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Urgent bail reform after store owner's fatal stabbing

Urgent bail reform after store owner's fatal stabbing

Urgent bail reforms are set to be introduced after a teenager handed himself in to police following the fatal stabbing of a store owner.

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

A coroner will hand down her findings into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker, who was shot dead by a police officer at a outback community.

Santos gets final tick for flagship Barossa gas project

Santos gets final tick for flagship Barossa gas project

Santos gets final tick for flagship Barossa gas project

Santos gets final tick for flagship Barossa gas project

Santos has received final approval to start production on its flagship $5.8 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea after years of legal delays.

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Traditional owners hail land claim after 45-year wait

Traditional owners hail land claim after 45-year wait

Traditional owners are celebrating the return of more than 400,000 hectares of Country following four decades of negotiations and legal proceedings.

Raiders bury Eels as Strange shows the future in halves

Raiders bury Eels as Strange shows the future in halves

Canberra have thrashed Parramatta 50-12 in Darwin, with five-eighth Ethan Strange impressing alongside Liam Hudson and Seb Kris in a red-hot Raiders left edge.

Lomax toughness lives on in Eels without injured star

Lomax toughness lives on in Eels without injured star

Parramatta believe they have turned a corner in their season despite the drought-breaking win over St George Illawarra costing them marquee man Zac Lomax.

Shining a light on First Nations stories and culture

Shining a light on First Nations stories and culture

Aboriginal culture, art and stories are on display at a lightshow in the desert but the minds behind the event say it''s about more than the installations.

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'Arrogance': Indigenous ire at sacred sites amendments

'Arrogance': Indigenous ire at sacred sites amendments

'Arrogance': Indigenous ire at sacred sites amendments

'Arrogance': Indigenous ire at sacred sites amendments

Amendments to sacred site legislation have attracted the ire of traditional owners, who have expressed frustration and alarm with the 'fast-tracked' process.

Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout

Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout

Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout

Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout

A switch in diet from fish to pork for the Northern Territory’s massive crocodile population is having a big environmental impact, researchers say.

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

Native title ruling paves way for compensation

The High Court has dismissed a commonwealth appeal over a landmark native title decision, paving the way for millions in compensation for traditional owners.

Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Darwin closing in on international cricket return

Two Australian Twenty20s have been pencilled in for Darwin in August, in what will be Northern Territory's first international cricket in 17 years if confirmed.

Top cop given his marching orders

Top cop given his marching orders

Top cop given his marching orders

Top cop given his marching orders

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has ousted the NT's most senior police officer after a jobs for mates scandal.

Call for NT's top cop to quit over ICAC finding

Call for NT's top cop to quit over ICAC finding

Call for NT's top cop to quit over ICAC finding

Call for NT's top cop to quit over ICAC finding

The NT's top police officer has admitted he is the senior bureaucrat found by the territory's corruption watchdog to have engaged in improper conduct.

Festival shines light on age old traditions through art

Festival shines light on age old traditions through art

Festival shines light on age old traditions through art

Festival shines light on age old traditions through art

The 10th iteration of a free Indigenous light festival will feature music, comedy, workshops and talks alongside the art installations the event is known for.

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Double mental health beds, coroner tells government

The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of “bed block”.

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

Police call for public's help to stop domestic violence

Police have urged the public to take action to help fight domestic violence, after an Alice Springs mother died in a “sustained, violent and horrific” attack.

Watchdog calls to halt child protection reforms

There is no evidence supporting a government's child protection reforms, a children's commissioner says.

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Warning 'discriminatory' changes target Aboriginal kids

The Northern Territory government has been urged to drop proposed changes that would make it easier to remove Aboriginal children from their communities.

Gas heavyweight a step closer to new powers

A former gas company executive will play a key role under new powers to accelerate economic projects and override existing protections.

Connection to Country a journey from canoe to dinghy

Travel times are decreasing with maritime advancement, but accelerating movement can have implications for Indigenous people's connection to Country.

Murder charge after woman's body found near riverbed

A 49-year-old man has been charged with murder after police found his 51-year-old partner's body near a river bed.

DV homicide adds to 'horrible' start for 2025: police

Police have arrested the partner of a woman whose body was found in a riverbed, in the NT's first alleged case of domestic violence homicide for 2025.

Bail laws crack down halts court as arrests explode

Police have made 31 arrests in 24 hours after major changes to bail laws, causing courts to grind to a stop, leaving authorities scrambling for solutions.

New bail laws increase pressures in 'broken system'

The roll-out of new bail laws has caused havoc with more than one per cent of the Northern Territory's population now behind bars.

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