NT Cattle station’s $200k safety pledge after backpacker loses arm
A worker who lost an arm in one of the most dangerous jobs in the Territory has secured a major victory, with the company agreeing to fork out more than $200K in safety upgrades.
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‘Big unit’: SA truckie fined for slapping Territory pub’s peeping tom
A ‘unit’ of an Adelaide truck driver has been ordered to pay thousands to a man who filmed him urinating at an iconic outback Territory pub.
NT’s biggest fracking project hit with legal challenge
The NT government has been accused of failing to assess the real risk of chemical spills, water contamination and the threat of climate change in approving a 15-well fracking site south of Katherine.
New justice agreement to be signed at Treaty birthplace
Thirty-six years after a Prime Minister promised a Treaty at Barunga Festival, the Territory Government is expected to sign a historic agreement giving Barunga and Wugularr communities a greater say in law, culture and justice issues.
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Man raced to hospital after massive highway drug bust
A random roadside breath test allegedly uncovered a drug haul more than 60 times the commercial limit. See why the alleged dealer couldn’t make it to court.
‘You feel the love’: Residents rally as ferocious blaze nears
Residents in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek have described their ‘anxiety’ as an enormous blaze burns on the horizon, inching closer.
Tennant Creek grandparents join ‘foolish enterprise’ drug syndicate
A lawyer has argued a Tennant Creek grandmother did not ‘have the capacity to be a mastermind’ despite her pivotal role in a rural drug empire.
Cops allegedly targeted outback mayor for ‘weed-dealing’
The Mayor of a giant slice of the outback has claimed local cops unfairly targeted him as part of a major drug operation, a court has heard.
Wanted Australian fugitives arrested outside Darwin
Two of Australia’s most wanted men have been tracked down to a sleepy small town outside of Darwin.
Resident locked in room during alleged home invasion
A 19-year-old woman has allegedly broken into a Casuarina home and stolen several items while the resident was locked inside a room.
‘Nobody cared about her’: Mum’s grief over daughter’s alleged murder
The family of a Western Australian woman allegedly murdered in a remote Territory town are fighting to keep her memory alive. ‘They need to know who she was’.
Union wants to get the F out of PFES
The firefighters union has called for a divorce from the NT Police department, amid fresh pay stand-off delays with the government.
Alleged Katherine region killer stays silent in court
A Territory woman was allegedly brutally stabbed in the back in her own home. Now her 46-year-old alleged killer has faced court for the first time.
Police pay freeze quashed after 16-month stand-off
A fight between Territory coppers and coin-counters has been finalised. See what NT police have won in their latest pay agreement.
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