Marines arrive for 2015 rotation
THIS week marks the beginning of the latest six-month rotation for US Marines in the Northern Territory.
Northern Territory
Big week of budget announcements for NT
THE NT government has begun revealing details of what the next year’s budget will contain, with six announcements made this week.
NT govt launches suicide prevention plan
THE NT government has a new plan to combat suicide rates, a third of which focuses on improving resilience in indigenous communities.
Cows put down after NT road train rollover
A ROAD train trailer carrying cattle has rolled over in Darwin, with four cows already euthanased and 22 others still on the loose.
NT police ‘not allowed’ to address inquiry
THE NT government has blocked police officers and health workers from giving evidence to a federal indigenous alcohol use inquiry, MPs say.
NT teens charged over break-ins,car thefts
TWO teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly broke into two homes and stole two cars, driving one more than 300km from Palmerston to Katherine.
NT parliament recall over Stella Maris
THE NT’s chief minister is considering recalling parliament to debate the Stella Maris affair, and has referred the opposition leader to the DPP.
NT Labor leader to appeal damning judgment
LEADER of the NT opposition Delia Lawrie says she disagrees with a Supreme Court judgment which found she had undermined an inquiry, and will appeal.
Nitschke condoned Brayley suicide: lawyer
A LAWYER says euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke had an ethical obligation to provide medical assistance to Perth man Nigel Brayley.
Woman `lying on highway’ dies in accident
A WOMAN who police think was lying on the Stuart Highway near Alice Springs has died after being hit by a car.
NT Labor leader’s future in doubt
THE leader and deputy of NT Labor will be referred to the privileges committee next month for making misleading statements about the Stella Maris affair.
NT man charged over sex with underage girl
POLICE have charged a man in a remote community who was allegedly in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
Darwin pair charged with sexual assault
TWO Darwin men have been remanded in custody and will face court after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman.
Legal challenge to NT’s lock up powers
NT laws that allow police to lock someone up for four hours before they’ve committed a crime will be challenged in the High Court.
Asylum seeker harms self at NT centre
AN asylum seeker at an NT detention centre cut her stomach to avoid being transferred to Nauru, sources have told AAP.
Lab beef a reality in 10 years: scientist
CATTLE farmers must accept that within a decade synthetic beef will be the cheapest and most environmentally and ethically sound food production option.
NT teens accused of sex with girl, 13
THREE teenage boys have been charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl in Alice Springs.
Giles blasts NT ‘child rape’ coverage
THE NT chief minister has convened a forum to discuss community safety in central Australia after the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl.
NT evacuees to head home after cyclone
MORE than 400 residents of Goulburn Island will return home on Wednesday for the second time in a month as Cyclone Nathan moves inland as a tropical low.
Defence launches female recruitment drive
A DRIVE to boost the number of women in the armed forces in an effort to change the culture of the ADF has been launched in Darwin.
Nathan preparing for third landfall
FOR the third time in two weeks Cyclone Nathan will cross the northern Australian coast, moving towards Goulburn Island, whose residents have already fled.
NT workers swap Cyclone Lam for Pam
A GROUP of NT workers are headed to Vanuatu to help with the response to Cyclone Pam, as the Top End still recovers from Cyclone Lam.
Fed funding for NT road black spots
MORE than $2 million will be spent on NT road projects, five in Darwin and Palmerston and four in remote indigenous communities.
Man arrested after Darwin hit and run
A MAN has been arrested after a Darwin man was killed in a hit-and-run at Mindil Beach.
Activist Tracker Tilmouth remembered
LEIGH Bruce ‘Tracker’ Tilmouth, one of Australia’s most legendary indigenous leaders has been farewelled at a state funeral.
Tony Abbott is a ‘pretender’: Peris
THE prime minister lacks understanding of indigenous people and has disappointed NT indigenous leaders, who want a summit to reset the ailing relationship.
NT family violence in the spotlight
THREE out of every four women who have suffered domestic violence in the Northern Territory are indigenous, a Senate committee hearing has been told.
Borella Ride celebrates NT war hero
THE remarkable effort of the NT’s greatest war hero to enlist in WWI has been re-enacted by his grandson over a 12-day journey from Tennant Creek to Darwin
CLP can win NT election, says Giles
SUPPORT for the Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party government has dropped with the Labor opposition surging ahead, according to a new poll.
Four buffalo bulls found dead in NT
FOUR purebred buffalo bulls have been found shot dead on an NT research station.
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