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Crowds enjoy Grounded featuring the work of Margaret Bloomfield.

Troubled Alice Springs bouncing back with milestone festival

This year’s 10th anniversary of Parrtjima is a positive step forward for Alice Springs in the face of recent damaging headlines.

  • Julietta Jameson

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Gumatj elders Balupalu Yunupingu and Djawa Yunupingu.

Landmark High Court case paves the way for $700 million native title claim

The court’s ruling on Wednesday exposes the federal government to compensation claims over land in the Northern Territory.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Visitors near Mount Conner on Curtin Springs Station.

‘Fooluru’: The other giant rock that’s been duping tourists for years

Many celebrate too early after setting eyes on this outback monolith, which is actually bigger – though not as spectacular – as Uluru.

  • Catherine Best
A snuggle with one of his adopted kangaroos.

The kangaroo sanctuary that inspired a new Australian film

Meet the NT’s original mob boss, a gentle giant whose wildlife rescue work forms the basis of a new movie.

  • Catherine Best
Wangi Falls.

Nine surprising things in the NT’s best-kept secret

Litchfield National Park is just a 90-minute drive from Darwin and most of its visitors are locals.

  • Helen Signy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers accused Peter Dutton (above) of economic vandalism because his modelling assumed the economy would be $294 billion smaller than the government plans by 2050.

Folly of Fission Impossible exposed by the fiscal facts

I worked in the nuclear energy business in England in the 1960s and I have monitored disappointment after disappointment for the past 50 years.

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Ancient site that never gets old … the artwork at Mount Borradaile

The extraordinary ancient artwork kept secret until 1987

It might be ancient, but the world’s largest single collection of rock art never gets old.

  • Helen Pitt
Kata Tjuta.

Epic multi-day hike to launch inside Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Developed in consultation with traditional owners, the all-inclusive trek offers an intimate experience of two of Australia’s greatest natural wonders.

  • Julietta Jameson
One of the new Gold Premium cabins.

On board epic Aussie train’s new ‘premium economy’ class

The Ghan’s new “gold premium” class is similar in concept to premium economy on a plane, except you have your own private bathroom.

  • Craig Platt
after 11 years, the British Government sent word that the settlement was to be abandoned, and the residents could all come home.

The bizarre Australian ghost town that was supposed to repel an invasion

Today, looking out at the ruins that remain of Victoria Settlement in the middle of absolutely nowhere, it all seems a ludicrous experiment.

  • Sue Williams

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