The Port of Darwin was leased to the Chinese-owned Landbridge Group in 2015.

Chinese firm Landbridge set to be stripped of its controversial lease of the Port of Darwin

The Coalition will use its first major national security policy of the election campaign to announce that in government it would seize control of the port if required.

  • Matthew Knott

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Accused smuggler sailed into sea cucumber bust after ‘fleeing’ rehab for Indonesia

An accused drug trafficker who “fled rehab” in NSW unwittingly sailed into a border force operation targeting sea cucumber poachers,derailing his plot to reach Indonesia.

  • Perry Duffin andJordan Baker
A home destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

‘Not forgotten’:PM pays tribute to Cyclone Tracy victims 50 years on

Survivors sobbed in Darwin as Anthony Albanese recalled the disaster that left “an entire city almost wiped off the map”.

  • Angus Delaney
The devastation of Cyclone Tracy in Darwin.

‘Stronger than ever’:PM attends Cyclone Tracy memorial on Christmas

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Darwin to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy,Australia’s largest peacetime evacuation and reconstruction.

  • James Massola
Ancient site that never gets old … the artwork at Mount Borradaile

The extraordinary ancient artwork kept secret until 1987

It might be ancient,but the world’s largest single collection of rock art never gets old.

  • Helen Pitt
Darwin’s cruise and waterfront precinct.

Port guide:Darwin,Australia

Darwin is a multicultural,characterful small city that’s no longer merely a gateway to the Northern Territory’s national parks,but a destination in its own right.

  • Brian Johnston
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Kate MacLennan and her twin daughters.

Sleeping in hospital can be a nightmare. Experts say it’s time to wake up to some solutions

A recent Australian study found that noise levels in shared rooms in a large public hospital sometimes surpassed 100 decibels,as loud as a lawnmower.

  • Aisha Dow
Finocchiaro claimed victory as the first female CLP Chief Minister-elect.

NT Country Liberals vow to tackle crime after belting Labor

The Country Liberal Party will form government in the Northern Territory after a resounding win and toppling Chief Minister Eva Lawler in her own seat.

  • Andrea Hayward
A flatback turtle digging in.

This wildlife moment beats seeing the Mona Lisa or the Colosseum

Nothing in nature runs to a timetable,which makes this intimate experience with sea turtles in the Northern Territory all the more memorable.

  • Craig Tansley
AFL great Lance Franklin with children at the Michael Long Centre in Darwin.

To those saying no to an NT team in the AFL,your arguments are a crock

It’s only fair that there will be an NT team in the AFL some day soon. And when you look at the reasons why,it adds up.

  • Greg Baum