The Latest Breaking News from NT

Mixed response as territory pursues assisted dying laws

A territory is set to become Australia's last jurisdiction to make voluntary assisted dying legal, more than two decades after the first attempt was overturned.

AAP · Jul 23

Afternoon Update: Kumanjayi Little Baby review exposes failures; Gaza celebrates Spain’s World Cup win; and the case for nude saunas

Interim report tabled in NT parliament unable to draw a link between child protection referrals and the five-year-old Warlpiri girl’s death

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14

Hanson’s meeting with UK far-right activist will ‘play out poorly’, Coalition MP says – as it happened

The day’s news as it happened

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13

'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws

A children's commissioner has resigned in protest over a territory's controversial child protection reforms.

AAP · Jul 10

Afternoon Update: Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’; Derryn Hinch dies; and sailing a 10th-century Viking boat

Vicki Brady admits Telstra knew of the risks posed by a failure of its time-keeping systems

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10

NT children’s commissioner resigns over child protection changes that remove Indigenous placement principle

Shahleena Musk says she is ‘increasingly concerned’ by NT government changes she claims ‘suggest a reduced commitment to transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decision making’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10

Indigenous housing progress staring into funding abyss

Short-term funding for Aboriginal homelands is failing to deliver housing and infrastructure needs in communities stricken by poverty, MPs have been warned.

AAP · Jul 4

Your Guide To 2026 NAIDOC Week Events Around Australia

To help you get amongst the celebrations, we’ve rounded up some of the best NAIDOC Week events happening across the country.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 4