Air war games draw flak over jet fighter noise
The Australian Defence Force says it has to run Exercise Pitch Black out of Darwin because the Tindal air force base near Katherine is at capacity.
View ArticleLives lost in the north now remembered
Brian Winspear could have had his name on a silver plaque 12 times, but he escaped death. The 92-year-old bombing of Darwin veteran today opened a new WWII memorial wall at East Point, where his...
View ArticleNo celebration of war in remembering sacrifice
Anzac Day in the Top End was marked by the young and the old when thousands of people gathered at the cenotaph in Darwin for a moving dawn service.
View ArticleRAAF Top Guns take flight in Top End skies
Six of Australia's top fighter pilots are taking to the skies over Darwin as part of the RAAF's Top Gun program.
View ArticleUS Marines and Australian troops set for Exercise Koolendong in NT
United States Marines and Australian troops are preparing for a big joint military training exercise that begins in the Northern Territory tomorrow. Exercise Koolendong will run until September 7 at...
View ArticleTop End under attack as US 'invasion' begins
A major training exercise involving more than 900 US Marines and about 100 Australian Defence Force soldiers has started in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleFocus on north to drive growing defence presence
A growing focus on northern Australia and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is expected to drive an expanding military presence in the Northern Territory. A Defence Summit that began in Darwin...
View ArticleUS B-52s arrive in Darwin for war games with Australian Defence Force
The US military has flown two Boeing B-52 bombers into Darwin ahead of multi-national war games hosted by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The B-52s, weighing more than 125,000 kilograms each, will...
View ArticleTindal RAAF base upgrade to F-35A readiness will benefit and cost Katherine,...
A half-billion-dollar cash injection for the Tindal RAAF base in the Northern Territory over the next 10 years would provide a boost to the town of Katherine but overstretch the local council...
View ArticleJoint Strike Fighter EIS predicts no aircraft noise increase for Darwin or...
New F-35 Joint Strike Fighters would produce comparable noise levels to the FA-18 Hornet fighter jets they are replacing, the Australian Defence Force has predicted. Defence has released its draft...
View ArticleAir Force exercise Pitch Black takes off over Darwin and Katherine, residents...
Darwin and Katherine residents are bracing for the noise of the world's air forces flying overhead as the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) commences its largest and most complex exercise, Pitch Black....
View ArticleMeet US Marines from 4th Regiment training in the Northern Territory, Australia
At a former cattle station 600 kilometres south of Darwin, about 1500 US Marines and Australian soldiers are training together for Exercise Koolendong over three weeks. ABC News Darwin spoke to some of...
View ArticleUS, Chinese, Australian military personnel bond through "a bit of shared...
Australian, Chinese and US military personnel bond through "a bit of shared suffering" on Top End soil in a small but significant moment for regional stability.
View ArticleAir Force 'considering' noise monitoring in Darwin after F-35A Joint Strike...
The Royal Australian Air Force is considering establishing noise monitoring equipment at its Darwin base following concern from the public about the noise of the new F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
View ArticleExercise Kowari: China, US, Australian troops train in NT 'struggle street'...
Thirty military personnel from Australia, China and the United States spend a week in the remote Northern Territory bush with little more than a knife and a water bottle.
View ArticleAirstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq aborted over fear of civilian...
A Northern Territory-based Royal Australian Air Force pilot who took part in the first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East says missions have been called off due to the risk...
View ArticleUS commander defends Joint Strike Fighter F-35A ahead of Senate inquiry
The American head of the global Joint Strike Fighter program acknowledges the software in the aircraft is "a big risk" ahead of a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's acquisition of the jets.
View ArticleUS commander defends Joint Strike Fighter F-35A ahead of Senate inquiry
The American head of the global Joint Strike Fighter program acknowledges the software in the aircraft is "a big risk" ahead of a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government's acquisition of the jets.
View ArticleExercise Kowari: Troops return after learning Top End survival skills
Troops from Australia, China and the US return to a feast after weathering the Top End elements in a survival exercise aimed at promoting trilateral cooperation.
View ArticleDefence Department confirms toxic chemical contamination at two NT sites
Defence will launch a detailed study into the effects of toxic chemical leaks at three NT military bases early next year after some test sites returned positive readings in preliminary tests.
View ArticleToxic chemicals once used in firefighting foams found in drinking water near...
Toxic chemicals associated with the historic use of firefighting foams are found on or around all three sites tested by the Defence Department in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleGroundwater near 3 RAAF bases exceeds safe contaminant levels, Defence report...
The Department of Defence has released a report into the water quality of 12 sites around Australia located near contaminated RAAF bases.
View ArticleKatherine town water supply contains firefighting chemicals, NT Health confirms
Preliminary sampling shows bore water used in Katherine's water supply contains low levels of chemicals linked to firefighting foams, the Northern Territory Department of Health says.
View ArticlePFAS chemicals linked to fire fighting foams found in Adelaide River, Batchelor
Chemicals linked to fire fighting foams are detected at low levels in drinking water in Adelaide River and Batchelor.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about PFAS contamination in the Northern Territory
A look at what, when, where and how fire fighting chemicals ended up in NT waterways.
View ArticleKatherine residents fear for their health after tests show contamination from...
Residents of Katherine in the Northern Territory are afraid that preliminary test results showing contamination from toxic firefighting foam will leave them with the same problems as Williamtown in New...
View ArticleADF ships drinking water to Katherine properties affected by contamination
More than 40 properties around an Air Force base near Katherine are being supplied with drinking water by the Defence Department, as residents express shock at discovering they've been drinking from a...
View ArticleUS military grows presence in Australia as NT businesses hope to reap benefits
The Northern Territory will be a small but crucial part of the United States' pivot towards Asia over the coming years, and local businesses are hoping to profit from a growing Defence spend.
View ArticleToxic chemicals in Katherine's drinking water could exceed new safety guidelines
Katherine's drinking water may not be safe to consume at certain times of the year under new safety guidelines released by the Commonwealth Government.
View ArticleToxic firefighting foam most effective for military use, Defence says
Firefighting foam that was phased out because of health concerns is more effective for military applications than a previously used alternative, the Department of Defence says.
View ArticleAgricultural produce from Katherine to be tested for toxic chemicals as part...
Agricultural produce from Katherine will be tested as part of the Defence Force's investigation into chemicals linked with firefighting foam.
View ArticleFirefighting contamination leaves Katherine woman fearful for her family's...
Louisa Anderson got a shock recently when she learned her bore water supply may have heavily contaminated by firefighting foam used for decades at the nearby RAAF base.
View ArticlePrime Minister defends decision to delay blood testing for PFAS in the NT
Malcolm Turnbull has written to the NT Chief Minister defending the Defence Department's decision not to offer voluntary blood tests for NT residents until at least next year.
View ArticlePFAS chemicals: Katherine Council insists town pool still safe despite...
Tests of the water in Katherine's swimming pool are returning readings of PFAS chemicals just 0.1 micrograms per litre below the maximum level permitted before the pool needs to be shut.
View ArticlePFAS contamination: Katherine mango farmer seeks compensation from Defence
An NT mango farmer is one of hundreds of Australians seeking compensation from the Defence Department after learning chemical contamination in his water supply was dozens of times over the deemed safe...
View ArticleDefence could face three separate class action cases over toxic pollution at...
The Federal Government could soon face class action compensation claims in New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory over groundwater contamination at Army air bases.
View ArticlePFAS Contamination: Lawyers head to Katherine as NT town considers suing...
Residents in Katherine in the Northern Territory meet with lawyers as they decide whether their town will become the third place in Australia to sue the Defence Department over the growing chemical...
View ArticleUS military ground drones set to be deployed on Australian cattle stations
From the battlefield to the paddock, why has Meat and Livestock Australia bought an autonomous military ground drone?
View ArticlePFAS chemicals not linked to disease but health effects 'cannot be ruled...
Anxious towns around Australia contaminated with PFAS chemicals are told there is limited or no evidence to link exposure with human disease, but health effects cannot be ruled out.
View ArticleKatherine residents say Defence was negligent, caused economic loss with PFAS...
There were cheers at a community forum in the Top End town of Katherine when a local accused the Defence Department of "spin", and urged it to take responsibility for the damage PFAS contamination has...
View ArticleWar games and cattle mustering: How the RAAF and beef industry joined forces...
What happens when Top End stations want to muster cattle with a helicopter while the RAAF is conducting training?
View ArticleNorforce, the outback army unit using Indigenous soldiers to detect foreign...
Norforce operates from WA's Kimberley region to the Queensland border, conducting surveillance patrols designed to detect foreign threats while contending with native adversaries like crocodiles,...
View ArticleDelayed PFAS class actions a 'kick in the guts' for angry residents
Residentsaffectedby a PFASchemicalcontaminationin NSWareangryoveranother delayintheirclassaction againsttheDepartmentof Defence.Two other class actions in Queensland and the NT have also been delayed.
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