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Welcome to Territorian.com! |
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 Notes from the webmistress:
After eight years living here, I think I can now class myself as a true Territorian. I first
visited in 1997 and loved the place and knew I would be back. I made another visit during
the wet season to see how I would cope and then in April 2000 sold up and moved here. The
rest is history. The Northern Territory has so much to offer in the way of attractions, sporting activities and a generally relaxed lifestyle.
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About The Northern Territory |
Quick Facts |
In brief
Population: around 200,000.
CAPITAL: DARWIN
AREA: 1,346,200 Sq Km.
LOCATION: In the Central-north of Australia between Queensland and Western Australia, and north of South Australia. CLIMATE: Highest temp. 48.2° C at Charlotte Waters; lowest -7.5° at Alice Springs. The Top End has a high rainfall in the 'Wet Season' (Nov.to March) with warm winters due to its proximity to the equator. The southern section has mainly hot, dry weather with very cold winter nights.
Darwin was first settled in 1839 after 2 previous attempts. The Northern Territory contains two of Australia's best known attractions. Kakadu in the north, and Ayers Rock (Uluru) in the south. .
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Latest News |
| Police end asylum seeker stand-off |
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POLICE have ended a seven-hour stand-off by asylum seekers at a Northern Territory detention centre.
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| Situation calm in Darwin protest - Evans |
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FOUR Afghan asylum seekers have been taken to hospital with dehydration after pushing down a fence at the Darwin detention centre.
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| Detention centre protesters searched |
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POLICE are body-searching asylum seekers who staged a mass breakout from a detention centre amid concerns they might be armed.
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| Detainees break out for highway protest |
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POLICE have searched dozens of asylum seekers who broke out of a Darwin detention centre to protest.
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| Darwin dreams to be UFO hotspot |
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THERE are calls for Darwin to become the UFO capital of the world after the latest sighting above Northern Territory skies.
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| Officials rounding up escaped detainees |
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IMMIGRATION officials are rounding up 92 asylum seekers who have broken out of the troubled Darwin detention centre to stage a peak-hour protest.
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| Road accident claims life of Digger |
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A YOUNG soldier was killed when the motorbike he was riding collided with a passenger bus late yesterday.
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| Firefighter bashed by Aussie sailors |
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A FIREFIGHTER suffered broken ribs, a broken nose and a long cut to the forehead when he was allegedly bashed by Australian Navy personnel.
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| Detention centre protest ends |
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ACCUSED Indonesian people smugglers have ended a rooftop protest at a Darwin immigration detention centre.
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| Protest continues at detention centre |
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ACCUSED Indonesian people smugglers have gone back to protesting on the roof of the Darwin immigration detention centre.
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Humor Box |
You know you're from the Northern Territory when...
- You don't think Humpty Doo is a funny placename
- You drive 400 kilometres to go to a party
- You own different pairs of thongs for different occasions
- You mow your lawn and find a car
- The cockroaches left you a note saying 'please clean up'
- You lived through Cyclone Tracy
- You've been fired from a construction job because of your appearance
- You start to like the architecture of Parliament House
- You consider the NT News deep reading
- You know you're a Territorians when you think a stubby cooler is the greatest invention of all time
- You've got 15 recipes for mango chutney
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Capital City: |
Darwin |
Population: |
201,800 |
Area: |
1,420,968 Sq. km |
Elevation: |
Mount Zeil +1,531 m |
Government: |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Chief Minister: |
Paul Henderson |
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