This Palmerston newborn is like any other: she is ringed with baby fat and her skin is tissue-soft. But she’s also different – she is the Territory’s first locally conceived and delivered surrogate baby.
Bob started volunteering at Lifeline after a friend died from suicide. 25 years later, he is still on the line talking to people considering ending their lives. This is what he’s learnt.
As the federal government gets ready to hand out $4bn in remote housing funding over the coming decade, questions linger for those on the ground about where the ‘buckets of money’ all go.
It is 7pm on a Friday night and St John Ambulance NT already has 18 jobs banked up, all bar one of which are stabbings, assaults, or mental health related. They are in for a long night, writes Alex Treacy.
After months of hearings, an inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will finally hear from the only man still alive who knows exactly what happened – Zachary Brian Rolfe.
Court cases that halted development, changes to legislation for business hours and exciting new investments all occured in the second half of 2023. Read about the biggest moments for NT industries.
Behind the walls of a Peppimenarti home riddled with holes from a shotgun blast sits the surprising true origin story of the troubled outback town’s notorious Jovi Boys gang. Watch the videos.
From music festivals to light shows, sporting events, arts workshops and school holiday activities, the Northern Territory has something for all ages. See the full list of events here.
Senior Rak Dirringarr Elder and law and culture man Gregory Munar has gone from prison to police car after turning his back on the unrest that has plagued Wadeye for decades.
Three years after prisoners ran riot at Darwin Correctional Centre, the findings of a once-secret report has been made public for the first time.
A cross section of Aboriginal leaders in the Territory have spoken out about how they will vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum and why they have lingering questions.
Born the size of a Coke bottle, tiny Levi has a lion’s courage. The tiny baby’s parents reveal how their warrior survived against the odds – with a little help from generous strangers.
From pouring beers at 1am to getting ready for the busy lunch rush at 11am, Victoria never stops. See the special 24 hour look at our state.
As the rest of Australia wakes up to the crisis engulfing Alice Springs, those who proudly call it home have pointed to changing political tides, increased covid support and a booze black market leading to a national ‘disgrace’.
NT Police’s new Family Harm Coordination Project boss says ‘the stuff we’re going to, it would blow your mind’. She reveals the huge toll domestic violence is taking on our community.
Rochester farmers are pleading with Victorians not to forget them, as Christmas becomes too much to bear for some.
One of the Northern Territory’s longest-running inquest has wrapped up for the year. Read what the court has heard so far and why the wait for justice will continue.
When Adam Eberl comforted Kumanjayi Walker as he lay dying on a police station floor, it wasn’t the first time he helped try to revive an Aboriginal man as his life slipped away before his eyes.
Chris Nisbet is a CFA volunteer in Rochester. He’s used to fighting fires. But for the last week, he’s been working to help his flooded town. This is his story.
Three years after Ben Hoffmann’s bloodthirsty rampage, the man ‘connected to this in more ways than anybody else’ says his punishment is ‘absolutely just’.
“It was just amazing, the strength of human spirit”: When victims of the horrific 2002 Bali bombings were evacuated to Darwin, the medical professionals tasked with treating them had no idea how severe and devastating the injuries would be.
Territorians rejoice! Our yummiest, juiciest, most scrumptious event is just around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know about the Berry Springs Mango Festival.
New Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has sat down with the NT News for her first exclusive interview ahead of the upcoming inquest into the death of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker.
The term ‘legend in his own lifetime’ is over-used but in the case of crusading editor of the Northern Territory News, Jim Bowditch, it was well deserved, according to a new book.
Born needing major heart surgery, it was almost a certainty that Francis Cavanagh would not see his first birthday. Thanks to a lot of helping hands, he has his whole life ahead of him.
In Kalkaringi, the Gurindji people are invoking the spirit of their famous ancestors to take on the next great challenge of our time, domestic violence. SEE THE STATS
As the ‘man with the mo’ prepares to hang up his boots after more than three decades representing Territorians, Warren Snowdon opens up about his ‘accidental’ career in politics.
How a cheeky cartoon to stop a teacher handing out so much homework led to a lifelong passion.
Four people were huddled inside a Toyota Cruiser discussing a major drug syndicate plot to import tonnes of cannabis into the NT, but the police were listening. READ THE TRANSCRIPT
When world’s collide: How two men’s stories became inextricably entwined in a small room in Yuendumu.
NT News can reveal Territory Police have continued to use spit hoods on children despite Royal Commission recommendations. SEE THE STATS.
NT Police constable, Zach Rolfe, 30, formally pleaded not guilty to murdering 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in the Indigenous community of Yuendumu in 2019.
Doctors, museum curators and life savers are just some of the people awarded Australia Day Honours in the Territory.
Nine-time consecutive NT champion trainer Gary Clarke says the death of his track rider son Guy is reflective of an industry beset by mental health issues.
The Territory felt the full force of Cyclone Tiffany, with countless trees uprooted and property damaged. Here are some of the best pictures of the day.
A new education pipeline in Yolngu and western knowledge will make infancy to tertiary graduation an option for remote communities in the NT. Read more here.
Ben Hoffmann’s murder trial came to an abrupt end this week when he changed his pleas to guilty but it could have all come crashing down weeks earlier — when his entire legal team sensationally threatened to quit the case.
The federal government may pull hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding it provides each year to Balunu Foundation in the wake of anti-vax campaigning from its founder David Cole.
The Top End has survived its latest Covid scare relatively unscathed, but the measures that were taken to combat a potential outbreak can’t be maintained forever … writes MATT CUNNINGHAM.
A year to the day since failing at her first bid to become Chief Minister, CLP leader Lia Finocchiaro has argued her party is homing in on the issues which matter to Territorians.
‘The government will reach a point where they’ll go “Enough is enough, clearly this river system is dying, we’re going to have to do something about it” and they’re going to have to buy out a whole lot of farmers and that will cost billions of dollars.’
Chief Minister Michael Gunner has opened up on his priorities post-pandemic, as he prepares to mark one year since being returned to power
Once in place, the HIMARS will release their explosive payloads, destroying key enemy assets to allow further troop deployment and resulting in an allied victory.
Syd Kinsman is part of the generation that history remembers as the Greatest Generation. Read his story here.
A SPECTACULAR new walking trail in the East MacDonnell Ranges has been officially opened after six years in the making. SEE IT HERE.
Tourism operators in Central Australia are reporting up to a 90 per cent drop in bookings since lockdowns tightened across Australia this month.
Upon its 70th anniversation, the School of the Air is still just as relevant today as it was at its inception seven decades ago, according to a former student.
We need to act if Aboriginal women are victims of gendered violence, writes MATT CUNNINGHAM.
Meet all the Territory-born athletes gunning for gold at the Olympics and Paralympics at Tokyo 2021. Go you good things!
Those who have spent time inside Holtze prison have lifted the lid on what life’s like for Peter Falconio’s killer Bradley Murdoch, as police call again for help in finding the British backpacker’s remains.
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