The Latest Breaking News from NT

NT prison officers to strike over pay

The United Workers Union says correctional officers in the Northern Territory will strike this month over the ongoing pay freeze.

AAP · Jul 6, 2022

Arrernte band hopes Indigenous language cover of Midnight Oil song becomes NAIDOC anthem

The Northern Territory band have released a video of their rendition of the 1987 hit Beds are Burning, which includes subtitles so people can learn the words. It also features some subtle changes to the lyrics that call out the ongoing effects of colonisation on First Nations people.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

People from diverse backgrounds struggle to find adequate mental health support

People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are struggling to find counsellors and psychologists who understand their deep-rooted mental health issues or speak their native language.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

AIS preparing deal to acquire TTTBB, JASIF

SET-listed Advanced Info Service (AIS) has announced its plan to acquire fixed broadband provider Triple T Broadband (TTTBB) and Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund (JASIF) for 32.4 billion baht in a bid to drive growth in the broadband internet frontier and add business value.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

Federal Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Luke Gosling to introduce legislation to remove euthanasia ban in Northern Territory and ACT

Every state has now legalised voluntary assisted dying, but a conscience vote will determine whether the territories are allowed to have the same right.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well

In Australia, most states have introduced initiatives to provide people who menstruate with free period care products in public schools.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2022

Teenager, 15, dead and four children taken to hospital following crash on Stuart Highway near Manton Dam, NT Police say

NT Police are investigating a crash on the Stuart Highway which left a teenage boy dead and four youths in hospital.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

Overcrowding creates 'unacceptable' prison conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, lawyers claim

Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, legal advocates claim.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

Call for regular vote on euthanasia bill

Labor should not allow a conscience vote on allowing the ACT and NT to legislate voluntary euthanasia, an independent Canberra senator says.

AAP · Jul 3, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination rules for international travel to end this week

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all border restrictions.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2022