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EXCLUSIVE‘After the 30th time I tried to call him, I knew’

Constable Alex Prestney had not long finished work when he heard four officers had been killed on the Eastern Fwy. There was no escaping the sense of dread as he frantically called his brother Josh over and over, only to listen to the phone ring out. Constable Josh Prestney’s family reveals the heartbreaking moment they learned of his death and their final moments with their lost brother and son.

Wes Hosking

EXCLUSIVEPolice force devastated by beloved mentor’s tragic death

Lynette Taylor dedicated her life to the force, meeting her husband at the Russell St police station and taking officers fresh out of the academy, like Glen Humphris, under her wing. Until the job she loved saw her life tragically cut short.

WES HOSKING

EXCLUSIVEThe frantic final text messages Humphris never lived to read

Late on the afternoon of April 22, Todd Robinson sent a text message asking his partner, police constable Glen Humphris, if he was heading back to the station soon. It was the first in a flurry of text messages Glen would never live to read.

WES HOSKING

EXCLUSIVEKevin King’s sons mourn loss of not just dad, but ‘best mate’

There is now an overbearing silence in the King house that was once filled with the sound of Kevin strumming the guitar or him bantering with his three boys about the footy, who say the loss of their devoted dad will never leave them.

WES HOSKING

Jobs shake upCDU to reveal major changes

Charles Darwin University staff will know their fate and the magnitude of proposed changes next week.

GARY SHIPWAY

Tis the wet seasonPlenty of rain hot tip as cyclones also await

RAIN and a higher than average number of cyclones are likely on the cards, according to weather boffin Tom Saunders

Will Zwar

Economic Reconstruction CommissionFlood of ideas to get back on track

THE Chief Minister’s Economic Reconstruction Commission has received 170 submissions, containing more than 800 recommendations and substantial funding requests

GARY SHIPWAY

‘Devastating’‘Heartbreaking’: Small Outback business loses thousands in break-in

THE managers of a small hospitality business in the Outback near Alice Springs are ‘heartbroken’ after a break-in cost them thousands of dollars

JASMINE BURKE, centralianadvocate.com.au

CrashCar crashes into bus

A CAR has crashed into a bus in the Darwin CBD

PHILLIPPA BUTT

COVID-19Jabiru loses its Sports and Social Club

There wasn’t even a chance for last drinks ... the coronavirus pandemic has claimed the Jabiru Sports and Social Club.

GARY SHIPWAY

Latest updates‘Thrown under the bus’: Vic health minister quits

Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos has quit over the failure of the hotel quarantine scheme, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to turn up the heat on China over COVID-19.

Michael Traill, Charlotte Elton, David Aidone, Zoe Smith, Maria Bervanakis, James MacSmith, Merryn Johns and Tiffany Bakker in New York

Darwi HarbourSpecial salute for Inpex’s 200th Darwin gas shipment

IT was a special send off for Energy Advance when it left Darwin Harbour carrying the 200th LNG export cargo from the Inpex-Operated Ichthys LNG onshore facilities

GARY SHIPWAY

UnacceptableADF offered to Victoria, but Dan ‘didn’t know’

The final witness in the inquiry into Victoria’s botched quarantine program, Premier Daniel Andrews, apologised but was unable to answer the key question.

Ellen Whinnett

Hot propertyChristmas showdown for video games

If you missed out on ordering a next-gen Xbox or PlayStation this week, be prepared to fight for it in November. Experts warn this Christmas season could see a huge rush on games gear.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

ExclusiveHow kids are being blackmailed to dance naked on TikTok

Popular social site TikTok has become a honey pot for predators targeting children with authorities reporting alarming cases of child sex abuse. Here are the warning signs and how you can protect your kids.

NATASHA BITA

Property persistenceRules of owning and investing in real estate

Whether you plan to buy, sell or invest in real estate, now more than ever there are two traits that you need to succeed.

Anthony Keane

Presidential AmbitionMeghan ‘would run for President’

A day after Donald Trump declared that he was “not a fan” of Meghan Markle, a friend has revealed the Duchess of Sussex would not rule out setting her sights on the White House.

Stephen Drill, with Nadia Salemme, Merryn Johns

Senate inquiryTikTok’s shock suicide video admission

Determined ‘bad actors’ worked out ways to get around TikTok’s security controls and tried to upload a graphic suicide video 10,000 times, a Senate inquiry heard today.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

HolidaysWhat’s on for school holidays in Darwin

STUCK on what to do this school holidays? Here’s some activities in Darwin

Raphaella Saroukos

Population boomHundreds relocating to NT each week border arrival data shows

NEARLY 1500 people from across Australia fled their home jurisdictions to move to the Northern Territory in a single month, with the NT Government pointing to the new data as evidence that backs up the COVID-19 refugee theory

MADURA MCCORMACK

Hot propertyVictorian outbids buyers for house after just seeing pictures online

A DARWIN home sold at auction to a Victorian buyer who saw only pictures of the house and said “I love it”

Raphaella Saroukos

EditorialPlan to buy or sell? Now has never been a better time

THOSE looking to buy a house or sell a house, there has never been a better time

EDITORIAL

THROWING SHADE‘Overzealous pruning’ to blame for lack of shade at Cav St structure

Overzealous pruning, a lacklustre wet season and a plant disease has been blamed for why the $2.7 million shade structure on Cavenagh St is still looking sparse nearly two years on.

MADURA MCCORMACK

ExclusiveRyan Phelan plans next TV move after DV charges dropped

Television presenter Ryan Phelan is looking forward to getting back to work after he was cleared by police of all domestic violence charges levelled against him.

Jonathon Moran & Derrick Krusche