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Labor preference win confirmed in tight by-election

Preferences have got a Labor candidate over the line in a territory by-election, with the Greens losing their first and only seat in the NT parliament.

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Labor on track for territory win in crucial by-election

The Greens look to have lost their first and only Northern Territory seat with Labor's Ed Smelt leading on preferences in the Nightcliff by-election.

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Labor seeks to claw back seat in territory by-election

A territory by-election in a marginal seat is a tussle between the Greens, wanting to hold it, and Labor wanting to claw it back.

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'No justice': hit-run victim's family slam punishment

The family of an Aboriginal man killed in a hit-run has rubbished the updated punishment for their brother's killer after he called the victim an oxygen thief.

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Military tourism push as wartime bombings remembered

The Top End has marked the anniversary of the 1942 bombing of Darwin amid a push to attract niche tourists to World War II sites and their stories.

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Evacuees wait to hear if their homes escaped the flood

Residents bussed in from a flood-hit town are at an evacuation centre in a showground pavilion waiting to learn if their houses escaped inundation.

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No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

A new dedicated women's prison in a crime-troubled territory is aimed at improving rehabilitation outcomes away from adjacent compounds for male inmates.

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It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's not clear how a Top End town came to be called Humpty Doo, but locals aren't fussed and a pub is cashing in on the stand-out name.

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Childcare staff in court over toddler's death on fence

The death of a toddler who fatally choked after being trapped on a fence has led to charges being laid against a childcare centre and three staff.

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Extradited man charged with murdering nurse out on bail

A man extradited from Melbourne to Darwin and charged with murder has been granted bail, five years after a nurse was found dead.

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Luxury resort suffers direct hit from cyclone

One of Australia's most remote luxury wilderness resorts has been flattened by Tropical Cyclone Fina as it crossed the coast as a powerful category three storm.

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Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

The clean-up has begun in the Top End, but a cyclone threat remains as northern Australia braces for more wild weather.

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Residents glad to see back of tree-felling cyclone Fina

After a scary night sitting out a howling storm, residents of the Top End have emerged from their homes to marvel at huge trees felled overnight.

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Savvy mariners using tech and brains for cyclone safety

From online tracking and computer prediction to a smart method of protecting vessels, fishers in the path of a cyclone are fully switched on about safety.

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Cruise ship pair hunker down in hotel to ride out storm

Tropical Cyclone Fina has upset many travel plans, with some people left stranded when a cruise ship company cancelled a port stop.

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Residents stock up on supplies to ride out storm

Bottled water, bread, canned foods and other household goods have moved off supermarket shelves at a fast rate as residents prepare for a tropical cyclone.

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Anangu people seek business share of Uluru tourism

The Anangu people of the Red Centre share the iconic rock known as Uluru with the world but also seek a share of the tourism opportunities.

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MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

A Liberal senator "just didn't care" that claims she made about the head of an Aboriginal land council were wrong, a defamation trial has been told.

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Senator denies 'abuse of power' in council ouster claim

A Liberal senator has admitted relying on "say so" before allegedly defaming the head of a large NT Aboriginal land council over a claimed vote of dismissal.

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'Thick as thieves': outback brotherhood ended by crash

A fatal helicopter crash prompted a court case that exposed the cowboy world of crocodile-egg collecting in the Top End, tearing apart an outback brotherhood.

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Collusion allegations aired in reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright visited an injured pilot in hospital out of concern for his welfare not to ask him to doctor flight records, a jury has heard.

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Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

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'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses has led to "third world conditions" and a denial of human rights, legal advocates say.

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Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Outback Wrangler's Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice more than three years after a fatal helicopter crash.

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Councils accuse territory government of overt racism

Fed-up Aboriginal land councils are demanding a territory government drop its "racist" policies and engage with them on crime and economic development.

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