The Latest Breaking News from NT

Legal advocates had questioned the origins of the debt and say the saga illustrates wide-ranging policy failures in the public housing system.

The Northern Territory's growing cotton industry could harm Top End river systems, damaging the fishing and tourism businesses, a report has warned.

Almost $70 million in rental debt has been cancelled for residents in Northern Territory Indigenous communities amid allegations the housing is inhumane.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability”.

As the federal government moves closer to scrapping the cashless debit card program, questions have been raised about the future of income management in Australia.

A plan to install dozens of new poker machines in an outback town facing high rates of poverty and social problems has been met with silence by the Northern Territory's gaming minister.

Early voting in the Northern Territory by-election for the seat of Fannie Bay, formerly held by departed Labor chief minister Michael Gunner, opens on Monday.

Shaun Pyne wants to review every pie shop in Australia and his pastry pilgrimage has taken him to the farthest reaches of North Queensland. He has also delivered a controversial verdict on the age-old tomato sauce debate.

New research finds rates of diabetes in Central Australia are amongst the highest ever seen worldwide – and they are getting worse, with more people diagnosed every year, at far younger ages than ever seen before.

The APY League spans more than 200,000 square kilometres with more than 400 participants playing in 10-team footy and softball competitions. And it's not without great athleticism and the most curious of spectators.

The NT opposition wants all the region's alcohol policies reviewed amid concerns over alcohol-related crime and the proper use of police resources.