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How Hawks can go from good to great after Suns thriller

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was torn between pride and frustration following his side's Darwin near-miss against the improved Gold Coast.

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Mitchell pinpoints game that turned around the Hawks

A Darwin encounter with Gold Coast has allowed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell to reflect on the moment things turned for his much-improved AFL side.

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D'Ambrosio eyes NT gear change with Hawks set to fly

AFL flag fancies Hawthorn are yet to fully hit their straps in a 7-2 start to the season and next face a significant challenge against Gold Coast in Darwin.

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Hawks' prep work for Top End raid starts early

Hawthorn will head to Darwin with an extended squad three days before their huge AFL clash with fellow premiership hopefuls Gold Coast.

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Suns defy Dogs' late surge to remain kings of the north

Gold Coast have withstood an unlikely late rally from the Western Bulldogs to win by 10 points for a seventh-straight AFL victory in Darwin.

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Emotion-charged Suns out to extend Darwin hot streak

Daniel Rioli notes Gold Coast have a strong recent record in Darwin 'home' games but admits they face a stern test from a red-hot Western Bulldogs outfit.

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Suns midfield urged to bring more bite to Dogs test

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick wants a lift from his out-of-form midfield when the Suns take on the red-hot Western Bulldogs in Darwin.

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One of Australia’s oldest cold cases: why after 90 years a family is still waiting for justice

Northern Territory coronial findings into the 1934 disappearance of Dhäkiyarr Wirrpanda have opened old wounds

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Raiders bury Eels as Strange shows the future in halves

Canberra have thrashed Parramatta 50-12 in Darwin, with five-eighth Ethan Strange impressing alongside Liam Hudson and Seb Kris in a red-hot Raiders left edge.

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Albanese pressed on plan to buy back Port of Darwin

The prime minister says compulsory acquisition is on the table to wrest back control of the Port of Darwin in the Top End and return it to Australian hands.

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Cameraman injured after football kick; PM visits flood-hit Queensland – as it happened

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Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands

Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands.

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Darwin set to get chance to push for Bangladesh Test

A four-day Australia A game likely to be played in Darwin in June is set to open the door for the Northern Territory to push for Test cricket again in 2026.

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Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Two Australian Twenty20s have been pencilled in for Darwin in August, in what will be Northern Territory's first international cricket in 17 years if confirmed.

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Waiting for Cyclone Alfred: for some, anxiety turns to impatience – for others, deja vu

Guardian Australia reporters, editors and contributors reflect on the seemingly endless wait, not knowing whether a disaster is coming

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Santos cuts dividend, says Barossa project nearly done

Santos says its $5.7 billion offshore gas project north of Darwin that was disrupted by a court challenge from three Tiwi Islanders, is nearing completion.

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French fighters take off for exercise with Aussie jets

Allied forces will take to Top End skies in the first multinational defence exercise of 2025.

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Australian weather forecast: bureau warns of bushfire danger after heatwave grips east coast

Cooler conditions prevail in Victoria and Tasmania but heatwave warning issued for much of Queensland

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'A love story': rebuilding Darwin after Tracy

Survivors gathered at the shoreline in Darwin at dawn to remember the moment 50 years earlier when Cyclone Tracy made landfall, claiming 66 lives.

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Australian story: PM remembers 50 years of Tracy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reflected on how Cyclone Tracy impacted the nation on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Darwin being flattened.

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Cyclone Tracy 50 years on: a ‘town in terror’ and the unsung heroes of Darwin’s Christmas disaster

Roofing flying through the air, windows shattering, the terror as houses disintegrated – these are the motifs woven through the stories of Tracy survivors

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Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90

The Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, says the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” has died

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50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever

Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia’s history.

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Burt, the giant crocodile from Crocodile Dundee, dies aged 90

The reptile, who later became Australia’s answer to Paul the octopus, ‘passed away peacefully’ in Darwin

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Darwin still marked by Cyclone Tracy, 50 years on

Soaring frigatebirds warned of a cyclone that would be Australia's most destructive and put Darwin on the map for the wrong reasons.

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