Darwin: Quick Facts

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Defence Housing Australia revises plan for controversial Darwin development • Nov. 5, 2026, 9:22 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

'It would be a scandal': NT government accused of hiding youth prison from UN • Nov. 4, 2026, 4:00 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Police work to identify person behind 'credible threat' to Darwin business • Oct. 26, 2026, 7:39 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Darwin home owners selling up in nation's 'strongest property market' • Oct. 23, 2026, 7:06 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Stunning photos demonstrate why Darwin is known as the 'city of birds' • Oct. 17, 2026, 2:30 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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