The Latest Breaking News from NT

The federal election result for the ACT Senate was decided Tuesday. Independent David Pocock defeated the Liberals’ Zed Seselja, with Labor holding the other seat. Pocock is a former rugby player who played for the Australian Wallabies and ACT Brumbies, and a climate activist.

On top of the cuts, the NT's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption also reveals a probe into claims someone misled cabinet had to be discontinued because of legislative restrictions.

The US Marine Corp says this year's deployment to Darwin is the most "combat-credible" group sent yet, as the troops complete a week of intense training on the remote Tiwi Islands.

Conservationists fear one of the world's most pristine river networks is under threat, as well as sacred sites and tourism gems, as the Northern Territory government moves to allow "aquifer mining" amid "dangerous decision-making".

Former Wallaby David Pocock has become the ACT's newest senator, securing the territory's second spot in the upper house.

Dunham Massey is bringing back its after dark illuminated trail

Global fertiliser prices have been on the rise. Why doesn't Australia make more of it?

The mantra "a knife equals a gun" when confronted by an armed offender is wrong, a Northern Territory police memo referencing Constable Zachary Rolfe says.

A record price is thought to have been paid for a 14,300 hectare plot of land new owners say will exploit the underlying rainfall dynamics of Australia's north.

As diners return to restaurants and pubs, and tourists flock interstate, business owners should be revelling. Instead they are being forced to turn away customers or close for days at a time as they compete for a shrunken pool of job applicants.

The NT Children's Commissioner points to "continual and systematic use of extended lockdowns" inside Don Dale, which she says have increased since the NT government introduced tougher youth bail laws last year.