The Latest Breaking News from NT

Labor backs conscience vote on territories

Labor has agreed to a conscience vote on a bill to restore territories' rights, which will pave the way for voluntary euthanasia in the NT and ACT.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

Date set for territory rights debate

Legislation to repeal the Andrews bill will be introduced to parliament.

The Canberra Times · Jul 25, 2022

NT remote communities to get mobile signal

People living in 20 remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are to get constant 4G mobile phone signal for the first time.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

Alice Springs stores rushed with customers as intervention-era alcohol ban expires in NT

Some liquor stores are being forced to intermittently shut their doors to manage high demand in Alice Springs after long-term alcohol bans ended for hundreds of remote Northern Territory communities.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

More strike action for NT prisons

The United Workers Union says prison guards in Alice Springs will walk off the job on Saturday in further industrial action over the four-year pay freeze.

AAP · Jul 22, 2022

Foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

The federal government will make foot mats mandatory for all travellers from Indonesia and create new biosecurity zones at airports in response to the foot-and-mouth disease threat.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease is on Australia's doorstep. What will it look like if it spreads?

Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth-disease have been found in Australia. But what does that actually mean — and what would it look like if it spread throughout the country?

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Inpex commits to a net zero future in the Northern Territory, as it sets its eyes on expanding

An energy expert says it's "ambitious" to think a net zero agreement between gas giant Inpex and the Northern Territory government will be enough to offset carbon emissions from the company's expanding projects.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

State of the Environment report highlights growing NT saltwater crocodile population, concerns for Kakadu wetlands

As Australian ecosystems continue to deteriorate, saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory are growing in population, according to a national outlook.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

NT police officer charged with 58 child abuse material offences indicates he will plead guilty

In a statement, NT Police said the man had resigned from the force.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022