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Toxic gas-plant leaks prompt boost to air monitoring

Industry will pay for improved air pollution monitoring following toxic leaks from harbourside gas plants near major urban hubs.

AAP · Jun 15

‘An act of bastardry’: NT overruled Aboriginal authority to allow hotel on sacred site, advocates say

Film-maker Rachel Perkins says Larrakia people ‘would have never agreed’ to the planned 11-storey building

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025

'Gas cowboys' reined in by trigger-happy minister

The NT government has lambasted the federal environment minister for launching an inquiry into environmental impacts of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin.

AAP · Sep 16, 2024

Northern Territory set to become first Australian jurisdiction to raise age of criminal responsibility. Here's what that means

The Northern Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years of age. So what does it mean, and do experts think it will make a difference?

ABC News · Nov 28, 2022

Cars stolen from Drug and Alcohol Services Australia Alice Springs compound

Knives and shovels were used to break into an Alice Springs sobering-up facility before stolen cars were driven dangerously through the town.

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

NT public houses sitting empty for months as waiting list grows

In the Northern Territory, while thousands of people are forced to live in severely overcrowded homes or sleep rough, public houses are sitting unoccupied for months on end.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022