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East Timor denies supporting human rights tribunal

March 11, 2010 18:25:00

East Timor's President, Jose Ramos-Horta, says a press release issued by Amnesty International has misrepresented his comments about calls for an international tribunal in East Timor.[MORE]

Tags: foreign-affairs, australia, nt, darwin-0800, east-timor

Woman doused with petrol, threatened

March 11, 2010 17:49:00

A man poured petrol on a woman in the Palmerston suburb of Driver yesterday morning and threatened to set her alight, police said.[MORE]

Tags: police, arson, australia, nt, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830

Department head defends child protection system

March 11, 2010 16:37:00

The outgoing head of the NT Department of Health and Families has defended his handling of the child protection system.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, public-sector, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Homeowner's attempt to remove insulation foiled

March 11, 2010 14:00:00

A Darwin resident says he is hitting a brick wall trying to get dangerous foil insulation removed from his home.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, accidents, programs-and-initiatives, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Child caught up in attempted axe assault

March 11, 2010 13:26:00

NT woman who allegedly struck a child in the head with an axe was trying to hit someone else but missed, police said.[MORE]

Tags: police, assault, australia, nt, darwin-0800, katherine-0850

NT tops nation in spinal injury

March 11, 2010 11:32:00

Territorians are nearly twice as likely to injure their spines than the average Australian according to a new report from Flinders University in Adelaide.[MORE]

Tags: health, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Report gives green light to welfare changes

March 11, 2010 10:50:00

A Senate report has endorsed plans to expand income management to selected welfare recipients across the country.[MORE]

Tags: indigenous, welfare, social-policy, indigenous-policy, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Petrol station rammer avoids jail

March 10, 2010 18:35:00

A woman who ran over two men with her car at a petrol station has been given a suspended jail sentence.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, assault, australia, nt, darwin-0800, katherine-0850

Backpackers flock to the Northern Territory

March 10, 2010 16:37:00

The number of backpackers who visited the Northern Territory last year increased by nearly 10,000, according to a survey of international travellers.[MORE]

Tags: travel-and-tourism, australia, nt, darwin-0800

High Court victory for Indonesian fisherman

March 10, 2010 14:00:00

An Indonesian man has won a High Court appeal against his conviction under Australia's offshore fishing laws.[MORE]

Tags: oceans-and-reefs, crime, courts-and-trials, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Increase in Indigenous babies with low birth weight

March 10, 2010 13:00:00

The incidence of low birth weight among Indigenous babies is on the rise, the Federal Indigenous Health Minister says.[MORE]

Tags: indigenous, infant-health, womens-health, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800

Pack of dogs stalks council workers

March 10, 2010 12:04:00

The Palmerston City Council says Parks and Wildlife has rejected its application to be allowed to remove packs of aggressive dogs that have been stalking council workers.[MORE]

Tags: environmental-management, local-government, dog, australia, nt, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830

Rezoning application raises conservation fears

March 10, 2010 11:14:00

A Darwin resident has raised concerns about the rezoning of Aboriginal land in her neighbourhood.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, conservation, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Mystery man critical after hit by car

March 10, 2010 10:14:00

The identity of a man who suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a four-wheel-drive in Darwin last night remains a mystery.[MORE]

Tags: road-accidents, police, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Man drowns in river trying to 'evade arrest'

March 10, 2010 10:02:00

A man has died after trying to swim across a Northern Territory river to allegedly avoid being arrested by police.[MORE]

Tags: police, traffic-offences, australia, nt, daly-river-0822, darwin-0800

Ex-cop pleads guilty to broomstick assault

March 9, 2010 18:01:00

A former Aboriginal community police officer has pleaded guilty in a Darwin court to hitting a girl with a broomstick because he was jealous.[MORE]

Tags: indigenous, courts-and-trials, police, assault, australia, nt, darwin-0800, wadeye-0822

Airport project raises environmental concerns

March 9, 2010 17:38:00

The Northern Territory Environment Centre has raised concerns about a proposed development at Darwin Airport.[MORE]

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, environmental-impact, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Minister forced to clarify caps on land clearing

March 9, 2010 16:43:00

The Environment Minister, Karl Hampton, has been forced to clarify whether or not there will be a cap on how much land can be cleared in the Daly region.[MORE]

Tags: land-clearing, states-and-territories, australia, nt, daly-river-0822, darwin-0800

Woman killed after refusing ride, court told

March 9, 2010 16:23:00

A woman was allegedly murdered after she refused to get into her partner's car on Christmas Eve last year, a Darwin court has heard. [MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nt, borroloola-0854, darwin-0800

Daly River land clearing limits revealed

March 9, 2010 14:26:00

Up to 20 per cent of the Daly River region catchment area can now be cleared under new land clearing guidelines.[MORE]

Tags: land-clearing, land-management, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Coalition to support nuclear waste dump

March 9, 2010 11:28:00

The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will support the Government's plan for a nuclear waste dump in the NT.[MORE]

Tags: nuclear-issues, federal-state-issues, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860

Workers flee in fear of 'frightening' dogs

March 9, 2010 11:00:00

The large number of camp dogs roaming around Aboriginal communities has forced many workers, including doctors, nurses and teachers, to leave, according to the founder of a dog management program.[MORE]

Tags: dog, australia, nt, darwin-0800, maningrida-0822, ramingining-0822

Three-year wait for public housing

March 8, 2010 18:28:00

The estimated waiting time for some public housing in Darwin has increased to more than three years.[MORE]

Tags: housing, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Call for cull after dogs try to attack woman

March 8, 2010 18:00:00

The Northern Territory Opposition says it supports culling camp dogs in remote Aboriginal communities. [MORE]

Tags: indigenous, dog, australia, nt, darwin-0800, maningrida-0822

Jobs advertised for Darwin detention centre

March 8, 2010 16:29:00

The Immigration Department has advertised for jobs at the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]

Tags: immigration, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800