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Seven natural wonders to inspire your next trip

For those not ready to quit their day job and become full-time aurora hunters, landscape photographers suggest some natural phenomena that are a little easier to chase down with your camera. 
Fork lightening cracks through a grey sky over a red rocky, treed cliff face.

The fireworks, flames and fallout of Territory Day 2021

The fireworks of the Northern Territory's 'cracker night' return to the skies, with fire crews and concerned residents sweating out the night.
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Mindil Beach is swarmed by people letting off fireworks from the sand.

Want to be in local politics? In the NT you’ve got a 50 per cent chance

In Darwin, the "Laksa Queen" is attempting to unseat the Mayor, but in other parts of the Northern Territory it's feared there will be a shortage of candidates for local government elections.
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Amye Un is running for Darwin Mayor in the August 2021 local elections.

'I don't miss them': If nothing changes after a local council is sacked, do we really need them?

Councils have been dismissed in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria in the past 12 months after allegations of corruption, infighting and budget blowouts, prompting questions about the role of democratically-elected officials in local government.
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Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale speaking to the media on October 21, 2008.