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Snap result: Speckles the psychic crocodile predicts who will win Australian election • May 3, 2025, 4:36 AM ET (The Guardian)
NT passes urgent bail laws, flags youth justice overhaul after fatal Darwin supermarket stabbing • Apr. 30, 2025, 4:12 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Intrapac launches Lloyd Creek housing development bid in Darwin, years after Noonamah Ridge rejection • Apr. 28, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Aboriginal organisation urges 'systemic change' in wake of Darwin supermarket fatal stabbing • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:54 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Bail reform promised in wake of NT supermarket stabbing • Apr. 24, 2025, 4:53 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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