The Latest Breaking News from NT

COVID-19 hospitalisations in NT rise to 170 as case numbers hit new peak

The Northern Territory has recorded 1,425 new cases of coronavirus, a new daily record. There are 21 COVID-19 patients in hospital requiring oxygen and two in intensive care in the NT.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022

Flooding of Australia's major northern freight routes reignites calls for cross-country rail line

Supporters of the project say the new line will run across the top of the country to service remote communities and connect major ports.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022

Grieving family and Aboriginal health organisation accuse the NT government of under-reporting Indigenous COVID-19 deaths

An Aboriginal health organisation is demanding an independent inquiry into every death in Central Australia, accusing the government of under-reporting deaths from COVID-19.

ABC News · Feb 11, 2022

Elective surgeries in NT hospitals postponed again due to COVID-19, with patients facing further delays

In the months she's spent waiting for a heart procedure, Misti-Starr James has already been rushed to hospital for two "minor" heart attacks. She's one of many NT patients now facing further waits for elective surgeries, after they were postponed yet again ahead of an expected peak in COVID-19 hospitalisations.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

London is a playground! From drag nights to micro-raves, here’s where to party in London

The clubbing revolution is upon us, says Little Gay Brother resident Oliver Keens. It’s time to go out-out

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022

Hewitt Cattle Australia buys four Central Australian properties for nearly $100 million

Four adjoining cattle stations — "one of largest organic land parcels in world" — have sold in Central Australia for nearly $100 million.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

‘He might get shot’: Kumanjayi Walker threatened officers with axe three days before fatal police shooting, court hears

NT police officer’s murder trial hears details of earlier arrest attempt by different officers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022

Melbourne man who faked documents to attend Perth AFL match pleads guilty, avoids more jail time in the NT

A Melbourne man who lied his way across two states to attend the AFL grand final in Perth last year avoids more jail time after pleading guilty in a Darwin court.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

'Love struck' Ralph Gibbs, 80, admits kidnapping partner, 84, from Mandurah nursing home

A "love struck" 80-year-old man who snatched his dementia-suffering partner from a Perth nursing home and tried to drive her to Queensland pleads guilty to unlawfully detaining her.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

Support to NT after cyclone damage

The federal and Northern Territory governments will jointly fund disaster relief payments for residents and council affected by cyclone Tiffany in January.

AAP · Feb 9, 2022