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NORTHERN TERRITORY – Situated at the top end of Australia, Darwin is closer to Indonesia than it is to Sydney. 

To put this into perspective, Darwin is a two hour-and-45 minute flight to Bali, but a four hour-and-20 minute flight to Sydney or Melbourne.

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