New Cyclone Tracy exhibition opens in Darwin ahead of 50th anniversary
A replica Holden Torana, adorned with infamous graffiti, is one of dozens of new items at the redeveloped permanent exhibition.
Robert Baird is a reporter and radio news presenter with ABC News in Darwin. He was previously with ABC News in Townsville and Melbourne, and has worked in commercial TV, radio and newspapers.
Robert has also reported from Washington D.C., Thailand and Timor-Leste, where he helped establish the online news service Tatoli English.
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A replica Holden Torana, adorned with infamous graffiti, is one of dozens of new items at the redeveloped permanent exhibition.
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The latest appointment to the NT's new anti-corruption watchdog could place it in a compromising position, a leading lawyer says, because his family members work for the very organisations it could be forced to investigate.
The company charged with scrutinising building companies in the Territory is broken and should be scrapped, according to contractors stung by the collapse of a pre-approved civil construction firm.
An intense storm cell batters parts of the Top End, with strong winds knocking down trees and powerlines from Katherine to Darwin.
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A Darwin casino employee pleads guilty to stealing a $53,000 winning keno ticket and fraudulently telling the real winner it was worthless, while his brother-in-law admits to cashing it in for the prize money.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner is confronted by an angry businesswoman while attempting to spruik his Government's construction sector stimulus program.
With the full backing of the police union, a senior sergeant who was passed over for promotion to superintendent takes his commissioner to court, while also trying to block the appointment of five successful applicants.
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Four suspicious fires that threatened up to 70 properties and 50 houses across the Darwin rural area are now contained and residents are returning home to assess the damage.
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Fans shook off last weekend's postponement to revel in the Tiwi Islands' annual celebration of sport and culture.
A vial of testosterone and an unlicensed rifle were found by police in the home of murderer Dane Andrew Pilcher during a search two days after the killing of his ex-girlfriend Corinne Henderson, a court is told.
Dane Andrew Pilcher stabbed Corinne Henderson more than 20 times before calling triple-0 and confessing, "I am pretty sure she is dead … what have I f***ing done?".
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