Tremors have reverberated in Australia’s “Top End” following a 7.6 magnitude undersea earthquake near Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands, east of Timor-Leste. The quake struck early on Jan. 10 with the epicentre located around 90 kilometres or 55.9 miles underwater. Residents in the capital city of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia reported “violent” shaking of their homes…

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to deploy six B-52 bombers to northern Australia amid a steady build-up of U.S. military strength in the region in response to Beijing’s ongoing aggression. Works are underway on facilities at the Tindal air base located three-and-a-half hours south of Australia’s northern-most city of Darwin. According to the Australian…

A squadron of tilt-rotor combat aircraft will be dispatched to the northern Australian city of Darwin to take part in this year’s Marine Rotational Force. The 10 Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys, also known as the Red Dragons, will be part of a contingent of thousands of marines who will be training with the Australian Defence Force….

Three fully militarised Beijing-backed bases in the South China Sea pose a threat to Australia’s vast northern region, according to Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The leader of the United States’ largest command—which includes 380,000 army, marine, air force, and navy personnel spread across 14 time zones—visited Darwin, Australia on March…

As Australians around the country remember the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin in the Northern Territory, it has been announced that the commemorative service will be live-streamed across the nation on Feb. 19. Australians can tune in on Saturday to observe the day in 1942 when World War II came to Australia’s shores, joining the Darwin…

A major earthquake that struck beneath Indonesian waters overnight has been felt as far away as Australia’s Northern Territory city of Darwin. The magnitude-7.3 quake shook the Top End capital about 3.55 a.m. local time, or 5:30 a.m. AEDT on Thursday. Locals were woken up by tremors which they said lasted for up to one…

Jetstar Asia will resume its flights between Singapore and Darwin after a two-year pause in travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a  media release on Monday the Northern Territory state government, noted that the first scheduled flight to arrive in Darwin from Singapore will touch down at 4.45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, marking the beginning of…

Northern Territory Police have confirmed that the three people who absconded from the Howard Springs quarantine facility on the outskirts of Darwin on Wednesday morning have been found. This comes after it was reported that they scaled the fence and fled the area at 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday. The three absconders, all teenagers from Binjari,…

An Australian dog has narrowly escaped with its life after being bitten by a crocodile at Casuarina Beach in Darwin in the country’s north, NT News reported. Banjo the Staffordshire terrier was out on a walk with his owner Tom Cummins at Casuarina Beach on Monday morning when the incident occurred. Banjo was cooling off…

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalkner has warned that hard lockdowns in the communities of Binjari and Rockhole, both on the outskirts of Katherine, may have a serious effect on the mental health of residents. This comes after Chief Minister Michael Gunner ordered lockdowns for the two communities on Saturday night following the detection of…