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Latest news: Northern Territory

Santos to temporarily halt 'irreparable' Barossa works

Santos to temporarily halt 'irreparable' Barossa works

Australian gas giant Santos will not be permitted to begin laying the Barossa pipeline while the Federal Court determines whether there are cultural risks.

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

The High Court has ruled remote Aboriginal renters are entitled to compensation for distress or disappointment due to living in inadequate housing.

Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

The Northern Territory's long-running coronial inquiry into domestic violence has resumed with experts desperately calling for funding.

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Police minister axed months out from NT election

Police minister axed months out from NT election

Crime remains a hot topic in the Northern Territory as the government unveils a new cabinet designed to help it retain power at next year's election.

Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on

Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on

In only two months, 12.8 million hectares of Northern Territory land has burnt in what authorities are describing as the worst fire season in decades.

Indigenous man serves his time for murder he didn't do

Indigenous man serves his time for murder he didn't do

The NT government has no plans to change mandatory sentencing laws after an Indigenous man served 12 years behind bars for a murder he played no part in.

Pro-Palestine activists block entry to Pine Gap base

Pro-Palestine activists block entry to Pine Gap base

Activists have blocked the entry to a joint US-Australia military base in the Northern Territory to show solidarity with Palestinian people.

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'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest

'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest

'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest

'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will be delayed as the coroner considers a request by Zachary Rolfe for her to step aside.

Regional council suspended over 'serious deficiencies'

Regional council suspended over 'serious deficiencies'

Regional council suspended over 'serious deficiencies'

Regional council suspended over 'serious deficiencies'

A regional Northern Territory council has been suspended for allegedly misusing funds and not providing adequate services to remote communities.

Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless'

Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless'

Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless'

Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless'

Zachary Rolfe's lawyers say a coroner did not "distance herself" from conversations about "spearing"t he former cop as punishment for Kumanjayi Walker's death.

Stranded fishermen stung by lethal box jellyfish

Stranded fishermen stung by lethal box jellyfish

Stranded fishermen stung by lethal box jellyfish

Stranded fishermen stung by lethal box jellyfish

Two men have been discharged from hospital after suffering Irukandji jellyfish stings while fishing off Dundee Beach, west of Darwin.

'No one immune': summer fire season hotspots revealed

'No one immune': summer fire season hotspots revealed

'No one immune': summer fire season hotspots revealed

'No one immune': summer fire season hotspots revealed

Suburban areas of several Australian capital cities are at an increased risk this fire season, new research has revealed.

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

Zach Rolfe asks coroner to recuse herself due to 'bias'

A Northern Territory coroner has been asked to consider recusing herself from an inquest due to 'apprehended bias' against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.

NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister

NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister

NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister

NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister

John Howard and Tony Abbott have criticised the Northern Territory government's handling of the education and health of Indigenous Australians.

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Voice debate 'bears nation's soul, brings great pain'

Former ABC host and foreign correspondent Stan Grant says the Indigenous voice referendum is about more than just putting a question to Australian people.

'Don't break our hearts': Stan Grant urges 'yes' vote

Former ABC Journalist Stan Grant has declared the work will go on for Indigenous Australians regardless of the voice referendum outcome.

Fire threat reduced in Alice Springs

The NT Fire and Rescue Service says the threat from a bushfire burning near an Alice Springs suburb has reduced.

Top legal mind plays down voice legal-risk, power fears

There is little to no chance an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution will spur serious legal challenges, a former High Court chief justice says.

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Live cattle ship turning back to Darwin after fire

A fire in the engine room has stalled a ship believed to be exporting more than 3000 head of live cattle to Indonesia.

Safety measures backed as two charged with CBD rapes

Crime is being managed in Darwin's CBD, the NT chief minister says, following rape charges against two men over alleged attacks on women in broad daylight.

Two charged over sex assaults in Darwin CBD

Two men have been charged over two separate sexual assaults in the Darwin CBD in the space of a week.

Man dead, woman critical after Darwin shooting

NT Police say it is too early to determine whether an incident in which a man died and a woman was critically injured was domestic violence related.

Children's commissioner not briefed on OC spray powers

Children riding Northern Territory buses could be hit with capsicum spray by transport officers under new laws targeting crime and anti-social behaviour.

'Nothing ruled out' in deadly NT crash

Detectives are still on the scene of a Northern Territory crash which is understood to have killed four children and two adults.

'Never seen anything like it': four kids among six dead

A 4WD carrying six people, including four children, ignited into a fireball that burned for hours after colliding with a road train in the Northern Territory.

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