The Latest Breaking News from NT

Oil and gas industry will no longer get free water in NT, questions remain for other big industries

For the first time, major industries in the Northern Territory will be charged for the water they use.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

Kumajayi Walker inquest hears of remote staffing issues

An inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker has been told Aboriginal health staff should have been consulted over an evacuation decision.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Aboriginal man laid to rest in moving ceremony 90 years after he was killed by police at Uluru

Family of Yukun call for government apology and compensation as university says sorry for storing remains

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

Northern Territory government opens door for oil and gas companies to buy international offsets, policy reveals

Oil and gas companies will be allowed to buy Commonwealth-approved international offsets as a way to keep producing emissions, a Northern Territory government policy has revealed.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

New NT laws to allow detention oversight

The Northern Territory parliament has passed laws to allow unfettered access to detention centres to reduce the risk of torture or other degrading treatment.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022

Census updates: More than 20 per cent of Australians working from home on 2021 Census day, data shows

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the second round of its 2021 Census data — look back on Wednesday's events.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

NT nurses found pick axe before fleeing

An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard an intruder used a pick axe during an attempted break-in before nurses fled in his community.

AAP · Oct 10, 2022

Tamboran Resources denies using 'intimidation' to access cattle station, fronts fracking senate inquiry

Tamboran Resources has fronted a senate inquiry into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin, after acquiring Origin Energy's interests in the region last month.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

NT Logistics Advisory Council meets over supply chain preparedness as La Niña kicks in

With a third consecutive La Niña weather event underway, there are concerns not enough is being done to ensure essential goods can continue to be delivered to the Northern Territory in the event of heavy rain.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 9, 2022