The Latest Breaking News from Territory

Northern Territory Police to 'audit' handling of domestic violence incidents in Alice Springs and central Australia

Police say the Alice Springs-based team will take "immediate action" where necessary to "reinforce" training around the handling of intimate partner violence.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Pastoralists, traditional owners, environmental groups, call for moratorium on NT water licences

The Northern Territory government's management of water could "run rivers dry" and risk the livelihoods of future generations, a traditional owner has said amid a major water conference in Darwin this week.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022

Oil and gas industry will no longer get free water in NT, questions remain for other big industries

For the first time, major industries in the Northern Territory will be charged for the water they use.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

Review backs NT booze pricing rules

The Northern Territory government says a three-year review of alcohol pricing rules has recommended the system stay in place.

AAP · Oct 5, 2022

Darwin bus drivers demand 'urgent' action to protect themselves and passengers from violent incidents and anti-social behaviour

Attacks on bus drivers have been a long-term issue in the Northern Territory, but one driver says he's now concerned for the safety of passengers.

ABC News · Oct 2, 2022

AMSANT boss John Paterson says COVID isolation rule change is 'too early' for 'vulnerable' Aboriginal communities

The Northern Territory's peak Aboriginal health body criticises national cabinet's decision to scrap mandatory COVID isolation rules, while local hospitality businesses welcome it.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

No fanfare as NT government releases reports that put figures to the social cost of gambling

The reports, which paint a grim picture of the harms caused by gambling in the Northern Territory, were sat on for over a year by the people who commissioned them.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

NT Government says $40-billion economy by 2030 still in reach despite disruptions to Origin and Santos projects

The Northern Territory government insists its ambitious $40 billion economic target remains on track, despite recent disruptions to the local gas sector. But concerns are being raised that it’s focusing on projects that could fail.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

Tamboran Resources buys Origin Energy's Beetaloo Basin gas exploration stakes

Tamboran Resources has overnight become the biggest player in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

High Court to hear NT remote renters case

The High Court has agreed to hear the case of an elderly Northern Territory woman seeking compensation over poor quality remote rental properties.

AAP · Sep 16, 2022