New $500m NT prison opens in Darwin
A NEW 1000-bed prison has opened in Darwin and will aim to give inmates self-respect by getting them to work, the NT government says.
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Judicial review for NT follows bribe claim
THE NT government wants to make sure the procedure for appointing judges is transparent following claims a magistrate sought donations for the CLP.
Former NT deputy wants backing or will go
THE former deputy leader of the NT expects his Country Liberal Party colleagues will disendorse him, calling them “a nest of vipers”.
Questions hang over Maley resignation
THE reason remains unclear for NT magistrate Peter Maley’s resignation amid controversy about his links to the CLP and a looming political donations inquiry.
New treatment tackle skin sores
TREATING children for skin sores used to be very painful, but NT researchers have found a way to do it without the tears.
Tollner return as NT deputy not ruled out
THE CLP will elect a new NT deputy chief minister on Monday but chief minister Adam Giles has not ruled out the return of his recently resigned deputy.
NT abuse hearing to be held in September
PEOPLE who were abused as children at a home run by an evangelical organisation in the NT will give evidence at a hearing in Darwin next month.
NT govt still without deputy
THE NT government’s ruling Country Liberal Party (CLP) is still without a deputy chief minister following Dave Tollner’s resignation last week.
NT to have political donations inquiry
IN a bid not to end up like NSW, the NT will have an inquiry into 20 years of political donations, despite the government’s initial opposition to it.
NT treasurer’s homophobic rant unpunished
THE NT’s chief minister says he has a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, but will not fire his deputy for homophobically attacking a gay staffer.
Constitution must protect against racism
ALL citizens should be protected from racial discrimination, a federal committee on constitutional recognition for indigenous people has heard.
Renewed calls for NT magistrate inquiry
THE Labor opposition has called on the NT government to launch an inquiry into CLP-linked magistrate Peter Maley.
Croc cull a long-term possibility: NT govt
A CROCODILE cull, safari hunting and a renewed safety campaign are all being considered by the NT government after the territory’s third fatal attack this year.
Fisherman taken by croc in NT
A 57-YEAR-OLD fisherman is believed to have been killed by a crocodile in front of his wife on the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory.
Township lease on the way for Gunbalanya
ANOTHER NT indigenous community is on its way to signing a 99-year township lease which the government says will open the doors for economic advancement.
NT police seize cannabis, cash in raid
POLICE have seized more than $500,000 worth of cannabis as they dismantled a hydroponic operation being run out of a Darwin home.
Guard pleads guilty to crime ring charges
A FORMER prison guard has pleaded guilty to all 12 charges she faced relating to a crime ring that operated out of Darwin jail.
Federal minister to visit NT’s Muckaty
IAN Macfarlane will meet with traditional owners at the NT’s Muckaty Station two months after dropping a push to locate a nuclear waste dump on their land.
Doctors urged to spot rheumatic fever
INDIGENOUS people are at increased risk of contracting acute rheumatic fever, which is preventable but leads to deadly heart disease if undetected.
Controversial portraits win 2014 NATSIAA
A SERIES of tough, striking portraits of young men as walking targets has received the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
Alcohol orders invalid: NT Supreme Court
A NT Supreme Court ruling may have thrown into question hundreds of alcohol protection orders issued by police to drinkers.
NT to get first private power station
GENERAL Electric hopes to begin building the NT’s first private power station by the end of the year but lower power bills aren’t a sure thing.
Air ‘milk run’ plan for regional NT towns
THE government is seeking expressions of interest for commercial airline operators in a bid to link Katherine and Tennant Creek to the airline network.
NT croc shot in search for missing man
POLICE say it’s still uncertain if a two-metre crocodile – shot dead on Melville Island – had killed a man missing since Friday night.
Vote a change to ‘whitefella rule book’
FORMER deputy prime minister John Anderson has told the Garma festival he is confident a referendum will back constitutional recognition for indigenous people.
Elders call for community authority
INDIGENOUS communities need authority over their traditional lands, not land councils, according to elders at the Garna Festival.
NT indigenous bauxite exploration approved
THE Northern Land Council has given its OK for an indigenous mining company to begin bauxite exploration in northeastern Arnhem Land.
NT skies to host Pitch Black
ABOUT 2300 personnel from seven countries will join together in the NT for three weeks of Australia’s largest air force exercise, Pitch Black.
Grandmother thought death threat ‘silly’
THE grandmother of a man accused of murdering his partner in the NT said she never thought he’d fulfil his threats to kill her.
NT by-election as ALP’s Vatskalis retires
LABOR’S Kon Vatskalis has announced he will retire from politics triggering the Northern Territory’s second by-election this year.
Tour group scared by drink-driving guide
AN NT tour guide returned a breath-test reading of .232 after erratically driving a group of tourists back to Darwin on Sunday.
Flight MH370 has not been forgotten: Truss
DESPITE the world’s interest in the unfolding MH17 drama in eastern Ukraine, the deputy prime minister says MH370 has not been forgotten.
Tom E. Lewis wears King Lear’s crown
SHAKESPEARE’S most tragic play has been reimagined as an indigenous community tale, riven by conflict over land.
Smoking ceremony held for MH17 teacher
A YOUNG teacher killed in the MH17 missile attack last week has been honoured with a traditional smoking ceremony in Arnhem Land where she worked.
NT leading country in economic development
THE Northern Territory might have a tiny population but the powerhouse jurisdiction is second only to WA in the State of the States report.
MH17 Territorian an ‘outstanding educator’
THE NT’s chief minister says the MH17 tragedy will greatly affect the tight-knit Territorian community.
NBN a boon for NT mango growers
THE Northern Territory’s mango industry will receive a boost when the NBN is switched on in another 2700 homes, farms and small businesses.
Mentally impaired woman arrested in NT
A WOMAN who was jailed in Western Australia and was freed after being deemed unfit to stand trial, has been arrested again.
US sailor to go on trial for rape in NT
A US sailor has been returned to Darwin to face court on sexual assault and deprivation of liberty charges.
Coroner calls for action on drink-driving
THE NT Coroner says drunks are not being deterred from driving under current measures, following another inquest into a drink-driving car accident.
Turtle eggs found in stolen haul
TWO men who allegedly stole almost $50,000 worth of property were illegally keeping methamphetamine and 99 flatback turtle eggs at their home.
NT crocodile industry ‘to double’
AN expansion of the Darwin Crocodile Farm will double the value of the industry to $40 million per year.
Man arrested with 4.5kg of MDMA-like drug
A MAN will face court on Wednesday charged with possessing Ethylone, similar to MDMA, which has a street value of up to $2 million.
Six boys charged over golf course damage
POLICE have slugged a group of boys aged between 14 and 17 with 41 charges after they allegedly broke into and damaged the Alice Springs Golf Course.
Newly released impaired WA woman arrested
ROSIE Anne Fulton, the mentally impaired woman who was last week released from indefinite detention in a WA jail, has been arrested in Alice Springs.
Broadband spreads wider in NT
A NEW 3G mobile phone tower offering broadband coverage is making all the difference to the remote NT community of Peppimenarti.
First remote NDIS trial begins in NT
AUSTRALIA’S only remote community trial of the NDIS has launched in Tennant Creek, where the majority of participants are indigenous.
Territory Day to go off with a bang
THE pyromaniacs of the NT will be buying up a year’s worth of fireworks on July 1, the only day they can legally be bought, to celebrate self-government.
Woman drops drugs in front of police
A WOMAN who allegedly had more than 100 MDMA pills, methamphetamine and more than $20,000 in cash in her car has been charged by police.
Land Rights Act not an impediment: Peris
BOTH NT Senators Nova Peris and Nigel Scullion deny the Aboriginal Land Rights Act is not preventing indigenous development.
Support for police after baby in van
SUPPORT has flowed for police after photos emerged of a baby being transported in the back of a paddy wagon.
Four hospitalised in NT after taking drug
FOUR people have been hospitalised in Darwin after taking a new drug known as Snapchat, which makes people aggressive and erratic.
Remains of NT croc attack victim found
POLICE believe remains found in a 4.7 metre long crocodile are that of a man who was attacked by a croc in the Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park.
Minister takes Fugly’s wheel for the Finke
THE NT corrections minister will drive the ugly – nay, Fugly – creation of prisoners in the Finke Desert Race this weekend.
US sailor on trial for Darwin rape
A US sailor will stand trial in Darwin over the rape of a woman in a hotel room last September.
Public homes become private in remote NT
THE NT government is encouraging Aboriginal people in communities that have township leases to buy their public houses and secure their families’ future.
Dead Darwin mum identified as local vet
POLICE say the deaths of a mother and her two children at a suburban Darwin property could be a double murder-suicide or a triple murder.
Three deaths could be murder-suicide: cops
POLICE say the deaths of a mother and her two children at a suburban Darwin property could be a double murder-suicide or a triple murder.
Woman’s cannabis taken from her joint
NORTHERN Territory Police have received a call from a woman reporting that her drugs had been stolen.
Aboriginal kids in care not about race: NT
THE NT attorney-general says claims that foster care is creating a new stolen generation are fanciful and misleading.
Police should be sacked: car crash mother
POLICE shouldn’t think it’s acceptable to leave injured children by the side of the road, the mother of a car crash victim says.
Land Council upset over NT township leases
THE federal government and the Northern Land Council are at odds over 99-year township leases, which the NLC says is essentially a land grab.
Inquiry urged over NT water licenses
CALLS have resumed for an inquiry into the allocation of water licences in the NT amid claims indigenous people are being left out.
Radical overhaul for indigenous schooling
DROPPING bilingual teaching and sending students to board in towns from year 9 are just two recommendations in a new review of indigenous schooling.
Shocking day for NT: Opposition
THE NT treasurer has yet to comment but the territory’s Labor opposition says today’s two budgets are bad news.
The NT must cash in on its good fortune
THE NT’s treasurer says the time is ripe to take advantage of the NT’s strong economic growth and assets.
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