The Latest Breaking News from NT

Iris Capital awaits decision over push to expand its pokies empire in Alice Springs

In what has been slated as a 'David and Goliath' battle, the Alice Springs community is taking on a gambling giant that wants to add dozens more poker machines to the town.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Nearly 25 years ago, the NT almost became a state. Now many believe it won't happen in our lifetime

Dreams of statehood were married to beliefs the Northern Territory would one day rival the southern states in population and economic might. So where did it all go wrong?

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

NT Police charge 50-year-old Darwin woman over disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes

Northern Territory Police charge a 50-year-old woman with child abduction over the disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes from the Darwin suburb of Berrimah last weekend.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Darwin teachers to strike over wages deal

Teachers in the Greater Darwin area will strike over the Northern Territory's public sector pay freeze, the Australian Education Union says.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

NT police reject commissioner, union says

The Northern Territory police union says hundreds of its members have no confidence in Commissioner Jamie Chalker and morale is at an all-time low.

AAP · Aug 12, 2022

Majority of NT Police Association members have no confidence in Commissioner Jamie Chalker, according to survey

Almost 80 per cent of union members surveyed said they did not have confidence in the Northern Territory's police commissioner, with low morale, pay, and lack of resources among the key issues identified.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

More than 1,200 people are detained indefinitely in Australia with no criminal conviction

‘The scariest thing is what we don’t know’, advocate says of those held on grounds of mental impairment

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

The Northern Territory is 'considering' alternatives to spit hoods on kids in police custody, but won't say if they could be banned

It has been six months since the Northern Territory government promised to look at alternatives to using spit hoods on children in police custody. It still won't commit to banning them altogether.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Two people killed in fatal crash north of Tennant Creek in outback Northern Territory

Police say investigators are still working to determine the cause of the crash, with a third person taken to hospital following the incident.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

NT police searching for missing mum Laura Hinks and 5-year-old daughter Grace say pair may have left Darwin

Laura Hinks, 34, and her daughter Grace Hughes were last seen during a parental visit around on Sunday afternoon, according to NT Police.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022