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Rolfe case claims 'sadden' NT police chief

The Northern Territory's police commissioner has explained how the decision was made to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with Kumanjayi Walker's murder.

Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners

$Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners$

Traditional owner Johnny Wilson lives within 20km of fracking wells in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. This week, the peak body for oil and gas attempted to quell his concerns.

Zachary Rolfe investigated for alleged perjury but police found insufficient evidence, court documents show

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Investigation followed judge saying Rolfe had “lied” in his evidence about arrest of Indigenous man in 2018 Alice Springs court case

AFL grand final border breacher Mark Babbage pleads guilty in NT court, avoids more jail time

A Melbourne man who falsified Northern Territory documents to attend the AFL grand final in Perth has been handed a six-month suspended sentence.

River project to boost Darwin water supply

A proposed water storage project on the Adelaide River could secure Darwin's water security for the next 50 years, the Northern Territory government says.

Darwin man in his 60s dies with COVID as NT records 341 new cases

There are now 14 patients in NT hospitals with coronavirus and one patient in intensive care.

A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means

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Politicians, environmentalists, traditional owners and gas company representatives will be in Darwin for a public hearing into the Beetaloo Basin. Here's what it's all about.

Cost of living measures 'responsible': PM

As the government announced a $60 million tourism investment, Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised the upcoming federal budget would be responsible.

Skilled migration rules relaxed for NT

The Commonwealth has relaxed migration rules to help Northern Territory employers fill critical skilled worker shortages.

NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns

$NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns$

A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

Indigenous suicide rate 'national tragedy'

The Commonwealth and the Northern Territory government will spend $43 million to help prevent suicide, with a focus on Indigenous communities.

Federal govt and NT battle over Kakadu

Parks Australia is immune from prosecution after an Aboriginal sacred site in Kakadu was allegedly illegally disturbed, the Commonwealth Attorney-General says.

Yuendumu community comes together for strength and mourning following acquittal of Zachary Rolfe

Anguish, grief, strength, spirit. This is how a desert community "let everything out" hours after NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Zachary Rolfe was allegedly violent during arrests of four Aboriginal males before Kumanjayi Walker shooting

Lifting of suppression orders reveals Northern Territory police officer also alleged to have falsified reports after three of the incidents

Wet season failing across northern Australia's cattle country

As much of the east coast struggles to recover from floods, time is running out for northern Australia's cattle industry to get some much-needed monsoonal rain.

Police interactions with Aboriginal people are scarred by Australia’s violent frontier history

If First Nations families fear and distrust the police, the reasons can be found in the past as well as the present

The pandemic has exposed generations of neglect in the funding of remote housing for Aboriginal Australians. In the Northern Territory, families still hold on to hope their children will see a better future.

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Zachary Rolfe said his police unit had 'no rules' and did 'cowboy stuff' prior to fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

The NT Supreme Court lifts a non-publication order on text messages that show Constable Zachary Rolfe described his job as "cowboy stuff with no rules" several months before the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu.

Man fatally shot near Katherine identified

Northern Territory Police have identified an alleged intruder who was fatally shot by another man at a home near Katherine on Thursday.

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More support for aviation critical: report

A parliamentary committee has recommended the federal government provide ongoing support to the aviation industry as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19.

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.

NT industries, consumers bracing for price hikes as the cost of petrol continues to rise

Thousands of kilometres from the east coast capitals, there's a corner of the country bracing for an already-high cost of living to climb even higher.