The Latest Breaking News from NT

Students in the remote community of Wadeye have been unable to attend school since Tuesday, after a riot between rival families broke out sending classrooms into lockdown. Teachers are now preparing to take lessons to students in the bush.

National Telecom (NT) has picked Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's biggest mobile operator by subscriber base, as its 700-megahertz spectrum business partner, with an agreement expected to be signed in August, according to a source close to the state telecom enterprise's board.

Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese have visited WA's far north this election campaign, and no major policy announcements have been made to address the region's complex challenges.

Party accuses Coalition of ‘ignoring the needs’ of Aboriginal people as it releases First Nations policy

A coronial inquest into the death of Roberta at the hands of her partner has heard two officers were disciplined, after telling her to "stop calling us".

Long-term Commonwealth alcohol bans in dozens of communities the Northern Territory are set to end in July, with the Northern Territory passing new liquor laws to replace the Intervention-era restrictions.

The Northern Territory has passed liquor laws to replace expiring Intervention-era alcohol bans, giving dry Indigenous communities access to alcohol.

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Know what’s behind the innocent-sounding names of more than 30 minor and micro parties running this election, and find out what the lesser-known groups are after – before you cast your vote