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A CHIEF lieutenant in the drug syndicate allegedly overseen by Darwin businessman Peter Wellman James has been jailed for 12 years for his role in the highly sophisticated racket.

A Cairns woman is ‘deeply remorseful’ for her ill-fated NT holiday that caused the Top End lockdown and lockout. The Cairns woman, who asked not to be named, has admitted she did not tell border officials that she spent four days in the hotspot zone which covers all of Victoria.

Corporal Richard Atkinson was educated at Trevallyn Primary School and Launceston Grammar, before joining the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment of the Australian Army in 2007.

THE TOP end of the NAB AFL Draft order looks set to remain as is until draft night as the deadline for swapping picks before the event closes in. Clubs are able to trade picks until next Monday, November 15,

More protesters are charged in the wake of a public demonstration against the NT's vaccine mandate turning ugly at the weekend, with four people charged with assaulting police at the event near Darwin's CBD.

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THE Top End's hospitality sector is fuming at the Territory government's decision to maintain a mask mandate until 5pm Friday.

Chief Minister Michael Gunner has apologised for saying a sex worker – who shouldn't be "judged" for her profession – caused the Top End's latest COVID-19 outbreak. A post on Mr Gunner's facebook page followed news that a 21-year-old woman had been in the community while infectious with coronavirus.

Two US Air Force supersonic heavy bombers have soared into the Northern Territory amid growing military ties between Australia and the superpower.The B-1 Lancer bombers, known as Bones, flew to the Top End from an Indian Ocean military base to conduct training missions with the Royal Australian Airforce.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison seems to focus on dealing with the “political issue of the moment” instead of having “key principles or long-term goals,” according to Sky News Darwin Bureau Chief Matt Cunningham.