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Overland Telegraph Line remembered as significant feat with complex history on 150th anniversary

At the time, a wire through the centre of Australia was touted as one of the country's greatest accomplishments. But for First Nations people, it took a gruelling toll.

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Port of Newcastle says security not a problem as Chinese ownership of Darwin port flares again

Security concerns over port control

Newcastle Herald

Emergency warning for Darwin bushfire

A bushfire may threaten lives and homes in Darwin where authorities have issued an emergency warning for locals to leave if it's safe to or shelter indoors.

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NT Health says hospitals have enough backup supplies after huge medical supply warehouse blaze

A massive fire that tore through a medical supplies warehouse in Darwin has triggered a "system-wide" response from the Northern Territory health department.

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The Overland Telegraph Line revolutionised Australia 150 years ago and broke its extreme isolation

It was the internet before the internet and it changed the country forever, built in a race against the clock and the harsh elements of the outback to connect Australia to the globe.

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Song and dance in bush court over Santos

Tiwi Island traditional owners have sung and danced as they gave evidence to a bush court hearing a case about a massive Northern Territory gas project.

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NT Health issues highest alert after fire

A Darwin warehouse fire has potentially destroyed crucial hospital supplies with Top End health authorities now on high alert.

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The Northern Territory's 'Aboriginal queen', Nellie Camfoo, on race, love and the children that were taken

Ms Camfoo's story offers an insight into life as aboriginal woman in the 20th century, from being displaced from her land and helping with the war effort, to being unable to marry without a permit.

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Two sides of the wire: how the Overland Telegraph brought colonial triumph and Aboriginal devastation

The project connected Australia to the world 150 years ago, but central Australia’s Aboriginal communities paid a terrible price

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Second woman charged over alleged abduction of five-year-old Grace Hughes after little girl handed over to police

A 35-year-old woman has been charged and remanded in custody a day after the young girl was returned to police following her alleged abduction in Darwin.

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Exercise Pitch Black begins in Darwin after COVID hiatus, with Germany, Japan and South Korea joining for the first time

Featuring high-stakes training scenarios and up to 100 fighter jets from across the world, the Royal Australian Air Force's biggest international training exercise is back after a four-year hiatus.

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Northern Territory Police say they have found allegedly abducted girl Grace Hughes

Northern Territory police have located five-year-old Darwin girl Grace Hughes, who has been missing for nearly a fortnight.

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NT domestic violence sector repeats calls for needs-based funding after one-off $10.7 million federal boost

A one-off, $10.7 million funding boost for Northern Territory domestic violence services falls dramatically short of what is needed, according to women operating shelters from Darwin to Alice Springs.

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Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

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Voluntary income management key: inquiry

A federal parliamentary committee examining the abolition of the cashless debit card has heard evidence in Darwin on Wednesday.

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Woman faces court charged with child abduction as Darwin girl Grace Hughes, 5, and mother remain missing

A woman charged with child abduction in relation to the disappearance of five-year-old Darwin girl Grace Hughes has faced court.

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Renewed calls to revoke Northern Territory's mandatory sentencing following power outages inside Darwin's prison

Ongoing power outages and concerns over conditions inside Darwin's only adult prison mean the "community is at greater risk of continued crime", according to the Criminal Lawyers Association of the Northern Territory.

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NT Police charge 50-year-old Darwin woman over disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes

Northern Territory Police charge a 50-year-old woman with child abduction over the disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes from the Darwin suburb of Berrimah last weekend.

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Woman charged with Darwin girl's abduction

NT Police have charged a 50-year-old woman over Grace Hughes' alleged abduction as they continue to search for the five-year-old and her mother.

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Darwin's main hospital, prison among over 300 buildings potentially non-compliant with NT building standards

The Northern Territory’s anti-corruption watchdog has revealed hundreds of government buildings may not comply with occupancy regulations — including Parliament House, Royal Darwin Hospital and the Darwin prison.

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Darwin man aged in his 30s dies with meningococcal disease, reports NT Health

The man who died with meningococcal disease hadn't recently travelled interstate or overseas, according to NT Health.

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NT man dies with meningococcal disease

Northern Territory Health says a man in his 30s has died with meningococcal disease in Darwin.

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Darwin teachers to strike over wages deal

Teachers in the Greater Darwin area will strike over the Northern Territory's public sector pay freeze, the Australian Education Union says.

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Power outages at Darwin Correctional Centre spark concerns over access to justice, prisoner welfare

Lawyers have been unable to communicate with some clients in Darwin prison due to power outages, adjourning court appearances as the number of people on remand skyrockets.

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NT police searching for missing mum Laura Hinks and 5-year-old daughter Grace say pair may have left Darwin

Laura Hinks, 34, and her daughter Grace Hughes were last seen during a parental visit around on Sunday afternoon, according to NT Police.

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