The Latest Breaking News from NT

The Northern Territory records first case of monkeypox in returned traveller

The Northern Territory has recorded its first case of monkeypox but the health risk is low to the public, according to NT Health.

ABC News · Jul 21, 2022

Fracking watchdog says NT still lacking federal government commitment on Beetaloo Basin emissions promise

An independent watchdog says the NT government’s promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin is in doubt, as the project looks set to be a sticking point in negotiations on the Greens’ support for Labor’s climate targets.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Iris Capital facing backlash over plan to add up to 40 more gaming machines at Alice Springs pubs

Weeks after buying up many of the town's hotels and pubs, Iris Capital reveals plans to add dozens more pokies into a community already stricken with deep-running social problems.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

COVID-19 cases are rising in the Northern Territory as Australia approaches a new Omicron wave

The Northern Territory recorded 671 cases on Tuesday — the highest daily caseload since February and a dramatic jump from Monday, prompting calls to reinstate mask mandates.

ABC News · Jul 19, 2022

Industry says gas from the Beetaloo Basin could solve Australia's energy crisis. Some energy analysts question that claim

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

ABC News · Jul 19, 2022

NT corruption watchdog withdraws report

The Northern Territory's corruption watchdog will not republish a controversial report into a government grant after a court review found its processes failed.

AAP · Jul 19, 2022

Everyone over 30 can now get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of how and where to get the 'winter shot'

Fourth COVID-19 vaccinations are available for all Australians over the age of 30. Here's how and where you can get yours.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Aust economy to slow: Deloitte

The country's economy will chart a "middle ground" between recovering from the pandemic and continued uncertainty and rising interest rates and inflation.

AAP · Jul 17, 2022

Katherine Parkinson: ‘I used to think it was not a big deal being sexually fulfilled... But it’s massively important to your entire being’

The ‘IT Crowd’ and ‘Here We Go’ star is playing Beatrice in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. She talks to Jessie Thompson about using wit as a defence, problematic Shakespeare plays and why female desire is a feminist issue

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

How funding cuts are impacting the NT's bush courts, where remote residents access justice

In remote Australia, justice is often delivered by fly-in-fly-out courts. But now some people are being left with no legal representation.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022