Destinations
Straight to the top: seven days in the NT’s Top End
It can take a while to really get under the skin of the Top End, but you can make a good start with a well-planned week within cooee of Darwin.
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News
Photograph reveals tough times for king brown snakes in Darwin, where they’re on the decline
Every now and then we hear about a terrible king brown snake bite in Darwin, but the truth is, their numbers have been steadily declining for decades.
Wildlife
The mystery of the NT’s aquatic tarantulas captured
We know very little about these aquatic tarantulas, but this footage shows their unique breathing techniques at work.
Destinations
Exclusive Arnhem Land Discovery
Discover a vast and mystical land with Outback Spirit on a 13-day all-inclusive adventure through the heart of Arnhem Land.
Destinations
Dreaming of a Top End break
From A–Z there’s a bounty of Aussie animals to meet in the Northern Territory, from the desert dwellers of the Red Centre to the water babies in and around Darwin. It’s the perfect destination for a family adventure.
Reader Photos
Fanfare: Frill-necked lizard
Frill-necked lizards are known for ‘deimatic’ displays, in which the frills on either side of their head fan out, the mouth opens wide and the body is raised to appear larger and threatening.
History & Culture
Cyclone Tracy: Images of Christmas Day, 40 years ago
It wasn’t until the dark of midnight, on Christmas day, 25 December 1974, that Cyclone Tracy really began to make an impact. In the seven hours it took the cyclone to pass over Darwin, it destroyed roughly 70 per cent of the small capital city. In all, 71 people were killed in the chaos, 13 of them lost at sea. A bill of $500-600 million dollars also racked up ($2.5-3 billion today), as planes, cars, power lines and structures were whipped across streets, destroying buildings and infrastructure. But there were sparks of hope amid the destruction. The then-tiny town of Alice Springs raised $100,000 (~$700,000 today) with 24 hours of the tragedy.
Destinations
Mary River, NT
Watch wildlife, fish, walk and take fantastic photos in the freshwater billabongs, paperbark and monsoon forests of the Mary River region.
On This Day
On this day: Charles Darwin departs Australia
Darwin sailed away in 1836 with 10,000 scribbled words on the Australian wilderness, which helped build his theory on evolution.