Good Weekend’s 52 Weekends Away:Great WA,SA and NT getaways

Good Weekend’s 52 Weekends Away:Great WA,SA and NT getaways

Kangaroo Island’s feel-good find,Kakadu’s croc-spotting,Top End safari life … and Adelaide’s jaw-dropping swimming pool:fresh adventures,further afield.

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Security experts criticise decision to leave Port of Darwin in Chinese hands

Security experts criticise decision to leave Port of Darwin in Chinese hands

The 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin by Chinese company Landbridge will remain in place after security agencies found systems existed to manage the risk.

  • byJames Massola andRachel Clun
NT chief minister ‘shaken’ after cream pie attack

NT chief minister ‘shaken’ after cream pie attack

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles was hit in the face with a cream pancake at a market in Darwin.

  • byKathryn Magann
Dinner,drinks and turtle nests at this remote Aussie island

Dinner,drinks and turtle nests at this remote Aussie island

Australia’s only endemic sea turtles are the stars of the show on a remote island in the Northern Territory.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Santos’ $5.6b Barossa gas project hit with new Indigenous challenge

Santos’ $5.6b Barossa gas project hit with new Indigenous challenge

The future of the Santos Barossa gas export project is uncertain after the company was accused of not properly consulting Indigenous people on a remote island 250 kilometres from Darwin.

  • byPeter Milne
Inspired by his ancestors,this artist just won a $100,000 prize

Inspired by his ancestors,this artist just won a $100,000 prize

At the annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards in Darwin,memory and the process of making sense of the past emerges as a key theme.

  • byTristen Harwood
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Six of the best places to eat in Darwin

Six of the best places to eat in Darwin

Darwin is a true melting pot of cultures and cuisines with a restaurant,cafe or market stall to suit every palate. Here are six of the tastiest.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Why the north should be the AFL’s next in line
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AFL 2023

Why the north should be the AFL’s next in line

With Tasmania signed off,advocates for a north Australian AFL team sense the opportunity to position their dream as the natural next in line.

  • byZach Hope
One-third of alleged cocaine smuggling trio to be extradited to WA after Darwin arrest

One-third of alleged cocaine smuggling trio to be extradited to WA after Darwin arrest

One of the men wanted in connection with a massive 365 kilogram haul of cocaine found last week in an abandoned boat has been located and arrested on a rural property in Darwin.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Could this small festival be the next big thing on the Australian social calendar?

Could this small festival be the next big thing on the Australian social calendar?

It’s sunny and warm,the program is stacked with First Nations talent and there are no muddy mosh pits in sight. Darwin Festival might just be the country’s best winter festival.

  • byMeg Watson
‘We won’t cry’:Archie Roach farewelled at an emotional National Indigenous Music Awards

‘We won’t cry’:Archie Roach farewelled at an emotional National Indigenous Music Awards

The first in-person NIMAs since 2019 was a celebration of First Nations talent,both past and present – featuring tributes to Archie Roach and Gurrumul,plus big wins for Baker Boy.

  • byMeg Watson