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'Reckless' water plan sparks landmark legal challenge

The health of an outback river and hot springs tourist drawcard are under threat from a territory's water allocation plan, an environment group says.

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Pet crocodile plans scaled up by territory's snap call

Owning a pet crocodile is being made easier in the Top End, but on the other side of Australia the reptiles are being banned as household companions.

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How voluntary assisted dying in the NT would be different to down south

Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this week.

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From Territory 'redneck' to accidental country star

Between wrangling horses, training working dogs and writing music, country singer Tom Curtain quietly checks in with fans across rural Australia every day.

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Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

A territory government's response to coronial recommendations to combat domestic violence is "underwhelming", community service groups say.

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Australian outback killer Bradley Murdoch never revealed where Peter Falconio’s body was. Now he’s taken his secret to the grave

Northern Territory authorities tried ‘all manner of things’ to elicit a confession from the backpacker murderer but never succeeded

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As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?

The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028.

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Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout

A switch in diet from fish to pork for the Northern Territory's massive crocodile population is having a big environmental impact, researchers say.

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This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another

Australia’s Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases – Mawson, Davis and Casey – as well as the base on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island, to research everything from ecology to climate science.

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'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

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$Trump’s new energy tsar linked to fracking in Australia’s Beetaloo basin$

Trump’s new energy tsar linked to fracking in Australia’s Beetaloo basin

Environmentalists say appointment of Liberty Energy’s Chris Wright highlights US interests ‘driving fracking’ in Northern Territory

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Naked tennis, outback feuds and a chimp named Tonka: what we’re streaming in November

As I write this, people around the country will be recovering from last night’s Halloween shenanigans, perhaps even experiencing a candy-induced comedown.

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Govt vows to rein in NT debt as it soars above $11b

The Northern Territory government has inherited a strengthening economy but "pet projects" and department overspends could cause debt to blow out.

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Where is Territory filmed? The Australian Netflix drama's filming locations revealed

The series is billed as the Australia's answer to Succession - and fans are curious about its filming locations

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Netflix has its answer to Yellowstone and you can stream it right now

Territory moves the action to Australia.

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Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

After promising it would not incarcerate more people, the NT government has unveiled a plan to increase the number of jail beds over the next four years.

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Territory: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know

Territory is a Netflix series starring Anna Torv and Sam Corlett in an epic battle for land and legacy in the Aussie Outback.

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Young children face jail again under controversial laws

The Northern Territory government has passed controversial laws to once again lower the age of criminal responsibility.

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Seven women killed, time to 'wake up', cops say

Seven woman have been killed in instances of suspected domestic violence in the Northern Territory since June.

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Scientific probe into controversial gas projects

Gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory will be assessed by an independent group of scientists, amid concerns over any impact to water.

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'Better NT for everyone': leader unveils first cabinet

Community safety is the priority of the new Northern Territory government as Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro reveals her cabinet after sweeping to power.

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Final results give Country Liberals a thumping majority

A huge election win for the Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party means the conservative party will be able to pass legislation almost uncontested.

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'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached for thousands of Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen over four decades in the Northern Territory.

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New chief plans to address NT crime at National Cabinet

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro plans to raise a range of issues at her first National Cabinet meeting.

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NT's youth crime crackdown 'locking up a generation'

Legal and health experts have slammed the Northern Territory's plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility and reinstate the use of spit hoods.

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