The Latest Breaking News from Bill Yan

More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

The NT budget offers no "lollies and sweets" but it cements the government's tough-on-crime approach, its architects say.

AAP · May 4

New public transport dress code signs labelled 'cruel'

New signs barring people wearing "dirty or stained clothing" from a territory's buses have been slammed as discriminatory against already disadvantaged people.

AAP · Jun 26, 2025

NT budget a 'missed chance' to tackle causes of crime

The ongoing mass incarceration of youth offenders in a crime-ridden territory will only fuel repeat offending, the opposition says.

AAP · May 13, 2025

Northern Territory government establishes first Aboriginal Advisory Board on domestic, family and sexual violence

The board aims to address the disproportionate impact of domestic, family and sexual violence on First Nations women and girls.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Alice Springs crime crackdown sees reduction in Northern Territory police officers tasked to 'Operation Drina'

The number of officers assigned to an operation to crack down on property crime in Alice Springs has fallen, just over a month after Northern Territory police sent 45 members to the Central Australian town.

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Concerns Stuart Highway will close, with heavy rain due amid return of former tropical cyclone Ellie to Northern Territory

Former tropical cyclone Ellie moves back over the Northern Territory, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting heavy rainfall from the system will have a "particular impact on road conditions".

ABC News · Jan 6, 2023

Auditor-general says Darwin's Territory Wildlife Park and Alice Springs Desert Park have 'potential for financial failure'

The Northern Territory auditor-general finds the parks receive $7–9 million per year in government subsidies to keep them afloat, raising questions about their viability.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

A day at the beach: ‘I’ve had many crocodile encounters over the years but none as close’

Visiting a billabong for a Sunday afternoon fishing session, Northern Territory MLA Bill Yan found himself stranded up a tree with a giant reptile glaring at him

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2022

Cabcharges misused on 'luxury limousines', unauthorised personal travel, according to internal NT Health email

An all-staff email says widespread Cabcharge misuse has been identified in a recent audit, with "quite a number" of excessive fares racked up in a government department $90 million over its allocated budget.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

NT opposition warns new COVID legislation will give Chief Health Officer 'extraordinary power'

The Country Liberal Party is concerned new transitional COVID legislation will give the NT Chief Health Officer significant powers for the next two years.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022