The Latest Breaking News from Territory

New COVID-19 rules will apply to NT government schools in term one. Here's what you need to know

The Northern Territory government has introduced a suite of new COVID-19 rules that will apply to public schools across the Territory from term one. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2022

NT COVID-19 hospital admissions jump to 62 as five cases are found on Tiwi Islands

Hospitalisations rise for the eighth straight day in the Northern Territory, as the NT records another 432 cases of coronavirus.

ABC News · Jan 21, 2022

Tennant Creek Mayor recounts moment an escaped prisoner jumped his fence

The mayor of a Northern Territory town came face-to-face with an escaped prisoner who had been on the run for five days, in his backyard, prior to the man's arrest.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022

Northern Territory's most popular baby names for 2021 revealed

While names are often heavily influenced by famous people, popular films and characters in books, over the past couple of years there has been a resurgence in traditional names that are easy to pronounce and easy to spell.

ABC News · Jan 17, 2022

The return of crocodile rule

Fifty years ago, crocodiles had been shot to near extinction in the Northern Territory. Now the apex predators again dominate the waterways, raising questions about their coexistence with humans.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2021