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10/16:00 CST Marine Wind Warning Summary for the Northern Territory




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Euthanasia comes to Victoria as Northern Territory's former leader urges 'democratic justice'

More than two decades since Philip Nitschke set fire to the "disgusting, pathetic" bill overturning voluntary euthanasia in the Northern Territory, the region remains in a stranglehold, banned from even debating the issue.





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Unexploded WWII shells mistaken for 'safe' bookends require police presence at Northern Territory airport

When Dave Suter donated the 'innocuous' wartime artefacts he had once used as bookends, he was shocked to learn they were unexploded WWII bombs.




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Northern Territory remote morgues struggling with biohazard risks and high costs

A Senate inquiry in the Northern Territory reveals decomposing bodies are being transported on ageing aircraft without refrigeration, potentially posing a massive biohazard risk.




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Cyclist safety laws coming to Northern Territory a 'challenge' for truck drivers, association says

A road transport group says it will be difficult for truck drivers to give cyclists a wider berth, as required by new rules coming to the Territory.




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Man buried under collapsed wall at Bootu Creek manganese mine in Northern Territory

Authorities are trying to find a 59-year-old man buried under soil and rock after a wall collapsed at a manganese mine in the central Northern Territory.




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NAPLAN: Northern Territory registers some of the biggest literacy improvements in Australia

The NT has historically performed very poorly in NAPLAN testing and the improvement in results is impressive considering almost half of students speak English as a second language. But a pay battle for teachers could derail future successes.




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Northern Territory break-ins at highest level in more than a decade, with Alice Springs leading the pack

In the 12 months to June this year, there were 2,472 residential break-ins reported to police across the Northern Territory the highest annual figure since 2008.




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Northern Territory gun haul biggest per capita in nation

The NT Police's recent haul included a banned Adler shotgun and a pistol once owned by Vic Hall, a legendary NT Mounted Police officer and World War One veteran who wrote numerous books about his colourful life in the outback.




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Northern Territory 'milk run' regional air route future up in the air

Embattled regional airline Airnorth is in for a run for its money as competitor airlines line up for the NT Government-subsidised contract.




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Northern Territory bushfire emergency a wake-up call for rural family

Scorched earth and burned toys show just how close a family's home came to destruction during rural Darwin's bushfire emergency.



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Kakadu uranium protest documentary Dirt Cheap unearthed by Northern Territory Library

A rare copy of the nearly 40-year-old documentary Dirt Cheap, which details the early resistance against uranium mining in Kakadu National Park, is rediscovered in Darwin.




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Camp dogs and Darwin specials are a Northern Territory trend

Black, brown, brindle, or sandy what makes mixed-breed dogs, known as Darwin specials, so popular?




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Northern Territory youth think their generation has it easy, survey finds

Young people in the Top End are returning 'in droves' after tasting life elsewhere and they think they are onto a good thing, a national survey finds.



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ICAC calls for better whistleblower protections in Northern Territory

An "extremely disturbing" trend of Northern Territory Government workers facing "reprisals" for raising concerns about corruption or improper conduct triggers a call for the region's whistleblower laws to be strengthened.




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Northern Territory's high smoking rate sparks calls to ease vaping laws

People living in the NT are more than twice as likely to suffer from a tobacco-related disease than people living anywhere else in Australia, prompting fresh calls to relax the NT's new vaping laws but not everyone is convinced e-cigarettes are the answer.




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Psychic expo celebrates 25 years of travelling outback Northern Territory

Each year, psychics, mediums, clairvoyants, those with similar "sensitivities" roll in from all corners to host the event in a string of rural and outback towns across Queensland and the NT. But that could all come to a close.




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Backlash against sex work laws led by 'boycotting' Northern Territory independent politician

A politician opposed to the decriminalisation of sex work in the Northern Territory claims he has been "censored" by a parliamentary scrutiny committee which agreed to accept evidence from sex workers behind closed doors because of concerns about stigma and discrimination.




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Man dies after snake bite in Northern Territory national park

A tourist dies after being bitten by a venomous snake while camping in the Northern Territory's Garig Gunak Barlu National Park.




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Mango season heating up in the Northern Territory as industry continues to expand

Mango fans get ready, because the season is ramping up in the Northern Territory with more than 200,000 trays picked last week.




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Dundee Beach Northern Territory to Barmah Victoria. January 2020

31st December 2019It has been a while since I last wrote 30th August actually. We were just back from Bali and waiting for the mango season to start. Well we never did get any work but that was OK. Danie has done a lot of




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Channing Tatum shares his unglamorous backpacking experience in the Northern Territory

Channing Tatum received a warm welcome this week when he held an event in Melbourne to announce the arrival of Magic Mike Live Australia in 2020.




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Weather Warnings for Northern Territory - land areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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Weather Warnings for Northern Territory. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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Weather Warnings for Northern Territory - marine areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology