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Outback mining city Mount Isa struggles to deal with public drunkenness

Drained wine casks and broken glass litter this outback town's CBD. While personal incomes are well above average here, beneath the facade lies an insidious social problem.

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‘The system’s broken’: the crisis gripping Australia’s juvenile justice centres

There are calls for urgent reforms across the country, where some jurisdictions incarcerate children as young as 10

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18-year-old man found dead on Palmerston driveway had sustained head trauma, NT Police say

Police have identified a man whose body was found outside a home near Darwin as an 18-year-old local of the same suburb, though they say the property he was found at "wasn't near his house".

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Former NT chief minister Michael Gunner to join Andrew Forrest-owned renewable energy company Fortescue Future Industries

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's decision to employ Michael Gunner in a key new role within his renewable energy company has been welcomed by environmentalists, who say Mr Gunner has "seen the light on climate" after previously lifting a moratorium on fracking.

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NT Police Minister strongly opposes dog squad proposal for Alice Springs

A private security firm wants to trial a dog squad in Alice Springs, but the NT Police Minister says it will not address the key issues behind local crime.

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NT bans police use of spithoods on youths

Northern Territory police will longer be authorised to use spithoods on youths in police custody.

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NT government ends use of spit hoods on children in police custody, years after youth detention royal commission ban

The Northern Territory government has announced an end to the use of spit hoods on young people in police custody, more than five years after they were banned from youth prisons.

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Three years after the NT implemented an alcohol 'floor price', review paints mixed picture of its success

Australia's first and only minimum price on alcohol has been hailed by the Northern Territory government as a success, but a review into the policy has given a mixed picture.

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Human skull, bones discovered in Katherine 'derive from a historic traditional burial', police say

Police say the remains "derive from a historic traditional burial". A probe into other bones recently found in the NT is ongoing.

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NT human skull from historic burial site

Northern Territory police say a human skull and other skeletal remains discovered near Katherine on Tuesday are from a historic Indigenous burial ground.

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Review backs NT booze pricing rules

The Northern Territory government says a three-year review of alcohol pricing rules has recommended the system stay in place.

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NT government investigates 'serious breach' over leaked draft documents about Blue Mud Bay fishing deal, apologises for legal threat

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the NT government should never have demanded the ABC not publish a story about leaked draft documents relating to future fishing access in Aboriginal waters.

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Number of patrons refused service at Alice Springs bottle shops quadruples

The NT police say there has been a significant increase in the number of patrons turned away from Alice Springs liquor stores, largely due to drunkenness, since alcohol bans were lifted.

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Justice Sonia Brownhill stands down from long-running McArthur River Mine security bond battle over previous involvement

A Northern Territory judge has stood aside from a legal challenge over a massive lead and zinc mine's security bond, after a court heard she previously advised the government on the project as NT Solicitor-General.

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NT government backflips on controversial wage freeze, gives public service two per cent annual pay rise

Public servants in the Northern Territory will get a pay rise after the NT government announced it would scrap its much-criticised four-year pay freeze.

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NT ends public sector pay freeze early

The Northern Territory government has backflipped on an unpopular four-year pay freeze policy for public servants amid union pressure.

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Leaked draft documents trigger threat of injunction by NT government over Blue Mud Bay fishing deal

Draft departmental documents about future fishing rights in Aboriginal waters across the Top End have been leaked to the ABC, prompting the Northern Territory government to threaten legal action to prevent publication of the details.

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BOM is predicting storms and flooding from NT all the way to Tasmania. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of what you need to know

With the La Niña wet season wasting no time inundating the country with water, state emergency services say now is the time to prepare for flooding.

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NT government releases plan to address banana freckle disease outbreak in the Top End

Julie-Ann Murphy and Alan Petersen, whose Northern Territory farm is one of 42 properties the disease has spread to, say the loss of their crop will be devastating.

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Darwin bus drivers demand 'urgent' action to protect themselves and passengers from violent incidents and anti-social behaviour

Attacks on bus drivers have been a long-term issue in the Northern Territory, but one driver says he's now concerned for the safety of passengers.

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AMSANT boss John Paterson says COVID isolation rule change is 'too early' for 'vulnerable' Aboriginal communities

The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal health body criticises national cabinet's decision to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules, while local hospitality businesses welcome it.

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Undoolya, the NT's oldest cattle station, celebrates 150 years of pastoral lease

There was no infrastructure, other than a telegraph station, when the first lessees of Undoolya Station arrived in 1872. Now it is a thriving beef operation credited with helping build the territory's cattle industry.

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NT Supreme Court finds Commonwealth immune from liability over sacred site damage in Kakadu National Park

In a long-running and emotional case, the Northern Territory's highest court has found Parks Australia cannot be prosecuted for damage to a sacred men's site in Kakadu National Park, because of the wording of NT legislation.

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Security firm proposes dog squad trial for Alice Springs, minister requests greater police visibility

A private security firm wants to use a dog squad to patrol the streets of an outback town in a bid to curb rising crime rates and anti-social behaviour.

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Indigenous soldiers war service remembered

The Australian Defence Force has joined Indigenous leaders in the NT to commemorate the formation of an Arnhem Land army unit that protected the nation in WWII.

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