The Latest Breaking News from NT

Damages reduced for youth detention centre tear gassing

A tear gassing incident in a notorious youth detention centre has led to a court win for four detainees more than a decade later.

AAP · Jun 17

NT:Weather blamed for drop in school attendance rates

When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a territory minister has blamed the weather for a drop in school attendance rates.

AAP · Jun 16

NT:Family of death-in-custody victim engage pathologist

The family of a young Aboriginal man who died in police custody have engaged a pathologist to provide an independent report to be part of a coronial inquest.

AAP · Jun 15

NVRO Metals Establishes the NVRO Metals Hub, Creating a Pathway to Critical Minerals Production and Accelerating Industrial Deployment of the NVRO Process™

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVRO Metals Limited (TSXV: NVRO), (“NVRO Metals” or the “Company”), a clean technology company focused on the recovery of precious and critical metals from sulphidic feedstock including ores, concentrates, mine waste and tailings, is pleased to announce the proposed acquisition of…

AAP · Jun 10

Revealed: the ‘less lethal’ weapons Australian police don’t want you to know about

Launchers that shoot ‘bullet-like missiles’, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds with little scrutiny

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8

NT:Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Electrical arcing in a home's roof space sparked a fire that killed a three-year-old boy, prompting a coroner to urge better public housing wiring checks.

AAP · Jun 5

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Electrical arcing in a home's roof space sparked a fire that killed a three-year-old boy, prompting a coroner to urge better public housing wiring checks.

AAP · Jun 5

NT:Lifting alcohol ban will boost crimes, peak body warns

An extension of community liquor bans in a territory is being sought ahead of a looming deadline amid fears a lapse will have devastating consequences.

AAP · Jun 4

Lifting alcohol ban will boost crimes, peak body warns

An extension of community liquor bans in a territory is being sought ahead of a looming deadline amid fears a lapse will have devastating consequences.

AAP · Jun 4

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3