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NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

NT residents evacuated as cyclone triggers flooding

More than 100 residents have been evacuated from the remote Northern Territory town of Borroloola after Tropical Cyclone Megan swept through the community.

Shadow DV minister won't quit after hiring offender

Shadow DV minister won't quit after hiring offender

Shadow DV minister won't quit after hiring offender

Shadow DV minister won't quit after hiring offender

Northern Territory politician and anti-domestic violence advocate Steve Edgington hired a man who had been jailed for domestic violence matters.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Residents in the path of ex-Topical Cyclone Megan have been warned to expect road closures and flash flooding across the Northern Territory.

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Rare earths miner fined before getting $840m govt loan

Rare earths miner fined before getting $840m govt loan

Weeks before receiving a large government loan, a rare earths project was fined for starting works before its environmental approvals were signed off.

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Remote residents trapped as Cyclone Megan crosses coast

Tropical Cyclone Megan has reached land in the Northern Territory, with authorities urging residents in remote communities to seek shelter.

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

A series of allegedly racist police awards have been made public, sparking outrage from the Northern Territory's top officer.

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

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.

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Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

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.

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Tropical cyclone Megan likely to form over NT coast

Residents in north-east Arnhem Land and the Gulf of Carpentaria are bracing for a rain dump, just weeks after Cyclone Lincoln tore through the region.

Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

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.

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

Lawyers to review EDO practices after Santos bungle

A group of independent legal experts will review the practices at Australia's peak environmental litigation group, after a damning federal court finding.

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

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.

Memories remain of Darwin's worst disaster, 50 years on

Memories remain of Darwin's worst disaster, 50 years on

Memories remain of Darwin's worst disaster, 50 years on

Memories remain of Darwin's worst disaster, 50 years on

A kinetic sculpture will commemorate victims and survivors of one of the worst natural disasters to ravage an Australian city, 50 years on.

COVID adoptions spark flurry of pet-related injuries

COVID adoptions spark flurry of pet-related injuries

COVID adoptions spark flurry of pet-related injuries

COVID adoptions spark flurry of pet-related injuries

An increase in COVID-related pet ownership has brought a surprising twist to emergency rooms across the country.

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'Sad and tragic': NT crime spikes as teen left to die

A group of men are on the run after a fatal crash in Alice Springs as police scramble to keep up with rising crime rates in the Northern Territory.

Matt Wright co-accused convicted for destroying phone

Michael Burbidge has been fined for destroying a phone after the chopper crash that killed Chris Wilson, who appeared with him on the Outback Wrangler series.

Teen dies after stolen car rollover in Alice Springs

A teenager has died after the stolen car he was in rolled over and crushed him in Alice Springs.

'Ashamed' police minister dismisses resignation call

Northern Territory police minister Brent Potter has apologised for a series of Facebook posts involving racist, sexist and homophobic slurs.

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Police minister defends racist Facebook posts

The Northern Territory's police minister has said he does not agree with racist posts he shared on his social media almost a decade ago.

Walker inquest delayed as racist award saga continues

Former constable Zachary Rolfe has gone to court with certificates purporting to be from the recipients of a racist Northern Territory Police award.

Senior NT cops deny Rolfe's racism allegations

Four Northern Territory police officers have denied claims of ingrained racism at their annual awards night, after allegations from a former constable.

Evidence of police racism in Walker inquest 'traumatic'

Claims of ingrained racism in Northern Territory Police have deepened the suffering for the family of Kumanjayi Walker, fatally shot by a former constable.

Rolfe pushed child, dragged him from bin during arrest

Former Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot and killed teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, has given evidence about the arrest of a child a year earlier.

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

The former officer in charge of Zachary Rolfe's tactical unit said the constable was acting within his training when he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

A farming lobby says Labor leaders whose states need the Great Artesian Basin should be fighting a carbon capture and storage trial in Queensland.

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