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With the Liberal Party formally opposing the Voice, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton last week kicked off his no campaign in Alice Springs. His claim that child sexual abuse is rife was quickly under attack from the government and others who accused him of politicking, using the issue as a political…

Ninety leaders in Northern Territory issue statement condemning comments from Coalition spokesperson on Indigenous Australians

A major Aboriginal group has delivered a stinging rebuke to the opposition spokeswoman for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Price.

Viv Oldfield adds well-situated Middle Creek Station, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, to his vast property portfolio.

The NT government has announced it will extend restrictions on takeaway alcohol after alcohol-related hospital presentations almost halved.

The use of controversial spit hoods to block detainees from spitting has been discontinued in most parts of Australia, but WA prisons and police say they need to keep using them.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the restrictions, first implemented in January to curb crime and alcohol-fuelled violence, have coincided with significant reductions in alcohol-related hospital presentations and domestic violence incidents.

Tour operators in the outback destination say their industry is under "sustained attack" on multiple fronts with soaring airfares, cost of living pressure and negative crime coverage a major concern.

For decades, air conditioners, lights, TVs and fridges would be cut off multiple times a week – sometimes multiple times a day – in the tiny town of Jabiru. Now industry experts want the micro-grid replicated across Australia.

A federal inquiry recommended tighter regulations and more consultation with communities before fracking goes ahead in the Beetaloo Basin.

A key multi-state division of Fortescue Future Industries will be headed by, former NT chief minister Michael Gunner.