Popular Darwin swimming spot reopens
Popular East Point swimming spot Lake Alexander has reopened after nearly a month of closure. Read the details.
Northern Territory
44-year-old fight for land back finally ends for Territory TOs
A ceremony and a cake is marking the end of a nearly 45 year old fight to get a native title claim settled, and a bigwig is personally travelling out to hand over the claim. Find out more.
Taskforce launched amid 55% spike in NT remand prisoners
A taskforce reviewing cases against 200 imprisoned Territorians resulted in only 40 per cent being found guilty. See why the government has taken big steps to bolster our courts.
$10k payments may be ‘inadequate’ after decades of NT stolen wages
A Federal judge said a plan to pay $10,000 to Territorians whose wages were ‘stolen’ for decades may be seen as an ‘insult to what they and their Elders endured’, while lambasting a legal firm’s bid for another multi-million dollar payment.
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Lingiari candidate doubles down on anti-Zionist comments
The Indigenous Aboriginal Party of Australia is standing by its candidate, claiming he was mistreated by the Greens and his comments ‘should not be controversial at all’.
Early voting opens tomorrow
Territorians unable to attend a polling place on election day can cast their vote from Tuesday, while the electoral commission takes to the seas and skies to bring democracy to the remote corners of the NT.
Charity behind ‘spiritual healing’ flights gets $4.9m funding promise
The charity will use the money to put a plane in Alice Springs and expand their network of nationally – which ‘briefly’ included flights for ‘spiritual healing’. Find out more.
Man, 71, allegedly threatened with edged weapon by boys before having car stolen
Three boys are on the run from police after they allegedly threatened an elderly man with an edged weapon before stealing his car.
Call in King Charles: Wild sacred site claim quashed in battle against bank
A man who called on King Charles as a witness and goes by the self-appointed title of ‘ambassador’ has lost his property to a major bank after failing to pay his mortgage.
Trio allegedly use stolen taxi in failed ram-raid attempt
A group of males allegedly stole a taxi before using it in an attempted ram-raid shortly after.
Health alert issued as killer opioid detected in the Northern Territory
A deadly synthetic opioid considered to be up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl has been detected in the Northern Territory, with as little as two milligrams enough to cause death. Read the details.
3 teens arrested, 7 on the run as convoy of 6 allegedly stolen cars flees Darwin
Police have spiked an audacious attempt by a group of 10 teenagers to flee Darwin in a convoy of six allegedly stolen cars.Read the details.
Previously redacted report reveals NT Labor’s renewables cost
A 2019 report kept secret until recently reveals the former NT Labor government’s costings for renewables in the Territory – a figure almost 20 times smaller than the CLP’s claim.
Woman robbed, assaulted while sightseeing at Uluru
A woman was allegedly indecently assaulted and robbed at Uluru on Friday, with a teen boy in custody. Read the details.
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