Remote communities told no work, no pay
INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has announced changes to the Remote Jobs Program in an attempt to end “sit-down money”.
Northern Territory
NT elders want basic community control
OVER a hundred Aboriginal elders in the Northern Territory fear a lack of control over health and education policies will cause their communities to fail.
Security ramps up at NT juvenile detention
SECURITY at a Darwin juvenile detention centre will be boosted after a breakout by two teens, who remain on the run.
$250,000 worth of ice found in Darwin raid
MORE than $250,000 worth of methamphetamine and thousands of dollars in cash have been seized in raids on two units in Darwin.
Ruling puts NT water licences in doubt
A NT Supreme Court justice has quashed the Minister for Land Resource Management’s decision to uphold 18 controversially allocated water licences.
Man charged in NT hit-and-run
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with hit-and-run causing death and low range drink-driving after police allege he hit and killed a woman in Palmerston.
Rare dry season rain for Darwin, Top End
DARWIN, the Top End coast and islands in the Arafura Sea are expecting a dry season downpour later this week, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
SA man arrested in Alice for child abuse
A MAN accused of child abuse has been remanded in custody and will appear in Alice Springs Court on Friday.
NT man charged with child abuse offences
A 67-YEAR-OLD Northern Territory man has been charged with 27 offences relating to child abuse, including intercourse with a child aged under 10.
Darwin man fights off crocodile attack
A DARWIN man has compared a croc attack with “getting smashed by a Mack truck” and says he didn’t expect to survive.
Four more charged over NT island riot
NINE people have now been charged over a violent brawl on remote Groote Eylandt, which required additional NT police and dog units to be flown in.
Unclear deal for NT remote communities
THE NT treasurer says a potential $155 million deal with the Commonwealth to take over essential services to remote communities is unclear.
Five charged over violent dispute in NT
FOUR men and a woman have been charged and seven more are being questioned by police following a violent brawl on remote Groot Eyelandt in the NT.
NT woman dies after star picket stabbing
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman is being held by police over the star picket stabbing of her 51-year-old relative in Katherine overnight.
NT travel agent to stand trial for fraud
A DARWIN travel agent and former Crimestoppers chair has been committed to stand trial accused of rorting a pensioner and carers concession travel scheme.
New homes arrive for cyclone-hit NT island
RESIDENTS displaced by tropical cyclones Lam and Nathan will soon be able to move into their new homes, which have started arriving at NT’s Elcho Island.
Infrastructure on NT budget wishlist
THE NT’s chief minister wants to see increased funding for infrastructure to develop northern Australia, while his treasurer is concerned about health.
Canberra should ‘butt out’ of NT hospital
THE NT Treasurer says that unless the Commonwealth is prepared to help fund the operational costs of a new hospital, it should “butt out”.
Remote NT high schools are failing: govt
THE NT government will begin encouraging remote students to board at regional high schools in a bid to close the educational gap for indigenous children.
Company pays record fine in 457 case
THE immigration minister has won a federal court case against a Darwin company that exploited and underpaid immigrant workers.
Lawrie referred to privileges committee
POLICE are investigating former NT Labor opposition leader Delia Lawrie and her deputy for their conduct during a controversial land deal inquiry.
NT’s Stella Maris affair explained
AS police investigate the NT former Labor leader for her conduct during a land deal inquiry, the parliament will send her before the privileges committee.
Labor lashes NT govt over travel
NT’S Labor Opposition says it will return integrity to government if it wins next year’s election, and says the government has a trust deficit with voters.
Protest outside Indonesian NT consulate
DARWIN protesters have called on Indonesia to do away with the death penalty.
NT budget a vindication: Tollner
THE NT Treasurer says unpopular past decisions such as school reforms and scrapping the Banned Drinkers Register have been vindicated by the budget.
NT budget could have been better: Labor
RESPONSE to the NT budget from community groups has been mostly positive, but the Labor opposition says the government is failing on health and education.
More children in NT care than ever before
FEDERAL policies that encourage passive welfare are to blame for more children being in care in the NT than ever before, the attorney-general says.
NT residents accounted for in Nepal
A DARWIN doctor will be sent by the federal government to Nepal to assist following the deadly earthquake.
No cuts to health, education: NT treasurer
TREASURER Dave Tollner says there will be no cuts to education or health in the NT budget because of structural changes and efficiencies.
Tollner accuses NT Labor of racism
AFTER the NT opposition leader announced a new policy measure to improve transparency in ministerial travel, the treasurer accused him of racism.
NT remembers diggers on Anzac centenary
THOUSANDS gathered at Darwin’s Bicentennial Park to remember the fallen on the centenary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli.
Darwinites cheer Anzac centenary march
THOUSANDS have lined the streets of Darwin for the Anzac Day march, marking 100 years since the Gallipoli landings.
Top Enders pay respects at Anzac march
TOP Enders have turned out for the Anzac centenary march in Darwin in numbers that have astounded visiting Marines.
Seven NT WWI veterans finally acknowledged
HEADSTONES finally mark the resting places of seven World War I veterans who returned to Darwin but were buried in unmarked graves.
Adelaide River braces for Anzac influx
THE small community of Adelaide River in the NT will swell to almost 20 times its size as people flock to the Anzac Day dawn service at the war cemetery.
Cuts to NT health, education not ruled out
THE NT chief minister refuses to rule out cuts to education and health in next week’s budget but says there will be “a lot of investment” in those areas.
NT commemorates Anzacs
A NEW garden and a renamed walkway are the first formal Anzac commemorative places to be created in Darwin.
Asylum seeker gets good behaviour bond
AN Darwin magistrate has sympathised with an asylum seeker who pleaded guilty to smashing up a detention centre dining hall.
Asylum seeker, 5, attempted self-harm
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Iranian asylum seeker has attempted self-harm by swallowing shampoo and nails, a lawyer says.
NT Labor’s Lawrie resigns amid probe
THE leader-elect of NT Labor says he wants to prove to Territorians that the party can be trusted after leader Delia Lawrie resigned.
Communities scared of losing cyclone jobs
INDIGENOUS Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion shares concerns of indigenous people in remote communities that they will miss out on cyclone rebuilding jobs.
NT schools ‘a front for township lease’
A RESIDENT of Yirrkala community in Arnhem Land says the visit of the indigenous affairs minister is a front to push the issue of township leasing.
Remote Aust needs more people, not fewer
THE Australian outback has been ignored and poorly planned for by governments, when what it really needs is more people caring for it.
Cyclones put pressure on NT communities
ABOUT 300 extra people from homelands on Elcho Island are putting a strain on resources in the NT’s main Galiwinku community after two cyclones in a month.
Rock-throwing NT kids threatened with care
PARENTS who cannot control children thought to be behind a series of violent incidents in Alice may lose their children to care, the NT government warns.
NT Labor silent on leader support
HALF the NT Labor parliamentary wing have refused to publicly state their support for leader Delia Lawrie ahead of an expected leadership spill.
Night of violence in Alice Springs
A GROUP of youths threw rocks at NT police and started several fires in a night of violence that saw 42 people taken into protective custody.
Marines arrive for 2015 rotation
THIS week marks the beginning of the latest six-month rotation for US Marines in the 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.
Ex-NT police boss McRoberts to be probed
FORMER NT police commissioner John McRoberts will be investigated following recommendations from a report by the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner.
NT indigenous activist Tilmouth dies
PROMINENT Northern Territory indigenous activist Leigh Bruce “Tracker” Tilmouth has died in Darwin aged 62.
Fracking to go ahead in NT
A NEW report says there’s no reason there can’t be fracking in the Northern Territory, as long as the inadequate regulatory framework is tightened.
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