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Commonwealth laws banning alcohol in remote NT communities will end at midnight, but the new 'opt in' system is raising significant concern.

AAP

Woman and infant dead after two-vehicle crash in remote Northern Territory

A 25-year-old woman and infant child are dead after a head-on collision between a car and a truck in the remote Northern Territory on Friday afternoon.

ABC News

Intervention-era alcohol bans have ended in the Northern Territory. Here’s what that means

With the alcohol laws that stem from the NT intervention expiring at midnight tonight, we take a look at the legislation, what is changing, and why.

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Joint military exercise pits soldiers against fictional enemy, harsh terrain, unseasonable cold

A joint military exercise pits soldiers against harsh terrain and unseasonably cold nights in far north-west Australia.

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NT prison officers to strike over pay

Prison officers in the Northern Territory will strike on Monday amid calls for a four-year pay freeze to be axed.

AAP

Pastoralists and traditional owners meet NT environment minister over water security fears

As fears over water security and aquifer mining grow amid a push for NT development, residents demand to be included in decisions that they say impacts their future.

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Foot-and-mouth disease fears spark extra $14m in government funding to keep it out of Australia

Australia is bolstering its defence against a disease that threatens to wipe out the country's farm and tourism sectors.

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The Northern Territory's first supported independent living home opens in Nhulunbuy

A "vital" new facility opens its doors in a remote corner of the Northern Territory, allowing people with severe disabilities to stay close to family and live a normal life, away from hospitals in far-flung cities.

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COVID cases are rising across Australia, with the peak yet to come. Here’s a breakdown of hospitalisations in each state and territory

Health officials across the country are predicting a peak in COVID cases in coming weeks but there are already hundreds of people being treated in hospital for the virus.

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Federal funding pitch for Beetaloo Basin infrastructure ramps up

Infrastructure necessary for oil and gas companies to reach production in the Beetaloo has been added to a national list of priority investments.

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Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap

The life expectancy of Indigenous people is growing more than for their non-Indigenous counterparts in the Northern Territory, new data shows. But the average Indigenous person is still likely to live 15 years less.

ABC News

NT Health reduces COVID-19 reinfection period from 84 days to 28 in response to rising cases

Authorities say the BA4 and BA5 sub-variants are driving a third wave of COVID cases in the Northern Territory, with recovered Territorians who fall unwell now required to get retested after 28 days.

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Northern Territory's banana freckle outbreak grows, affecting 17 properties

The fungal disease, which growers say represents a major threat to Australia's $500m banana industry, has now been found at 16 Top End properties plus a government research facility.

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NT Police investigate ATV quad bike death in Katherine

A crime scene has been established on a rural property in Katherine where a man has died following an ATV incident.

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NASA's inaugural Northern Territory mission is over, but hopes for a space industry boom remain

Three rockets fired from the remote Northern Territory have signalled a new hope for a region in need of economic diversity — that the space industry could help launch them into the future.

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Bulk-billing clinics in the Northern Territory unable to survive on Medicare rebate alone

With doctors in short supply and bulk-billing clinics preparing to introduce fees, there are fears the Top End's already stretched hospital emergency departments will bear the brunt of more patients.

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Tourists stranded in the NT amid widespread Qantas group flight cancellations

Melbourne locals Erin Watkins and Mick Porter are among hundreds of people stranded in the Northern Territory due to a high volume of recent flight cancellations by Qantas and its budget subsidiary Jetstar.

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NT project to get $300m in free water

The Central Land Council says a fruit and vegetable project in the Northern Territory could get more than $300 million in free water over the next 30 years.

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NT decision to grant biggest ever water licence labelled ‘extraordinary’ giveaway

Report also finds employment benefits from Fortune Agribusiness’s Singleton station venture were ‘largely illusory’

ABC News

Study finds Fortune water licence deal represents poor value for NT taxpayers and traditional owners

An independently commissioned study of the NT’s largest-ever groundwater licence has found the project "makes no sense" for Territory taxpayers.

Bangkok Post

NT set to appoint first president

After 18 months without a leader, National Telecom (NT) is about to appoint its first president this month as the state enterprise faces several critical challenges.

ABC News

Archaeologists investigate medical incarceration of Indigenous Australians in leprosariums

West Australian archaeologists investigating the history of Indigenous people medically incarcerated in leprosariums say they were subject to harsh treatment and discrimination over decades.

Bangkok Post

Telecom chess match tightens

Last week's announcement by Advanced Info Service (AIS) on its proposal to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) is expected to complicate the telecom regulator's decision on the fate of the merger between AIS's mobile rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

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Prisoner advocates say a lack of programs at Darwin Correctional Centre is contributing to the NT's high reoffending rates

Legal advocates and former prisoners claim a lack of effective rehabilitation programs at Darwin's only adult prison is contributing to the Northern Territory's staggering reoffending rates.

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Flood mitigation levee in Katherine divides town as work begins more than 20 years after record flooding

Work is finally getting underway on a 2-metre-high flood mitigation levee in Katherine after devastating floods in 1957 and 1998, but not all residents are happy about it.

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