The Latest Breaking News from NT

'Risky' co-sleeping likely caused death of three babies

The "risky" co-sleeping of three babies by their parents and siblings likely caused their deaths, a coroner has found as she recommended prevention measures.

AAP · Apr 30

‘We’re coming for you’: NT police search for suspect after body of missing five-year-old found

Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on Thursday, says ‘it’s going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30

‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby

In the hours since the story was first published, a body believed to be that of the missing girl has been found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a person who has died. The family has asked for her to be referred…

The Conversation · Apr 30

Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’

Exclusive: Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searched

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28

Children's commissioner ignored on laws targeting kids

Legal and policy reforms since a damning royal commission report have continued to breach children's rights, a youth justice inquiry has been told.

AAP · Apr 28

Police believe five-year-old Aboriginal girl was led away by older man seen holding her hand

NT police said 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was reported absent soon after Sharon’s family reported her disappearance in Alice Springs

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28

Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering

The day after the horror shooting and killing of 15 people at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach last year, national cabinet agreed to take steps to eradicate antisemitism, hate, violence and terrorism.

The Conversation · Apr 27

Missing 5-year-old Australian girl believed to be abducted, say police

Police says investigators are now looking for a 47-year-old man, Jefferson Lewis, who was recently released from prison

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Sick of power outages, this remote Indigenous town is planning to build its own renewable grid

Most communities rely on government-supplied diesel generators. Solar microgrids offer a secure supply – and residents can own the infrastructure

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26

‘On his own terms’: James Valentine chose assisted dying but barriers remain for Australians wanting to access it

Applications for voluntary assisted dying are rising but Australia is the only nation that prevents the use of telehealth during the process

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23