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Barkly residents come from far and wide to celebrate at Tennant Creek's Two Cup Races

Station workers, long term locals and Tennant Creek's international community embrace friends and fashion at the Two Cup Race Day.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

New report claims 'jailing is failing' in the NT, as incarceration rates continue to rise

A new report from the Justice Reform Initiative is calling for money to be redirected from Northern Territory prisons into evidence-based alternatives as incarceration rates continue to rise.

ABC News · May 2, 2023

Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2023

NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Arrernte boxing academy helping troubled kids get on the right track and stay there

The Arrernte man says he was on his way to prison until boxing taught him the balance and discipline he needed to get his life on track and become a mentor for others.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Spike in break-ins, alcohol-fueled violence in Alice Springs as alcohol bans end

As intervention-era alcohol bans end across much of the Northern Territory, police say there's been a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence in Alice Springs.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Injury numbers down during record-breaking year for cars and bikes at NT's Finke Desert Race

Toby Price claimed his second win on four wheels, and David Walsh took home his third consecutive title in the bike race during a weekend of revs, dust and spills in the red centre.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Talking Respect 'breaks the ice' for NT young people in relationships

Young people are interviewed about issues like consent, porn and jealousy. The result is Talking Respect, a series of teaching tools having a positive impact on attitudes to relationships.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2022

Indigenous Yuelamu community facing water crisis as aquifer dries up

The remote Indigenous community of Yuelamu in the Northern Territory is facing a water crisis as the town's main aquifer dries up.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

Elena Kats-Chernin, Australia's world famous contemporary composer, working with Alice Springs orchestra

World famous Australian contemporary composer Elena Kats-Chernin has not only visited Alice Springs but written a piece specifically for the outback town's chamber orchestra.

ABC News · May 13, 2022