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CBD activation projectNightclub reveals bold plan to bring city side street to life

A POPULAR Mitchell St nightclub has a bold plan to close a city side street and activate it with entertainment and food and beverage stalls – a move that could act as a trial for a possible full closure of Mitchell St from Peel to Knuckey streets.

WILL ZWAR

Mixed reactionBusinesses split on NT park fees plan

BUSINESS owners near Litchfield National Park have mixed feelings about the introduction of park entry fees, with some saying it will help with essential park maintenance and others concerned it will kill business.

SARAH MATTHEWS

Site soldFormer Palmerston Bunnings site bought by local developer

THE former Palmerston Bunnings site has sold to a well-known local developer for $7.5m.

WILL ZWAR

NTFL ACTIONWATCH THE REPLAY: Tigers versus St Mary’s at Nightcliff Oval

ST MARY’S faced the Nightcliff Tigers in a NTFL clash at Nightcliff Oval tonight, and we were there to LIVESTREAM the game. WATCH the REPLAY HERE.

RAPHAELLA SAROUKOS

Territory connectionREVEALED: Which contestant on the new season of the Amazing Race Australia has links to the NT

THE next season of the Amazing Race Australia includes a contestant with links to the NT.

WILL ZWAR

Property crime on declineDarwin property crime at 20 year low amid COVID-19: NT Police

DARWIN has had the lowest levels of thefts and property damage in two decades, with police putting the significant drop in crime down to COVID-19.

JUDITH AISTHORPE, Crime Reporter

Protecting petsPets need haven from cyclones in Darwin rural area: MLA

RURAL pets may be the most vulnerable if a cyclone hits the Top End this year, with owners to be put in the position of leaving them at home alone or making the trek into Darwin or Palmerston for a pet-approved centre.

WILL ZWAR

Cool job optionCall for Territorians to work in Antarctica

DO you have what it takes to switch from the Territory’s tropical climate to the freezing Antarctic tundra? That is the question the Australian Antarctic Program is asking Territorians as it recruits expeditioners for its 2021-22 season.

PAT CALLANAN

Best mullet competitionThe NT News is searching for Australia’s best mullet – and there are some luscious early contenders

FIONA Gunn has found her hairstyle for life with her new mullet – and taking out the title of Australia’s best would simply be the cherry on top.

WILL ZWAR

Poll resultsMajority of Territorians against paying to use parks, poll shows

TERRITORIANS have made it clear to the Gunner government that they don’t believe they should have to pay a fee to use our NT parks.

GARY SHIPWAY

PARK CONTROVERSYTerritory park fee plan to include online booking system

Territorians will not be asked to pay to make day trips to parks such as Litchfield and Nitmiluk, the NT government has insisted, although plans are in the pipeline to begin charging interstate visitors.

MADURA MCCORMACK

PUBLIC SERVICENT Health’s eyewatering hospital overtime bill

Overtime pay for clinical staff across the Territory’s six public hospitals exceeded $19m last financial year.

MADURA MCCORMACK

Rents soarIncrease in rents as high as $150

December‘s quarterly increase in rents in the Territory may be higher than already reported

GARY SHIPWAY

Would you pay?Industry anger at park entry fee plan

THE peak body representing tourism businesses in the Top End has reacted with anger over the Gunner Government’s plans to start charging to enter Territory parks

GARY SHIPWAY

ExclusiveIS sympathiser arrested after terror order breach

Two weeks after being released from jail, an Islamic State sympathiser has found himself in strife again. Radwan Dakkak, 25, has been accused of researching extremist educational material about beheading and torture.

Ava Benny-Morrison

NTFL ACTIONWATCH REPLAY: Bombers take on Wanderers at TIO

TIWI Bombers kick off against Wanderers at TIO Stadium in the NTFL today. And we were there to LIVESTREAM the game LIVE and EXCLUSIVE for you. Watch the GAME REPLAY

Raphaella Saroukos

NTFL ACTIONWATCH THE REPLAY: Waratah battle Palmerston Magpies at TIO

WARATAH took on Palmerston Magpies at TIO Stadium in the NTFL. And we were there to LIVESTREAM the game EXCLUSIVELY. Watch the REPLAY NOW.

Raphaella Saroukos

NTFL ACTIONWATCH THE REPLAY: Buffs clash with the Crocs at TIO Stadium

DARWIN BUFFALOES took on Southern Districts at TIO Stadium in NTFL Round 14 action. And we were there to LIVESTREAM the game. Watch the REPLAY HERE.

Raphaella Saroukos

Exclusive‘Painful’ plan to keep divorcing couples together

The Federal Government is considering a radical proposal to force warring couples to wait longer for a divorce.

NATASHA BITA

Your SayWhat 2021 has in store for property prices

House values have shrugged aside the coronavirus and surprised most experts. So what’s in store for the rest of the year?

Anthony Keane

NT real estateSold in less than 2 hours: Hot property market pushing up prices

DARWIN’S housing market is so hot at the moment properties are being sold in record time

GARY SHIPWAY

Celebrity chefPete Evans teases career change

The controversial former celebrity chef could be embarking on a new career alongside another colourful figure after a cryptic post.

James Hall

DEFENCEDefence chopper change puts dozens of NT jobs at risk

The livelihoods of up to 65 Darwin-based aircraft workers are in limbo after Defence announced it would be dumping its glitch-prone ARH Tiger armed helicopters for a fleet of Apaches.

MADURA MCCORMACK AND FINN MCHUGH

PARK CONTROVERSYFees to use Territory parks set to be introduced by government

Territorians and tourists are set to be slugged a fee to use the NT’s network of parks and pay more to go camping under a controversial revenue raising measure set to be announced by the government.

MADURA MCCORMACK AND JUDITH AISTHORPE