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War games resume as Italian jet crash recovery starts

Defence and police are working to recover part of an Italian fighter jet that crashed in a remote part of the Northern Territory during military exercises.

AAP · Jul 25, 2024

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Indigenous leaders travelled to the US to repatriate 20 culturally significant artefacts that will be returned to traditional owners in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Jul 24, 2024

Pilot ejects to escape crash during military exercise

An Italian fighter pilot is recovering in hospital after his warplane "encountered an unknown issue" and crashed during military exercises in remote Australia.

AAP · Jul 24, 2024

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Doctors warn DV driving 'traumatised' staff out of jobs

A peak body for emergency doctors is calling on the Northern Territory to make drastic changes to alcohol policy amid worsening rates of domestic violence.

AAP · Jul 17, 2024

Crocodile that killed girl, 12, swimming in creek in Australia's Northern Territory is shot dead

The girl's death was the first fatal crocodile attack in the Northern Territory since 2018

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2024

Rangers in Australia shoot dead crocodile that killed girl as she swam in creek

Saltwater crocodiles are considered a totem by many Indigenous Australians

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024

Alice Springs is under a snap curfew. But where’s the evidence it will actually work to reduce violence?

Since early 2023, the Northern Territory and federal governments have been trialling a range of social control measures in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) to address moral panics in relation to youth crime.

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024

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The latest crocodile attack is tragic – but the Northern Territory doesn’t have a croc problem

Late last week, the remains of a missing 12-year-old girl were found after she was taken by a saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024

12-Year-Old Girl's Remains Found After Crocodile Attack In Australia

Tragic incident in Australia as a 12-year-old girl is taken by a crocodile, highlighting the risks of saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory.

12-Year-Old Child Attacked By Crocodile In Northern Territory

Australian police discover remains of a child attacked by a crocodile in the Northern Territory. Tragic incident in a remote town with ongoing search for t...

Remains found after reported croc attack on girl

Police have found human remains believed to be a 12-year-old girl who went missing after a suspected crocodile attack in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Jul 4, 2024

Fifth case of leprosy reported this year

A case of leprosy has been detected in the Northern Territory for the first time in three years.

AAP · Jun 13, 2024

In some parts of Australia, local roads are falling apart. Here’s an easy federal fix

There are local councils in Australia that can’t afford to fix their roads, part of the problem is simply that they aren’t in Australia’s biggest states.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2024

Free menstrual products for outback communities

Remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory will be given free pads and tampons to help thousands of women and girls access the health products.

AAP · Jun 11, 2024

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AAP · May 21, 2024

Fears new NT curfew laws will target Indigenous people

Legislation that lets the Northern Territory's police commissioner enact a three-day curfew have passed parliament, sparking fears they could be misused.

AAP · May 7, 2024

US company awarded ship lift build contract

A United States company has been given the contract to build the ship lift component of a major maritime infrastructure project in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Apr 20, 2024

Don Dale detention centre to become adult prison again

The Don Dale detention centre will again house adult prisoners as the Northern Territory government also announces plans for new "therapeutic" women's jails.

AAP · Apr 11, 2024

Middle Arm project to realise NT's dreams, says chief

The Northern Territory government has brushed aside concerns about a major manufacturing project, arguing it will help the territory stand on its own two feet.

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2024

How do Australian police taskforces get strange names like Tromperie?

In NSW, you can blame a computer which generates names at random, while in the Northern Territory ‘generic categories’ deliver operations named after rivers and battleships

AAP · Mar 16, 2024

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

A second cyclone in as many months has formed off the Northern Territory's coast and is expected to lash the Top End for days.

AAP · Mar 14, 2024

Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

New water security projects in remote areas of the Northern Territory will enable several Aboriginal communities to improve infrastructure and storage capacity.

AAP · Mar 13, 2024

Labor stumps up almost $1b for NT rare earths project

The federal government has continued its big spend-up in the Northern Territory with a funding package of up to $840 million for a rare earths mining project.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Disadvantaged areas will be prioritised in a school funding boost to lift enrolments and education outcomes across the Northern Territory.

AAP · Feb 26, 2024

Top End urged to harness the sun and sideline gas

Independent modelling proposes an economy run on sunshine that could recharge the Northern Territory and avoid environmental harm from taxpayer-subsidised gas.

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