The Latest Breaking News from Territory

Northern Territory AFL taskforce pushes ahead with ambitious bid to establish locally-based team

The Northern Territory government is encouraging the AFL's administration to consider the positive social impacts of a local club over financial viability, in its bid for the next team license.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

NT and federal government sign off on funding deal to accelerate Beetaloo Basin gas production

Two days before going into caretaker mode ahead of the election, the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments signed a joint agreement to further speed up gas production in the remote Northern Territory.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022

Third former Country Liberal Party member joins Liberal Democrats tilt at federal parliament

A former Country Liberal Party vice president has joined the Liberal Democrats, as campaigning ramps up in the Northern Territory.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

The NT's Country Liberal Party to introduce bill stipulating automatic prison time for assaults on police, frontline workers

The Country Liberal Party says laws in the Northern Territory need to be strengthened to better protect police and frontline workers, by locking up those who assault them. However, the government has criticised the move and is likely to vote it down.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

Rising cost of living a key issue Northern Territory families want to see addressed in today's federal budget

Financially stressed families including that of Northern Territory resident Kristie Hoskins are hoping tonight's federal budget will address the rising cost of living and shortage of affordable housing.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

Conservationists call for tighter fishing rules to protect endangered sharks in Northern Territory waters

Scalloped hammerheads have been recognised as 'critically endangered' by the International Union for Conservation since 2018. But the species is not protected as endangered under Australia's environmental laws.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2022

Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners

Traditional owner Johnny Wilson lives within 20km of fracking wells in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. This week, the peak body for oil and gas attempted to quell his concerns.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022

Out of sight

The pandemic has exposed generations of neglect in the funding of remote housing for Aboriginal Australians. In the Northern Territory, families still hold on to hope their children will see a better future.

ABC News · Mar 18, 2022

National Aboriginal Art Gallery land deal

The National Aboriginal Art Gallery in the Northern Territory is a step closer to being built in Alice Springs after a land deal was struck.

AAP · Mar 18, 2022

Zachary Rolfe trial reignites push for Northern Territory law reform

One in four Territorians are Aboriginal, but a Central Australian lawyer points out it's 'very rare to see a jury ... that includes an Indigenous person'.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022