Tag: NT
Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre.[MORE]
Uncontrolled fires destroy 'paradise of diversity'
Scientists say many native animal species in Northern Australia are "plunging towards extinction". [MORE]
Man's leg cut off in machinery accident
A man is in a stable condition in Royal Darwin Hospital after losing his leg in a machinery accident in Kununurra, Western Australia. [MORE]
AFP won't explain why Indonesians left to languish
Police are yet to explain why accused Indonesian people smugglers have been held without charge for up to nine months [MORE]
Man jailed for burning girlfriend with hot stew
A Darwin man found guilty of seriously harming his girlfriend by pouring boiling stew over her has been sentenced to seven years' jail.[MORE]
Indigenous men united against violence
A group of more than 100 people are marching through the streets of Alice Springs to call for an end to domestic violence.[MORE]
Aussies urged to eat more camels
The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table.[MORE]
Bumbling crim steals van with man it
A backpacker in Darwin had a restful night's sleep interrupted when the van he was sleeping in was stolen. [MORE]
Music lover Mackinolty wins NT art award
Darwin printmaker Chips Mackinolty has taken out one of the Top End's richest art awards.[MORE]
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An asylum seeker advocate has ridiculed Immigration's explanation over why it moved Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]
Feral cats wiping out endangered bush species
A new report from the Nature Conservancy has found that mammal species in northern Australia are in rapid decline and many are at risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. [MORE]
Feds must come to table over Mutitjulu: McCarthy
The Northern Territory Local Government Minister says it is time the Federal Government came to the table to discuss the future of the traditional owners of one of Australia's most famous landmarks.[MORE]
Water not withheld from Darwin detainees: police
Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin.[MORE]
Darwin detention protesters moved to WA
The Immigration Department has confirmed that a group of Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of the Darwin immigration detention centre yesterday will be taken to the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.[MORE]
Man gets life for wife's riverbed murder
Alice Springs man sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 25 years for beating his wife to death in a river bed.[MORE]
NT problem drinker register 'flawed'
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) says the Territory Government's plans to establish a register of problem drinkers to address chronic alcoholism sounds like a flawed idea.[MORE]
Darwin schoolboy's song performed across country
A song co-written by a Darwin schoolboy is being sung by 500,000 students from around the country as part of a national music program.[MORE]
Mother flees hospital with newborn baby
A new mother who was on the run after taking her six-day-old baby from the special care nursery at Royal Darwin Hospital has been found.[MORE]
Birdwatchers banned from Aboriginal land
Traditional owners have banned parrot-chasing birdwatchers from entering Aboriginal land in central Australia.[MORE]
Asylum seekers 'pushed through electric fence'
Asylum seekers were able to break out of Darwin's detention centre even though the electrified perimeter fence was turned on.[MORE]
Man convicted of wife's riverbed murder
An Alice Springs man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the Todd River last year. [MORE]
Police end asylum seeker stand-off
Authorities are deciding whether to charge about 80 asylum seekers who staged a mass protest after escaping from Darwin's immigration detention centre.[MORE]
Congress to march against domestic violence
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress says many men still do not understand what constitutes violence in family relationships.[MORE]
ID checks for all takeaway grog purchases in NT
Every time anyone wants to buy takeaway alcohol in the NT, their identification will be scanned, the Government has announced. [MORE]
Ceremonies remember Battle for Australia
Ceremonies will be held around the country today to mark the Battle for Australia during World War II.[MORE]
