, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Poor housing options send nurses packing Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 10:12:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 10:33:00

Nurses are leaving the Northern Territory for interstate because they can't find anywhere to live, according to the Nurses Federation.

Tags: community-and-society, health, health-administration, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

Superclinic election pledge a disaster: Dutton

Posted December 3, 2008 07:29:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 10:57:00

Government's election promise for 31 superclinics has been a "disaster", according to the Federal Opposition.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, health, healthcare-facilities, australia, nt, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830

Thousands of Darwin homes lose power

Posted December 2, 2008 23:29:00

About 22,000 homes in Darwin lost power for up to 45 minutes this evening.

Tags: electricity-energy-and-utilities, nt, darwin-0800

11yo girl may face Supreme Court over alleged assault

Posted December 2, 2008 22:31:00

An 11-year-old girl could face the Northern Territory Supreme Court for her part in an alleged aggravated assault in Darwin.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, assault, nt, darwin-0800

WWII flying boat arrives in Darwin Video Photo

Posted December 2, 2008 18:42:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 19:47:00

A flying relic of WWII has flown into Darwin.

Tags: air-force, darwin-0800

Shocking injuries on dead man: police

Posted December 2, 2008 18:38:00

Darwin Police are shocked by the severity of injuries sustained by a man whose body was found in Casuarina on Sunday morning.

Tags: murder-and-manslaughter, darwin-0800

Two players to contest charges at NTFL Tribunal

Posted December 2, 2008 17:22:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 17:25:00

Two players will contest charges at Wednesday night's sitting of the NTFL tribunal.

Tags: australian-football-league, darwin-0800

More wallabies to be culled at airstrip Photo

Posted December 2, 2008 15:46:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 17:17:00

The Federal Government orders the Defence Force to better manage wallabies on the Tindal airstrip.

Tags: air-force, healthcare-facilities, occupational-health-and-safety, safety, katherine-0850

Darwin petrol prices too high: expert

Posted December 2, 2008 13:30:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 13:31:00

An expert says Darwin motorists are the most 'ripped off' in Australia.

Tags: consumer-protection, oil-and-gas, darwin-0800

New look for Aussie sailors Photo

Posted December 2, 2008 13:16:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 13:50:00

A new uniform for Australian sailors has been unveiled in Darwin.

Tags: defence-forces, navy, australia, nt, darwin-0800

NT Govt backs plan to ban violent drunks from pubs and clubs Photo

Posted December 2, 2008 10:18:00 | Updated December 2, 2008 13:39:00

The Northern Territory Government and the police say they support the Australian Hotels Association's proposed initiatives to curb violence in Darwin's C-B-D.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, laws, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Man fined over road rage incident

Posted December 1, 2008 22:29:00 | Updated December 1, 2008 22:28:00

A man has been convicted and fined $400 for tailgating a woman in a road rage incident in Darwin.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, nt, darwin-0800

Man granted bail over alleged glassing

Posted December 1, 2008 22:26:00

A 23-year-old man has been granted bail after allegedly glassing a Darwin security guard.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, nt, darwin-0800

Calls to ban violent drunks from Darwin pubs Photo

Posted December 1, 2008 18:03:00 | Updated December 1, 2008 21:58:00

People involved in violent incidents in Darwin's CBD should be black-listed from entering pubs and clubs, according to the Australian Hotels Association.

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Food sales increase under welfare quarantining: store Photo

Posted December 1, 2008 18:00:00

The store manager at the Northern Territory's largest Indigenous community says food sales have increased by up to 10% as a result of welfare quarantining.

Tags: indigenous, welfare, wadeye-0822

Northern Territory wants more funding for hospitals

Posted December 1, 2008 18:00:00

The NT Government says it's still not getting enough federal money to run hospitals.

Tags: federal-state-issues, health, darwin-0800