The Latest Breaking News from NT

NT police attacked in remote community

One police officer has been injured and others were forced to flee after a mob of people attacked them with rocks in the remote community of Wadeye overnight.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Man charged over alleged NT sex attack

NT police have charged a man who allegedly fled naked from a Palmerston home after he attempted to sexually assault a child.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Northern Land Council to introduce new fishing permit system 14 years after Blue Mud Bay ruling

The Northern Land Council will allow recreational fishers to continue to access remote Aboriginal waters under a new permit system set to take effect from next month, however some popular fishing areas will remain off limits for now.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

‘Bodies start to cook’: poor housing in remote communities puts lives at risk in northern Australia heatwave

Poorly insulated Northern Territory houses that people can’t afford to cool can rise to dangerous temperatures

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022

NT chief minister insists Don Dale has capacity for Alice Springs detainees

The majority of young people being held in detention in Alice Springs will be temporarily moved to the notorious facility next year.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Darwin's $515 million ship lift project in question after contractor Clough falls into voluntary administration

The future of a half-a-billion-dollar ship lift project in Darwin Harbour — already battling delays and cost blowouts — is in doubt after the collapse of one of the major companies involved.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

The NT's controversial 'effective enrolment' school funding model to be scrapped in wake of independent review

An independent review into the Northern Territory government's "effective enrolment" school funding model found there is little evidence it acts as an "accountability mechanism" to improve attendance rates.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

‘Don’t waste time’: War Horse composer Adrian Sutton on living with an incurable cancer diagnosis

Adrian Sutton has written acclaimed orchestral, choral and chamber works, and been Tony-nominated for his theatre scores. Now, as he prepares his final two concerts, he shares what he has learned from a life in music

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

Temperatures forecast to reach mid-40s as heatwave hits northern Australia

North of Western Australia, NT and Queensland to swelter in up to 47C as ‘monsoon break’ allows build-up of intensely hot air mass

The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2022