Bass in the Grass 2024 line-up announced with Macklemore, Jet, King Stingray among headline acts
American rapper Macklemore will headline the 2024 Bass in the Grass music festival in Darwin with Bag Raiders, Bliss N Eso, King Stingray and new ARIA…
NT police officer denies allegations she pushed a civilian in a roadside arrest while off duty
A high-ranking Northern Territory police officer has refuted allegations she pushed a woman during a roadside arrest while she was off duty in June last year.Key points:NT…
Northern Territory tavern holds annual crocodile race on Melbourne Cup Day
While horses were galloping for Melbourne Cup glory at Flemington, at a pub outside of Darwin punters were gathered along the sidelines of a very…
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young introduces water trigger bill to close fracking loophole
A Greens senator and an independent are hoping to urgently close a legal loophole that allows fracking corporations "a license to drill without regard for…
National Children’s Commissioner concerned video of Tennant Creek mayor reflects emerging ‘pattern’ in the NT
The National Children's Commissioner says she is "increasingly concerned" about government accountability for the human rights of children in the Northern Territory, after a video…
Northern and Central Land Councils join call for immediate scrapping of NT’s ‘effective enrolment’ education policy
The Northern Territory's two biggest land councils have joined a call for the urgent scrapping of a controversial education funding policy which they say is widening…
Years after the NT royal commission into youth detention, why has Don Dale not yet been replaced?
More than five years after a royal commission recommended Darwin's notorious Don Dale Youth Detention Centre be closed, the facility is still in use. The centre was featured…
Campaign to save 80-year-old church on Tiwi Islands that fused Catholicism with Aboriginal spirituality
Sister Anne Gardiner has one wish while she's still alive – to see the first church where she served as a nun on the Tiwi Islands, off…
NT police officer charged with rape, choking in a domestic relationship and aggravated assault
A Northern Territory police officer is behind bars after being charged with rape. The 30-year-old male officer was arrested on Friday, according to a statement from NT…
Yes campaign holds first official NT events in Darwin and Alice Springs, ahead of Voice referendum
The Yes campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament arrived in the Northern Territory on Wednesday, holding events in Darwin and Alice Springs in its first official…
Tennant Creek man sentenced for domestic violence attack on partner as she held their newborn child
A Tennant Creek man who carried out a "disturbing and extremely violent" series of attacks on his partner and their newborn child has been sentenced…
Federal, NT governments pledge $27 million to address water security ‘crisis’ in in Yuendumu, Milingimbi
The federal and Northern Territory governments have pledged almost $27 million to address the "crisis" of unsafe drinking water in two remote NT communities. Key points:The…
NT MLA Mark Turner expelled from Labor Party, new Labor candidate to be pre-selected for Blain
Northern Territory Member for Blain Mark Turner has been expelled from the Labor party for allegedly "voting contrary to a decision" of the Labor parliamentary…
Overcrowding, staff shortages contributed to $20 million Darwin Correctional Centre riot, report reveals
Overcrowding, lockdowns, staff shortages and restricted access to programs were "significant" contributing factors to a major riot at the Darwin Correctional Centre in 2020, according to…
Northern Territory Police charge man for alleged shelter assaults in Katherine
Northern Territory Police have charged a man for allegedly assaulting three people sleeping in a shelter in Katherine last year.In conducting a search warrant at the man's…
Bail refused for man accused of burying $1.5m worth of cocaine in barrel on Darwin Esplanade
A New South Wales man accused of hiding $1.5 million worth of cocaine in an underground barrel near the Darwin CBD has been refused bail after arguing…
Darwin man in critical condition following alleged assault during home invasion in Millner
A 23-year-old man is in a critical condition after he was allegedly assaulted by a home invader in Darwin in the early hours of this…
NT Government announces fracking in the Beetaloo Basin will go ahead
The Northern Territory government will allow a full-scale onshore gas industry to go ahead in the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin, five years after a moratorium on…
NT Children’s Commissioner Colleen Gwynne seeking compensation after failed prosecution
The Northern Territory government says it has received a letter from Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne calling for compensation over a failed court prosecution against her.Key…
How the NT government’s apparent attempt to sack Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has become an expensive public spectacle
For months, speculation has been rife about whether, or when, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker would move on from his role as the territory's…