The Latest Breaking News from NT

Yuendumu community greets coroner investigating death of Kumanjayi Walker with ceremony, song and sorrow

Elisabeth Armitage travelled to tiny NT town to hear first-hand how the 19-year-old’s death had affected community

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

Darwin community in shock after alleged daylight homicide of local businesswoman Sheena Fairfield

The alleged homicide of Sheena Fairfield in her Leanyer home has sent shockwaves through the Darwin community, with friends remembering the 39-year-old as someone who never stopped smiling.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Alice Springs elders fear NT’s youth crime plan could create new stolen generation

Strong Grandmothers say government should work with communities instead of taking children found unsupervised on the street at night into custody

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

'Target families, not crim kids': Labor MP

Federal Labor MP Marion Scrymgour wants Northern Territory families to be made accountable for their children's criminal behaviour in Alice Springs.

AAP · Nov 11, 2022

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces the end of the Northern Territory's last remaining COVID-19 rules

The last remaining directions issued by the NT Chief Health Officer will lift in the Northern Territory from Friday, but health authorities warn another wave of COVID-19 cases could be on the way.

ABC News · Nov 10, 2022

NT plan to remove children from street

The Northern Territory government plans to take unsupervised children found roaming Alice Springs' streets at night into custody.

AAP · Nov 10, 2022

The Australian’s back-of-the-envelope green hydrogen figures are overblown and forget climate impact

The claim it would take 25% of Australia’s land mass to provide the planet with green hydrogen misses an obvious point

The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2022

Explainer: why is there an inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death when there was already a trial?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people, and mentions of racial discrimination and racist language against First Nations people.

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022

Labor MP says detail needed on plan to reduce crime by removing unsupervised children from families in Alice Springs

Federal Labor politician Marion Scrymgour says she wants more detail around what the Northern Territory government is calling an "intervention" to get children deemed at-risk off the streets of Alice Springs at night.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

Wembanyama Wednesday: Vic will play for France’s national team, and it could change international basketball

This will be good preparation when the Olympics come to Paris in 2024.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 9, 2022