The Latest Breaking News from Natasha Fyles

Minister says Northern Territory government responded too slowly and a First Nations body advising parliament would have delivered earlier intervention

There has been no correspondence from either the PM’s or attorney-general’s offices about Julian Assange for more than six months, and Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has again rubbished the Voice to Parliament.

Residents across the Top End have been shaken awake by an earthquake off Indonesia, but authorities say there was no damage or injuries.

Following a social media call-out, "dozens" of people from across the Northern Territory requested to donate supplies to Timber Creek residents.

Community leader Lorraine Jones says about 50 people are crowded into dongas at a workers camp after being evacuated from flooded homes.

Documents obtained by the ABC show the original business case for a "sustainable" development precinct proposed for Darwin Harbour described it as a "new gas demand centre", prompting critics to question the environmental merits of a project that has received $1.5 billion in federal funding.

The NT's Stuart Highway was re-opened this morning, but the Barkly, Tablelands, Tanami and Buntine Highways remain closed.

About 80 people evacuated from Timber Creek on Friday can't go home due to a lack of running water, a local mayor says, as the BOM warns of more rain for the region.

Dozens of people forced to live in tents in a Northern Territory remote community for the last three years have been displaced due to the damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.