The Latest Breaking News from NT

Number of patrons refused service at Alice Springs bottle shops quadruples

The NT police say there has been a significant increase in the number of patrons turned away from Alice Springs liquor stores, largely due to drunkenness, since alcohol bans were lifted.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Justice Sonia Brownhill stands down from long-running McArthur River Mine security bond battle over previous involvement

A Northern Territory judge has stood aside from a legal challenge over a massive lead and zinc mine's security bond, after a court heard she previously advised the government on the project as NT Solicitor-General.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

NT government backflips on controversial wage freeze, gives public service two per cent annual pay rise

Public servants in the Northern Territory will get a pay rise after the NT government announced it would scrap its much-criticised four-year pay freeze.

ABC News · Oct 5, 2022

Darwin bus drivers demand 'urgent' action to protect themselves and passengers from violent incidents and anti-social behaviour

Attacks on bus drivers have been a long-term issue in the Northern Territory, but one driver says he's now concerned for the safety of passengers.

ABC News · Oct 2, 2022

AMSANT boss John Paterson says COVID isolation rule change is 'too early' for 'vulnerable' Aboriginal communities

The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal health body criticises national cabinet's decision to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules, while local hospitality businesses welcome it.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

Undoolya, the NT's oldest cattle station, celebrates 150 years of pastoral lease

There was no infrastructure, other than a telegraph station, when the first lessees of Undoolya Station arrived in 1872. Now it is a thriving beef operation credited with helping build the territory's cattle industry.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

NT Supreme Court finds Commonwealth immune from liability over sacred site damage in Kakadu National Park

In a long-running and emotional case, the Northern Territory's highest court has found Parks Australia cannot be prosecuted for damage to a sacred men's site in Kakadu National Park, because of the wording of NT legislation.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Security firm proposes dog squad trial for Alice Springs, minister requests greater police visibility

A private security firm wants to use a dog squad to patrol the streets of an outback town in a bid to curb rising crime rates and anti-social behaviour.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Indigenous soldiers war service remembered

The Australian Defence Force has joined Indigenous leaders in the NT to commemorate the formation of an Arnhem Land army unit that protected the nation in WWII.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

NRL and NRLW grand finals 2022: What time is kick off? Where can I watch it? Which teams are playing?

Everything you need to know as the Parramatta Eels take on the Penrith Panthers in the NRL grand final, and the Eels' NRLW side meet the Newcastle Knights in the women's decider.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022