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4th February 2025

PM Edition

NT heading for $15bn in the red: CLP scraps debt ceiling ‘farce’

The CLP has done away with the debt cap, with borrowing expected to grow by billions in the coming years. Here’s why the Treasurer says he had no choice but to remove the goalposts...

4680km road trip lands Irishman in Territory court

A cross country road trip has landed an Irishman before the Judge in the Top End, with the AFP alleging the man had a more sinister motive behind the drive. Find out more.

Darwin’s new Leea: CBD hotel to get a major rebrand

A Darwin CBD hotel is getting a major rebrand with a name that has a strong local flavour. Read what it is.

Not a Mad Max movie: Colossal Territory dust storm on video

A colossal dust storm rolling through the Barkly has been immortalised on video. Watch the footage.

Hardware store given lifeline as agent ‘surprised’ by level of interest

A Territory town’s only hardware store has been thrown a lifeline days before it was due to shut, with multiple parties now interested in the property, according to the agent overs...

Trio arrested after man ‘targeted’ in shotgun ambush

Police have arrested two men and a woman in a town hundreds of kilometres away after a man was gunned down in Darwin’s northern suburbs. LATEST >

‘Incredibly proud’: Top End eight-ball, snooker champ makes Territory proud

Eight-ball and family are everything to 10-year-old Angelo Tsikouris, who has returned to the Top End with a bag full of silverware. Find out what he won.

Three Olympics, four gold medals, five kids: Supermum Libby’s secret

Libby Trickett knows all about the parental balancing act – the swimming superstar is about to have her fifth child. Here’s her advice as we launch the Great Parent Survey.

Beer CEO steps down after ‘woke’ backlash

A week after one of Australia’s largest brewers left customers outraged over a “woke” promotional campaign, its chief executive has announced he’s stepping down.

‘Difficult to answer’: Coach’s frank Kerr admission

Interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni faced the media on Tuesday to announce the latest squad – but instead was faced with a barrage of questions about Sam Kerr.