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17/07/2025

Conspiracy theories about the murder of Peter Falconio dogged his family and girlfriend Joanne Lees for as long as Bradley Murdoch denied his guilt. So where does the truth lie?

17/07/2025

Joseph Wunungmurra, 39, has been sentenced for his role in a fatal assault on a man outside the Rapid Creek shopping centre in 2023.

Joseph Wunungmurra, 39, been sentenced for his role in a fatal assault on a man outside the Rapid Creek shopping centre in 2023.

17/07/2025

It's O-Week for Semester 2 at Charles Darwin University - so what's happening on campus?

With National Science Week in August and an influx of international students, there's a lot in store for the semester ahead.

ABC Radio Darwin's Adam Steer went along to check out the fun.

ABC Radio Darwin's Adam Steer went to Charles' Darwin's Danala Campus to check out the fun.

17/07/2025

The death of notorious outback killer Bradley John Murdoch has sparked many memories of his journey into custody - the manhunt, arrest, trial, and conviction of the man responsible for murdering Peter Falconio 24 years ago.

Gerry McCarthy is a former NT Minister for Correctional Services who met Murdoch in prison on several occasions.

He recalls meeting a "model prisoner", whose high-risk and high-profile status gave the Minister a unique set of challenges.

A former correctional services minister shares what it was like to meet and have custody over one of the Territory's most well-known prisoners.

17/07/2025

Police have charged the 34-year-old man with sexual in*******se with a child under 10, over an incident at a Ludmilla home last month.

17/07/2025

The Kumanjayi Walker Inquest backs Aboriginal-led solutions and restoring Warlpiri self-determination, which his family says will "prevent deaths in custody".

16/07/2025

Outback murderer Bradley Murdoch's death could present a fresh opportunity to find the remains of his victim, British backpacker Peter Falconio, according to a leading forensic expert.

16/07/2025

In the wake of outback killer Bradley John Murdoch's death, the police officer first on the scene of Peter Falconio's disappearance has spoken exclusively to the ABC about the cold case that captured the world.

A sergeant who responded to the "bizarre" dead-of-night call about Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees being ambushed in remote NT has spoken exclusively with the ABC, saying she had no idea how much global attention the case would attract at the time.

16/07/2025

Lawrence Walker was a troubled and misunderstood teenager who wanted to be loved, and when he became an adult, he took that experience to better the lives of others.

He came to the Territory to get away from what was happening in his life and has since found love, a family and home.

He has dedicated his life to the arts and teaching, spending over 30 years as a high school teacher in Nhulunbuy.

Lawrence sat down with ABC Radio Darwin and the Northern Territory's Sajarn Stow for Greywire.

Lawrence Walker was a troubled and misunderstood teenager who just wanted to be loved, and when he became an adult, he took that experience to better the lives of others.

16/07/2025

Notorious outback killer Bradley John Murdoch dies in palliative care at Alice Springs Hospital, taking key information to his grave about his murder of Peter Falconio.

🎤 Samantha Dick

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16/07/2025

A 76-year-old man has died at the scene of a major crash on the Victoria Highway about 50 kilometres outside of Katherine.

Three other occupants of the car, aged in their 60s and 70s, survived the crash and were taken to Katherine Hospital in a “critical” condition, police said.

Another 25-year-old man was also taken to hospital in a “stable” condition.

The Victoria Highway was closed this afternoon, though a dirt detour was available for four-wheel drives.

The Territory’s road toll for 2025 has now risen to 23.

✍🏽 James Elton

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16/07/2025

Bradley John Murdoch, who killed British backpacker Peter Falconio, has died in prison. We may now never know what happened to the victim's body.