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TragicTeenage boy dies in shark attack while surfing

Tributes are flowing in for the 15-year-old boy who died in a shark attack while surfing on the NSW mid-north coast today. Mani Hart-Deville is being remembered as a “clever, artistic” boy who loved surfing and being in the ocean.

Jack Morphet

Waratah Bat Ready To FireRed Cap Seymour in run promise

Highly rated Waratah opening bat James Seymour is confident a long stay at the batting crease is not far away

GREY MORRIS

Real estateNT property market expecting boost as borders reopen

THE Territory’s housing market could see huge improvement from its strong response to coronavirus with borders set to open to interstate visitors, excluding declared hot spots, this week

WILL ZWAR, will.zwar@news.com.au

Huge spending spreeLast MyDarwin voucher scheme spent in just 24 hours

DARWIN council’s final $75,000 round of MyDarwin vouchers has been exhausted in just 24 hours, with shoppers getting behind the hugely successful initiative to pour spending money back into the economy

WILL ZWAR

No matesMeghan had ‘no intention’ of living in the UK

Meghan Markle never wanted to stay in Britain, a leading royal expert claims, despite marrying Prince Harry and millions of public money spent on what was to be the couple’s new home.

James Macsmith, Nathan Vass

Happy endingMissing couple found in Outback

Two people who were feared lost in the remote outback Central Australia have been located by family on Saturday

Will Zwar

Darwin Turf ClubChief Minister Michael Gunner avoids Chief Minister’s Cup

CHIEF Minister Michael Gunner will not attend the Chief Minister’s Cup today, despite him traditionally assisting in the presentation of the cup and the Fannie Bay racecourse falling within his electorate

WILL ZWAR

STAY AWAYTargeted ad blitz warns those in Victoria to stay away from NT

A HIGHLY-targeted advertising blitz to stop people travelling to the NT from coronavirus-ravaged Victoria has been rolled out by the Territory government

MADURA MCCORMACK, Political reporter

Workers’ worriesMany NT businesses could ‘cease to exist’ if JobKeeper pulled

MANY more hospitality and tourism businesses in the NT will ‘cease to exist’ if JobKeeper isn’t extended past late September, industry bodies have warned

MADURA MCCORMACK, madura.mccormack@news.com.au

Four years’ jailBulgey smuggler caught concealing meth in his jocks

A MAN convicted of trying to smuggle more than 100g of meth into Darwin in his undies has been sentenced to four years in jail

SARAH MATTHEWS

Oceanic ShoalsTop scientist wants total fishing ban in Top End marine park

A LEADING marine biologist has called for the Oceanic Shoals Marine Park, northwest of the Tiwi Islands, to be closed to recreational and commercial fishing

WILL ZWAR, will.zwar@news.com.au

SAVE OUR SEATSPetition to save NT federal seats steaming ahead

A PETITION to save the Northern Territory’s two federal seats is steadily gaining support, as proposed laws to enshrine the move enters the next phase

MADURA MCCORMACK, madura.mccormack@news.com.au

NT VOTESCLP vows to enhance Territorian seniors’ quality of life

Senior Territorians will be “provided certainty” and better quality of life if the CLP takes government, according to the party.

Madura McCormack, Political reporter

NT PoliticsJason Riley resigns from Sam McMahon’s office

NORTHERN Territory Senator Sam McMahon’s chief-of-staff Jason Riley has resigned from his position effectively immediately

MATT CUNNINGHAM, Sky News

Coronavirus NTUS Marines still to confirm test results of 300 recent arrivals

THE US Department of Defense is still awaiting confirmation of COVID-19 test results for the remainder of the most recent wave of about 300 US Marines to arrive in Darwin

NATASHA EMECK

COVID-19 NTEverything we know about the 32 NT coronavirus cases

THERE have now been 32 confirmed NT coronavirus cases. Here is what we know so far about each of those cases

Darwin Rotational ForceUS Marine tests positive for coronavirus in the NT

A 21-YEAR-OLD US Marine has tested positive for coronavirus after flying into the NT to join the Marine Rotational Force in Darwin

NATASHA EMECK and MADURA MCCORMACK

LatestRelief, fresh air as tower residents walk free

The public housing tower residents have emerged after being forced into a five-day hard lockdown. While some said they had food to last them weeks, others described the isolation as “hell” and “like a prison”.

Brianna Travers and Josh Fagan

Union ReefsGold mine south of Darwin given green light by NT watchdog

A PROPOSED gold mine and processing facility located about 175 km southeast of Darwin has been given approval by NT’s environmental watchdog

Natasha Emeck

NT POLICECars seized after drivers caught hooning through suburbs

POLICE are still looking for the driver of one of two cars they seized for driving dangerously and doing burnouts throughout the suburbs of Palmerston this morning

Natasha Emeck

Darwin prison riotPrison rioters demanded Maccas, $1M and a helicopter, court hears

A HELICOPTER, McDonald’s takeaway and $1 million were some of the demands of prisoners allegedly involved in the recent riot at the Darwin Correctional Centre, a court has heard.

Sarah Matthews & Jason Walls

NT VOTESNT VOTES: Karama to be tight race between Labor and Territory Alliance

The “battler” electorate of Karama will be a tight race between NT Labor and Territory Alliance, with a former MLA expected to hit the campaign trail.

MADURA MCCORMACK

Legal limitationsLegal hurdles prevent harsher NT border measures, government says

THE Northern Territory can’t turn Victorians around at the border like Queensland, Tasmania or South Australia have because it is already operating at the ‘limit’ of what it can do legally, the government has argued.

Madura McCormack, Political Reporter

Unemployment fears18,000 Territorians could lose their jobs if JobKeeper ends too soon

MORE than 1 in 10 employed Territorians are at risk of losing their jobs when the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program ends in September, as new data reveals a third of all businesses in the NT are dependent on the payment.

Madura McCormack, Political Reporter