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Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

A new dedicated women's prison in a crime-troubled territory is aimed at improving rehabilitation outcomes away from adjacent compounds for male inmates.

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More cars torched in remote community unrest

More cars torched in remote community unrest

Hostile confrontations have continued in a troubled outback town where cars have been torched and brawlers brandished bladed weapons, police say.

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

A suspended sentence has been handed to a woman who pushed a crepe into a chief minister's face, with a judge describing the pastry as an "offensive weapon".

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

It took a team of 18 people six days to remove the plastic, ghost nets and other debris from a remote Top End beach just 190 metres long.

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It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's not clear how a Top End town came to be called Humpty Doo, but locals aren't fussed and a pub is cashing in on the stand-out name.

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

A series of brawls involving people armed with weapons has erupted in a remote, troubled community amid ongoing unrest, with three cars torched.

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Exceptional wet season rainfall is driving increased crocodile movement across the Top End, prompting renewed warnings for people to be "crocwise" around water.

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

A spate of remote community fights have erupted in a crime-troubled territory, with elders urged to help restore calm after a man was shot with a crossbow bolt.

Woman's death in custody a medical incident, police say

Woman's death in custody a medical incident, police say

Woman's death in custody a medical incident, police say

Woman's death in custody a medical incident, police say

The death of a mother of five in an outback town's watch house has highlighted shortcomings in measures to protect detainees' health.

Assisted dying laws to be tabled in territory mid-year

Assisted dying laws to be tabled in territory mid-year

Assisted dying laws to be tabled in territory mid-year

Assisted dying laws to be tabled in territory mid-year

Three decades after assisted dying laws were first passed in Australia, then overturned, a hold-out jurisdiction is preparing new legislation to allow it again.

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Crocodile caught in creek where children were swimming

A veteran Top End wildlife ranger is "still catching the handbags" after trapping his first crocodile of the year where children had been swimming.

Search suspended for body seen floating in harbour

Authorities have suspended the search for a man whose body was seen floating in a vast harbour but police are still inquiring into his identity.

Divers brave crocs in search for body seen in water

The sighting of the body of an unidentified man in a Top End harbour has prompted an extensive search including divers braving waters where a croc was seen.

Man killed in outback Boxing Day stabbing

One man is dead and a second is in police custody after a Boxing Day stabbing at a remote Aboriginal community in Central Australia.

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Puberty blocker bans slammed as harmful to trans kids

Blanket bans on puberty blockers are the biggest risk to trans children globally, an advocate says, after a second Australian jurisdiction outlawed the drugs.

Coroner urges ban on 'ineffective' spit hoods

Spit hoods are ineffective in protecting against transmissible diseases and should be banned in prisons and hospitals, a coroner says.

Police cleared of misconduct over officer murder charge

A corruption investigator has found no evidence of misconduct by senior police over the decision to charge an officer with murdering a young Aboriginal man.

Big reward boost for info on woman missing in outback

The disappearance of a mother of two in the outback is being treated as a suspected homicide by police who have doubled a reward for information to $500,000.

Childcare staff in court over toddler's death on fence

The death of a toddler who fatally choked after being trapped on a fence has led to charges being laid against a childcare centre and three staff.

One mum's baby bundles become life-changing charity

A pack of newborn clothes posted online and a conversation with a social worker were the beginnings of a charity focused on Indigenous mums and their babies.

Reality TV star facing reality of life behind bars

Trying to avoid charges of unsafe helicopter operating has led to jail for reality TV star Matt Wright on charges of trying to pervert the course of justice.

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