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.
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.
While Sydney and Melbourne brace for significant property value declines, local factors mean Darwin's residential market will follow a different trajectory.
More than 80 per cent of under-16s in Australia continue using social media despite the legislation, raising concerns for Darwin families and schools already struggling with online safety issues.
Tourism NT's effort to promote the Top End's monsoonal summer as a rich sensory experience is beginning to attract visitors who previously avoided the wet season months.
Aboriginal-owned businesses based in Darwin or using Darwin as their service centre are expanding across construction, land management, hospitality and professional services.
The twice-weekly open-air market on Mindil Beach is one of Darwin's most iconic community institutions, blending food, craft, entertainment and the city's famous sunsets.