The Latest Breaking News from NT

Indigenous life expectancy increases in the NT, but Aboriginal health experts say more work is needed to close the gap

The life expectancy of Indigenous people is growing more than for their non-Indigenous counterparts in the Northern Territory, new data shows. But the average Indigenous person is still likely to live 15 years less.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

NT Health reduces COVID-19 reinfection period from 84 days to 28 in response to rising cases

Authorities say the BA4 and BA5 sub-variants are driving a third wave of COVID cases in the Northern Territory, with recovered Territorians who fall unwell now required to get retested after 28 days.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Northern Territory's banana freckle outbreak grows, affecting 17 properties

The fungal disease, which growers say represents a major threat to Australia's $500m banana industry, has now been found at 16 Top End properties plus a government research facility.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

NT project to get $300m in free water

The Central Land Council says a fruit and vegetable project in the Northern Territory could get more than $300 million in free water over the next 30 years.

AAP · Jul 12, 2022

NT decision to grant biggest ever water licence labelled ‘extraordinary’ giveaway

Report also finds employment benefits from Fortune Agribusiness’s Singleton station venture were ‘largely illusory’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Study finds Fortune water licence deal represents poor value for NT taxpayers and traditional owners

An independently commissioned study of the NT’s largest-ever groundwater licence has found the project "makes no sense" for Territory taxpayers.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

NT set to appoint first president

After 18 months without a leader, National Telecom (NT) is about to appoint its first president this month as the state enterprise faces several critical challenges.

Bangkok Post · Jul 10, 2022

Archaeologists investigate medical incarceration of Indigenous Australians in leprosariums

West Australian archaeologists investigating the history of Indigenous people medically incarcerated in leprosariums say they were subject to harsh treatment and discrimination over decades.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Telecom chess match tightens

Last week's announcement by Advanced Info Service (AIS) on its proposal to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) is expected to complicate the telecom regulator's decision on the fate of the merger between AIS's mobile rivals True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).

Bangkok Post · Jul 10, 2022

Prisoner advocates say a lack of programs at Darwin Correctional Centre is contributing to the NT's high reoffending rates

Legal advocates and former prisoners claim a lack of effective rehabilitation programs at Darwin's only adult prison is contributing to the Northern Territory's staggering reoffending rates.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022