The Latest Breaking News from Darwin

Former Arafura MLA Lawrence Costa, who died suddenly late last year at the age of 52, has been remembered as a “big man with a big heart” who tirelessly served his people for years.

It is the second time the Northern Territory's worker safety watchdog has charged an entity with industrial manslaughter, and follows the death of a 60-year-old worker at a Darwin construction site.

The cost to grade-separate two of Darwin's key arterials has blown out by at least $100 million, with the NT government blaming a broad increase in the cost to build infrastructure.

What's your magic air conditioner number? Should you switch off the aircon when you pop to the shops? And does "dry mode" actually work?

A single-track section of the Adelaide to Darwin rail line has been out of action for over 24 hours after a single carriage of a freight train derailed.

The documents allege that Bruno Borges-Martins, along with another specialist diver from Brazil, were smuggled into Darwin by James Blake Blee, who is also facing a manslaughter charge in relation to Borges-Martins's death.

Police say the driver tested negative for alcohol after the incident, which happened early this morning while the couple were walking their dogs in Bees Creek.

Students at a Darwin school are choosing to go thirsty to limit the need to use the toilet after the introduction of a locked-bathroom policy to deter anti-social behaviour.

Police say they are investigating the apparent slaughtering of 10 chickens owned by a primary school in Darwin's northern suburbs, in an attack described as a senseless act of violence.

Police say the 37-year-old woman was found unresponsive yesterday afternoon, and was declared dead at the scene.

More than 230 people were killed during the first Japanese raids on the city during World War II, in which hundreds of bombs were dropped.