The Latest Breaking News from NT

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.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022

The map of Australia’s frontier massacres is done, but researchers say picture remains unfinished

‘Code of silence’ around mass killings and the technical definitions of massacres mean there is much more left to uncover

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2022

Zachary Rolfe on leave as NT police investigates internal disciplinary matters

NT police union says the force is investigating several matters unrelated to the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2022

NT campaign to lure International workers

A global recruitment campaign will aim to attract skilled workers to fill critical labour shortages in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Mar 16, 2022

NT ICAC considering Rolfe investigation

The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner is considering launching a probe into the investigation of a policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.

AAP · Mar 15, 2022

NT women's safety workers call for long-term increase in domestic violence funding

When Sandra realised her new romance had taken a sinister turn, it was too late. Her story is a familiar tale across the Northern Territory — but anti-domestic violence campaigners say it doesn't have to be.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

Almost half the massacres of Aboriginal people were by police or other government forces, research finds

The final update of the project mapping massacres on Australia’s colonial frontier adds a further 113 sites where six or more people were killed

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2022

Attempted Aboriginal massacres took place as recently as 1981, historian says

Alice Springs mass poisoning claimed two lives and left many in hospital but details are scarce, showing challenges of verifying frontier killings

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2022

NT ICAC considering inquiry into Constable Zachary Rolfe's arrest over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

Amid allegations of political interference and a rushed investigation into the shooting death of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker, the NT anti-corruption watchdog is considering whether to investigate the circumstances that led to Constable Rolfe's arrest.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

NT Chief Minister Gunner says no political interference in Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder charge

In his first interview since the NT police officer was acquitted of murder, Michael Gunner has accused the police union of waging a deliberate campaign of misinformation about the decision to charge Zachary Rolfe four days after the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022