The Latest Breaking News from NT

'Grow, train, retain': Jenny May appointed to top rural health role

'Rural Australians have worse health and lower life expectancy.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 19, 2024

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

Interstate environmental activists should stop blocking industrial projects that could benefit Indigenous people, a traditional owner has told a Senate inquiry.

AAP · Jun 17, 2024

‘Out of sight and out of mind’: conservationists alarmed as NT land-clearing threatens endangered ghost bat habitat

Conservationists urge Tanya Plibersek to call in Daly River pastoral clearing application for assessment under commonwealth nature laws

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2024

Afternoon Update: economic growth stalls; eSafety commissioner drops X case; and News Corp ‘not obsessed’ with ABC

GDP growth falls to just 0.1% in the March quarter as high interest rates drag on economy

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2024

Traditional owners welcome protection against mining

After a decades-long fight to prevent mining on their country, traditional owners have welcomed a decision to protect parts of the Kakadu National Park area.

AAP · Jun 5, 2024

Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

A former NT police officer says he has seen racist behaviour throughout the force but insists he has not met any "genuine racists" among its ranks.

AAP · May 31, 2024

Country diary: The perfect day to be in a rainforest

Borrowdale, Lake District: We’re here to mark the declaration of this rare temperate rainforest as a nature reserve – in appropriately soggy conditions

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas

In announcing Australia’s support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government’s commitment to net zero even further out of reach.

The Conversation · May 29, 2024

ABC counsels Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments but journalist stands by remarks

Reporter says ‘we clearly have an issue with racism’ in lengthy statement addressing her Sydney writers’ festival appearance

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2024

Afternoon Update: ‘items of interest’ found in Samantha Murphy search; News Corp restructure revealed; and Pompeii’s gladiator drawings

Detectives scoured areas of Ballarat on Wednesday in search for missing woman’s body

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2024