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Live: Countdown to the total solar eclipse, as our panel of experts help unpack today's event abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/h…

A timelapse of today's solar eclipse reveals the quiet beauty of this rare celestial event

The hybrid solar eclipse has enamoured professionals and amateurs alike, as scientists hope to use the event to learn more about space weather. Look back on Thursday's updates.

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Beetaloo Basin inquiry calls for further scrutiny of Middle Arm's 'petrochemicals plant' abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/s…

Beetaloo Basin inquiry calls for further scrutiny of Middle Arm's 'petrochemicals plant'

A long-awaited Senate inquiry's final report into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has made 14 recommendations.

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Could this tiny town in the Northern Territory hold the key to Australia's energy future? abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/n…

Could this tiny town in the Northern Territory hold the key to Australia's energy future?

For decades, air conditioners, lights, TVs and fridges would be cut off multiple times a week – sometimes multiple times a day – in the tiny town of Jabiru. Now industry experts want the micro-grid...

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NT government extends alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs for another three months abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/n…

Northern Territory government extends alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs for another three months

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the restrictions, first implemented in January to curb crime and alcohol-fuelled violence, have coincided with significant reductions in alcohol...

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Police Commissioner won't return to work today after launching legal action against NT government abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/n…

Police commissioner 'remains on leave' after launching legal action against NT government

NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker will not return to work as planned today, as the chief minister says the government's negotiations over his position are ongoing. 

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Chelsea is one of 45,000 young people who are homeless in Australia. Services warn it's going to get worse abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/y…

Living in a four-bedroom home with up to 11 people, Chelsea fears it could take years to get her...

A mattress on the floor in her mother's overcrowded home is all Chelsea has for her and her two-year-old daughter. She's one of 45,000 Australians under 25 experiencing homelessness.

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Why the 'wettest location in the world' yesterday was a small community in Arnhem Land abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/n…

Why the 'wettest location in the world' on Monday was a small community in Arnhem Land

The remote community of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory receives a downpour of 304mm in about 12 hours, as a tropical storm puts on an "impressive" show for locals.

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Allirra Jennings becomes the first Aboriginal woman to complete world's six major marathons abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/a…

Allirra Jennings becomes the first Aboriginal woman to complete world's six major marathons

After starting out by "shuffling" to the local shops and back, Allirra Jennings has now gone on to travel the world and run the world's great marathons and here's how she did it.

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Perfect weather for solar eclipse as cloud, astronomy's 'mortal enemy', predicted to stay away abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/f…

Perfect weather for solar eclipse as cloud, astronomy's 'mortal enemy', predicted to stay away

The tiny, remote WA town of Exmouth is one of the few accessible locations in the world to see the eclipse in totality. And weather forecasters say eager watchers will not be disappointed.

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'No new risks': NT government finalises key Beetaloo Basin study ahead of final fracking decision abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/n…

NT government finalises key Beetaloo Basin study ahead of final fracking decision

The Northern Territory government has publicly released the findings of a critical, three-year study into fracking in the Beetaloo sub-basin, finding no new risks associated with the development of...

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When this cattle station had a vacancy, only one man and 19 women applied. It changed everything abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

When this cattle station had a vacancy, only one man and 19 women applied. It changed everything

Umbearra Station has been in the McKay family since 1962. But things have changed drastically since then.

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'She’s a sibling': Charlene the crocodile has been to 'every pub from Rockhampton to Cairns' abc.net.au/triplej/programs/…

'She’s a sibling': Charlene the crocodile has been to 'every pub from Rockhampton to Cairns' -...

How do owners care for a pet that lives longer than humans, weighs as much as a car, and aren't afraid to bite the hand that feeds them? 

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AFL star Gary Ablett Jr to make post-retirement football return in Darwin abc.net.au/news/2022-08-30/g…

AFL star Gary Ablett Jr to make post-retirement football return in the Northern Territory

The legendary player has been confirmed to play his first semi-professional game since retirement with the NT Football League later this year.

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'We've turned all our streets into a gallery': The festival changing the face of Darwin abc.net.au/news/2022-08-30/d…

'We've turned all our streets into a gallery': The festival changing the face of Darwin

Since its inception in 2017, Darwin's Street Art Festival has transformed the streets into an outdoor art gallery that attracts thousands of visitors each year.

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Dragon fruit popularity is growing, and farmers hope the industry can keep up abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

Dragon fruit popularity is growing, and farmers hope the industry can keep up

Whether it's the rise of the breakfast smoothie bowl or the controversy of TikTok's viral "pink sauce" craze, exploding demand for dragon fruit has pushed the fledgling Australian industry into a...

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They'll take what they can get, but NT domestic violence workers say this funding boost won't meet the need abc.net.au/news/2022-08-19/n…

They'll take what they can get, but NT domestic violence workers say this funding boost won't meet...

A one-off, $10.7 million funding boost for Northern Territory domestic violence services falls dramatically short of what is needed, according to women operating shelters from Darwin to Alice Springs.

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Labor accuses opposition of 'smear campaign' ahead of tomorrow's Fannie Bay by-election abc.net.au/news/2022-08-19/n…

Labor accuses opposition of 'smear campaign' ahead of tomorrow's Fannie Bay by-election

Brent Potter, who is running for Labor in the seat of Fannie Bay, has been accused by the opposition of a potential conflict of interest over a government funding commitment, ahead of tomorrow's...

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Top End petrol costs 30 cents a litre more than in Sydney or Melbourne. Why are prices so high? abc.net.au/news/2022-08-10/n…

Top End petrol costs 30 cents a litre more than in Sydney or Melbourne. Why are prices so high?

Petrol prices in Darwin are still up towards the $2 mark, despite recent drops in other states, and the pain at the pump is even worse in Alice Springs. 

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