The Northern Territory is standing at a crucial crossroads. We can either allow bureaucracy and blunt policy settings to continue stifling growth, or we can choose a smarter, more responsive path. The NT Property Council’s Ruth Palmer explains why.
Two Territory businesses have won honours and a swag of others reached finals at the national small business ‘Oscars’. Read who won.
Human rights lawyers and Indigenous leaders have lodged a complaint to the United Nations calling for a review into the state of the Northern Territory’s “discriminatory” and “regressive” youth justice system. Find out why.
City of Darwin says it is confident the proposed $150 million redevelopment providing Darwin with a new civic centre and office tower is in alignment and compliance with the Local Government Act and other applicable legislation and requirements.
The Top End’s unpredictable and long-awaited monsoon season has again been tipped to arrive at the end of January, as the Bureau of Meteorology releases its preliminary summary of Australia’s 2024 climate. Read the details.
A 26-year-old man was arrested in Alice Springs after a five-hour siege held police at bay. Read what happened.
As Australia’s top strategists brainstorm how to improve the national security, a group of experts is calling on the government to lift defence spending to three per cent of gross domestic product by 2028-29.
Red flags missed and collusion with a killer: The Territory Coroner has highlighted police failures in the lead up to a 20-year-old stabbed in broad daylight and a mum brutally bashed.
A local entrepreneur has now established himself as a go-to man for defence bases looking to offload their waste. Read how William ‘Billy’ Feeney and his employees are making a living.
A revived Tennant Creek mine has sent its first shipment to Darwin Port. Read what it was.
Possible rain and murky skies won’t be enough to stop fighter pilots from duking it out in the coming days, with Australian and French pilots gearing up to test their skills against the Wet Season conditions. Details.
Police have busted a migrant smuggling half a million dollars worth of drugs into the Northern Territory from South Australia as part of an international drug syndicate.
The Northern Territory has an interstate migration problem – and a demographer warns it could be a long time before it gets any better. Find out why.
Transporting customers from Alice Springs to Gove, one Katherine driver is disappointed he can’t help the community he loves.
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