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Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

An Indigenous site where a defence housing agency controversially cleared land must be left alone while a legal challenge is resolved.

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

Indigenous-led plan sets example in caring for Country

The first Indigenous-led research strategy for Kakadu National Park is hoped to set a new standard for collaboration between Traditional Owners and scientists.

Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes

Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes

Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes

Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes

Accusations that anti-discrimination laws are being watered down to allow free rein to offensive comments have been rejected by a chief law officer.

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Standing firm on Aussie talent in the streaming era

Standing firm on Aussie talent in the streaming era

Australian musician Sara Storer is releasing her eighth solo album but a snapshot of the music industry shows listeners are being swamped by imported tunes.

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

A territory's crime crackdown and tough new bail laws have led to a surge in lockdowns in an overcrowded and understaffed prison system.

Couple sues tour operator over outback bus crash

Couple sues tour operator over outback bus crash

Two passengers physically and emotionally injured in a fatal bus crash on a remote stretch of road are taking on a "anachronistic" compensation laws in the NT.

Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

A 12-month trial allowing the public to carry pepper spray in a crime-hit territory has been slammed by critics who say it is an "admission of failure".

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Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

The use of spit hoods has been defended by a crime-troubled territory's chief minister, amid a soaring number of complaints about police to the ombudsman.

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator

A man who died in hospital after police stopped him boarding a plane was a promoter of education and bilingual schooling in his remote community.

Can-do boat crews make a splash at Beer Can Regatta

Can-do boat crews make a splash at Beer Can Regatta

Can-do boat crews make a splash at Beer Can Regatta

Can-do boat crews make a splash at Beer Can Regatta

Thousands have gathered at a popular city beach to watch crews on beer-can boats battle it out, pirate-like, to find and keep underwater treasure.

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

A coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal man in custody after Australian Federal Police apprehended him allegedly intoxicated at an airport.

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

Hundreds of people have gathered to demand justice over the death of a young Aboriginal man in custody, marking the beginning of events planned nationwide.

Record prison guard hiring in crime-troubled territory

Record prison guard hiring in crime-troubled territory

Record prison guard hiring in crime-troubled territory

Record prison guard hiring in crime-troubled territory

Hundreds of prison guards are being recruited and trained after the new government of a crime-troubled territory toughened its bail laws.

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Fireworks on way to ensure Territory Day isn't a fizzer

A territory's explosive celebrations are back on track after a seized shipment of fireworks was released, ensuring the beloved event is not a fizzer.

Call for federal police to examine death in custody

An investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody should be taken over by federal police, an Indigenous MP says.

Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

If a territory government fails to set up an external probe into the latest death in custody its federal funding should be cut, an Aboriginal authority says.

Claims waterfront funds were misused are rejected

Explosive claims that the husband of a territory chief minister was embroiled in the misuse of funds at a popular waterfront precinct have been rejected.

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Man accused of sexually abusing children over decades

A man is facing accusations he sexually abused dozens of children across more than three decades while housing and providing schooling for alleged victims.

Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

A chief minister has rejected calls for an external inquiry into the death in custody of a young and mentally disabled Aboriginal man.

Dees rue wastefulness as Butler fires in Saints' upset

A four-goal haul from small forward Dan Butler has helped St Kilda to an upset win over a wasteful Melbourne in Alice Springs.

Police reject independent probe into death in custody

Police have dismissed calls for an independent investigation into a young disabled man's death in custody as community members held an emotional vigil.

Family wants footage of police death in custody

A community's loss of a second young man in police custody could postpone a long-awaited announcement of coronial findings into the first death.

Officer's knee behind head before man's death: witness

A witness says a police officer's knee was behind the head of a young and disabled Aboriginal man being held down in a supermarket before he died.

US fuel tanks in Top End not built for severe cyclones

Huge fuel tanks for the US military in the Top End could be smashed by a big cyclone, potentially endangering local communities and the environment.

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