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Business

Darwin's defence economy deepens as US-Australia force posture cooperation expands

Robertson Barracks and the broader Darwin defence footprint are growing under AUKUS and the US Force Posture Initiatives, creating substantial economic activity for Northern Territory businesses.

By The Daily Darwin · 26 June 2026

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Finance

Ichthys LNG sustains Darwin's resource economy as new gas projects advance through approvals

Healthcare in Darwin: Hospitals, Services and Where to Go

Community

Healthcare in Darwin: Hospitals, Services and Where to Go

Schools and Education in Darwin: Universities, Schools and Training

Community

Schools and Education in Darwin: Universities, Schools and Training

Community

Getting Around Darwin: Roads, Public Transport and Connections

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Business

Darwin's Property and Housing Market: Prices, Rents and What Drives Them

A general guide to how Australia's tropical northern capital prices and rents homes, and the forces of jobs, migration, land and interest rates that shape it.

By The Daily Darwin · 26 June 2026

Darwin's Economy Explained: Defence, Gas and the Gateway to Asia

Business

Darwin's Economy Explained: Defence, Gas and the Gateway to Asia

How a small tropical capital leans on defence, LNG, its port and its location closer to Jakarta than Canberra to shape the jobs and businesses of the Top End.

By The Daily Darwin · 26 June 2026

Diary

This week in Darwin

Sat, 27 June · 9:30 am · Event
Employment Training for Migrants
79 Cavenagh St, Darwin City
Sat, 27 June · 9:30 am · Event
Kindness Festival 2026
Darwin Waterfront Precinct, Darwin City
Sat, 27 June · 9:30 am · Event
BLAKE PAVEY: A BIT SCARED - DARWIN
Brown's Mart, Darwin City
Fri, 3 July · 9:30 am · Event
Click over Coffee - Darwin
The Rabbithole, Darwin City
Sun, 5 July · 9:30 am · Event
Red Lobster
Flick’s, Darwin City
Wed, 8 July · 9:30 am · Event
The Dr Bilawara Lee OAM (Aunty B), Faculty of Health Public Lecture
Danala | Education and Community Precinct, Darwin City
Thu, 9 July · 9:30 am · Event
15th Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance
Charles Darwin University, Education and Community Precinct, Darwin City
Fri, 10 July · 9:30 am · Event
Morning Coffee with Territory Proud
77 Cavenagh St, Darwin City

Courts

Recent judgments

Lock the Gate Alliance Ltd v Tamboran B2 Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 819
Federal Court of Australia · [2026] FCA 819 · 26 June 2026
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Wiluna Mining Corporation Ltd [2026] FCA 824
Federal Court of Australia · [2026] FCA 824 · 26 June 2026
Pinikera v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2026] FCA 813
Federal Court of Australia · [2026] FCA 813 · 26 June 2026
Health Services Union v Asmar (Application for Extension of Administration) [2026] FCA 798
Federal Court of Australia · [2026] FCA 798 · 26 June 2026

National

Across Australia

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The 2032 Brisbane Olympics and what they mean for the whole country

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Australia's job market: the industries growing and shrinking nationwide

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How the Reserve Bank's interest rate decisions ripple across Australian cities

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Federal budget basics: how national decisions reach your city

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The energy transition across Australia: coal, renewables and the grid

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Australia's housing affordability picture, and why it varies city to city

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Cost of living in Australia: the national drivers behind local prices

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Australia's migration and population shifts: where people are moving and why

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