The Latest Breaking News from the Northern Territory

Weather tracker: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln soaks northern Australia

System that brought heavy rains and strong winds to Northern Territory due to arrive in Western Australia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

Controversial water plan sparks fears for rare shark

A rare speartooth shark population has been discovered in the Northern Territory's Roper River but a water allocation plan has sparked fears for its future.

AAP · Feb 19, 2024

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has resigned. How did we get here?

When it was announced this afternoon that the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Natasha Fyles had resigned, few could say it was unexpected.

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2023

National Parks' get-out-of-jail-free card in High Court

The High Court has begun hearing a case to decide whether the Commonwealth can avoid criminal penalties for damaging sacred sites in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Dec 11, 2023

Pilot's body found after fatal helicopter crash

An investigation has begun into a fatal helicopter crash in the Northern Territory shortly after the pilot signalled his intention to land.

AAP · Dec 10, 2023

Net zero policy for new gas projects abandoned after industry objected

Exclusive: The gas industry was the only stakeholder consulted before policy proposal was ditched by the Northern Territory government, FoI documents show

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023

Extra senators for ACT and NT will benefit left but increase malapportionment

The Poll Bludger has summarised the final report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) that was released Monday. The most contentious recommendation is that the number of senators for both the ACT and the Northern Territory be increased from two to four.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2023

Parliamentary inquiry recommends more senators for the ACT and Northern Territory

The government is considering whether voters in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory should be given extra senators.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2023

Outback Wrangler 'devastated' at co-star's death cause

A lack of fuel on a poorly maintained helicopter likely caused a crash that killed an Outback Wrangler star who plunged to his death collecting crocodile eggs.

AAP · Nov 21, 2023