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Remote housingPremiumConstruction contract to see new tradesmen trained in Galiwin’ku

The Aboriginal corporation awarded the contract to build 87 new houses in Galiwin’ku says the project will see six apprenticeships and 15 traineeships undertaken by locals.

JASON WALLS

CrimePremiumCops call for witnesses after assault of 60-year-old man in his own home

Police are calling for witnesses after a 60-year-old man was assaulted in his own home in Alice Springs on Saturday night.

JASON WALLS

PARRTJIMAPremiumNRL legend to appear at Parrtjima tonight

One of the biggest names in rugby league, Indigenous NRL player Josh Addo-Carr, will appear at Alice Springs’ Parrtjima – A Festival in Light tonight.

THOMAS MORGAN

Choo chooPremiumGET THE GHAN IN THE CITY: Proposal to bring iconic train into Darwin CBD

A local industry leader has a vision to bring The Ghan into Darwin City, as a way to further capitalise on the iconic train and give passengers the welcome and send-off they deserve.

Raphaella Saroukos

Choo chooPremium‘It could definitely be beneficial for business’: Leaders back bringing the Ghan into city

Industry leaders are rallying behind a proposal to bring The Ghan as close to Darwin CBD as possible.

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

EmergencyPremium‘What’s the point of having a rural station?’: Paramedic says ambo centre is empty

A Top End ambulance centre, once called an empty “political stunt” by a paramedic, has now been described as a “phantom station” by another working ambo.

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

EditorialPremiumBold ideas needed to help promote Darwin

Bringing the Ghan into Darwin City might sound a ‘pie in the sky’ idea, but if it can depart from Adelaide on the fringes of the CBD, why can’t it do the same here?

EDITORIAL

hot propertyPremiumInvestors flocking to Darwin CBD with couple snatching up property in days

Investors are swooping in on Darwin City, with an interstate couple buying a CBD apartment just days after seeing the property in the NT News.

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

Op-EdPremiumOPINION: We need blue sky thinking again

Instead of immediately attacking ideas and building barriers to change, let’s embrace and encourage blue-sky thinking and find ways to bulldoze the barriers entirely, writes REINT chief executive QUENTIN KILIAN.

QUENTIN KILIAN

ONE-IN-THREE AUSTRALIANSPremiumNT Health launches ‘April falls month’ over concerning fall data

A Darwin woman received two fractured bones and bruising after several falls, and she’s far from alone, prompting an NT Health campaign to promote prevention methods.

Thomas Morgan

PolicePremiumPolice investigating after man found unconscious

Police are calling for witnesses after a man was found unconscious in Darwin on Saturday morning.

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

NSWPremiumMajor development after 7 killed in blaze

A new inquiry is being considered into the fatal fire that killed six boys and one adult in the ghost train at Sydney’s Luna Park.

Anthony Piovesan

UPGRADESPremiumContractors allowed to camp in national park for Kata Tjuta track upgrade

Upgrades to a 7.4km walking track around the famous rock formation will completed by a tenderer to be announced next month, with workers allowed to camp on the Kata Tjuta-Uluru national park.

THOMAS MORGAN

CRIMEPremium18-year-old charged after vicious group assault

A teenager arrested on Friday is alleged to have been one of five offenders who set upon an 18-year-old last week.

News Corp Australia

TERRITORY IN MOURNINGPremiumNT leaders pay tribute to Prince Philip, flowers left at Gov’t House

Mourners in the Top End are being invited to leave flower at Government House as the Territory pays tribute to the loss of Prince Philip.

THOMAS MORGAN

Tying the knotPremiumWedding celebrants, vendors report boost in booking numbers

CANCELLED plans in 2020 are back on for this year’s dry season, with NT celebrants reporting a surge in couples rushing to tie the knot.

THOMAS MORGAN

‘Full force kick’PremiumMan jailed for kicking cop in the groin while angry mob gathered

A man who kicked a cop in the groin before escaping police custody with the help of angry, drunken mob in Borroloola last month has been jailed for just over four months.

Jason Walls

KARAMA IN CRISISPremiumCoffee with a Cop drills home crime concerns

A dozen police officers had their eyes and ears open at Karama Shopping Plaza yesterday, on the clock to listen to the concerns of the community who see “humbugging, drinking and general misbehaviour” daily.

Will Zwar

REAL ESTATEPremiumDarwin leads nation in rental price, home value growth

New data shows home values and rental prices in Darwin have risen more than anywhere else in Australia in the past year.

ALICIA PERERA

EXCLUSIVEPremiumAh Kit’s call for change amid Karama crime crisis

With more than 600 public housing properties in her electorate, Karama MLA Ngaree Ah Kit wants more done to lower those numbers and crack down on problem tenants.

Natasha Emeck

Resilience ProjectPremiumMental health advocate to feature at CDU workshop

One of Australia’s leading sports psychologists, responsible for mentoring some of the country’s most famous athletes, will be speaking at Charles Darwin University’s next week.

News Corp Australia

RoyalsPremiumPrince Philip’s close ties to the Northern Territory

PRINCE Philip visited Australia 32 times during his royal career – 16 times on solo trips without the Queen. At least eight of those times he headed to the Northern Territory

PHILLIPPA BUTT

‘Extremely uncommon’PremiumThree cyclones may converge off north Australian coastline

Three tropical cyclones are expected to converge off the north coast of Australia at the weekend, with climate experts predicting a rare clash of systems that could lead to dangerous weather.

ERIN LYONS and BENEDICT BROOK

COVID-19PremiumNT vaccine rollout in chaos amid AstraZeneca blood clotting fears

NT health officials are scrambling to overhaul the vaccine rollout amid the latest warning from Scott Morrison that the jab wasn’t recommended for persons aged under 50.

THOMAS MORGAN

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