The share market has decreased leveraging huge losses over the past 24 hours, up one day and down the next. How many bankrupcies will grow from the stock market plunges today and in the days ahead?

Looking around the world on the news, it is hard to find anywhere where there is anything other than bitter struggles and unrest, with riotous behaviour ripping the world asunder.

The Darwin Turf Club carnival wound up today, with the Darwin Cup being one of the closest in recent years.

Now, it is only 19 days before the next NT Government election. Pre-polling opens in a week.