Free read: Indigenous Territorians looking to start a career in health can now apply to a government program helping to fund their study and boost Aboriginal representation in the workforce.
The ‘hard fought’ ward structure for the Groote Archipelago Regional Council has been confirmed, marking an important step in the formation of the new local government.
Ten remote communities will receive vital infrastructure upgrades, promising to improve liveability, promote economic opportunities, and support sustainable growth. Find out where.
The Territory’s justice system has been compared to the Titanic, as crippling arrest rates exceed police cell, court and corrections capacities.
Trauma management, resuscitation and care of infants was the focus for 30 students who will go on to support remote communities across the Territory.
REVEALED: As the overcrowding crisis in NT prisons worsens, Central Australian kids may be separated from family and health and legal services and shipped 1500km away to Don Dale.
Katherine mums will be able to give birth at their local hospital despite fears that critical staffing shortfalls would result in the maternity unit’s closure.
The sighting of multiple foreign vessels off a northwest Arnhem island has triggered calls for greater security, with the Northern Land Council claiming there has been a “trending increase” in foreign illegals exploiting the area. See the pictures.
A cattle company that allegedly razed the birthplace of Australia’s land rights movement has indicated it will plead guilty following an eight month legal battle.
Shadow Attorney-General Chansey Paech says the failed Voice to Parliament referendum played “a role” in the election result, maintaining voters were “disenfranchised” heading to the ballot box.
A Territory child was reported as the victim of abuse and harm 70 times before they ended up in the clink. See why the children’s watchdog believes we’re failing vulnerable kids.
The CEO of East Arnhem Regional Council, which will hand over the Groote Archipelago to a newly created council later this year, fears government underfunding will lead the new body into the arms of a controversial land council.
A remote Top End community with a long history of being hit by floods has met with authorities, calling for greater emergency support and a long-term solution to house their residents.
A historic battle over a popular waterfall in Kakadu National park will return to the lands of the Jawoyn people for an unusual bush court hearing. Read how this five-year-long drama will end.
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