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Chinese-owned company Landbridge rejects 'myths and mistruths' about Darwin Port lease

The company that holds the 99-year lease of Darwin Port says it has been the subject of "undeserved" concerns and…

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Defence says 30 kilograms of toxic PFAS is still flowing into creeks in Darwin each year

Recent studies reveal 30 kilograms of PFAS is making its way off the Darwin RAAF Base into popular creeks each…

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Wave Hill Walk-Off anniversary to be celebrated after two-year COVID hiatus

When Vincent Lingiari led 200 stockmen away from Wave Hill station in protest of unfair working conditions in 1966, he…

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Hospitality businesses in the NT hope federal Jobs and Skills Summit can address local worker shortages

After years of worker shortages and pandemic disruption, the hospitality and tourism industry in northern Australia is crying out for…

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FOI documents show the NT is breaching its own independent monitoring policy at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

Freedom of Information documents reveal the NT government is failing to adhere to its own independent monitoring policy at a…

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NT Health says hospitals have enough backup supplies after huge medical supply warehouse blaze

A massive fire that tore through a medical supplies warehouse in Darwin has triggered a "system-wide" response from the Northern…

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Rent hike looms for many Northern Territory residents under new remote rent system

Thousands of remote public housing tenants are set to have their rent skyrocket under the Northern Territory's new rental system,…

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Northern Territory filmmaker Phil O'Brien shoots big-hearted feature in Nhulunbuy

Film director and musician Phil O'Brien was knocked back by 'every grant body known to mankind' to make his movie.…

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NT government abandons plan to include mining industry in new environmental laws

Environmentalists and traditional owners have condemned the Northern Territory government’s decision to abandon plans to include all mining activities in…

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Territories' right to legislate around voluntary assisted dying only a step away from being restored

For more than two decades, both of Australia's territories have been barred from legislating around voluntary assisted dying. That could…

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In pictures: Garma Festival was a colourful celebration of cultures

After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, Garma Festival makes a return to the Northern Territory in a historic weekend.

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Linda Burney flags Makarrata commission for truth and treaty is on the horizon

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has indicated a truth and treaty process is in the works.

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The Prime Minister insists he's willing to take a risk on a referendum, to 'uplift our whole nation'

The Prime Minister wants the referendum question to be clear and simple — but that comes at the cost of…

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How the rising cost of living is squeezing budgets and changing lives across Australia

Tambikos Driss has ditched the airconditioning, kitchen oven and now meat to get by, and he's not alone.

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Prime Minister to announce Australia's first referendum in 20 years at Garma Festival. Here's what you might be asked

In a major announcement on Saturday at the Garma Festival, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will unveil a draft question that…

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Northern Australian beaches inundated by thousands of tonnes of plastic waste from Asia

An endless array of rubbish, from lighters to toothbrushes and medical syringes, inundate hundreds of kilometres of northern Australia's coastline…

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Two women, including police officer, face Darwin court on separate charges of disclosing information

A Northern Territory Police officer and another woman have had their cases heard in court for the first time, separately…

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Charles Darwin University returns to north-east Arnhem Land to deliver courses on country

University courses have returned to a far-flung corner of the Northern Territory, in a bid to try and turn around…

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NASA's inaugural Northern Territory mission is over, but hopes for a space industry boom remain

Three rockets fired from the remote Northern Territory have signalled a new hope for a region in need of economic…

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Tourists stranded in the NT amid widespread Qantas group flight cancellations

Melbourne locals Erin Watkins and Mick Porter are among hundreds of people stranded in the Northern Territory due to a…

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NT Health Department preparing to remove hospital heads in Darwin, Palmerston

Departments heads at two of the Northern Territory's largest hospitals will be removed and forced to reapply for their jobs,…

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Northern Australia's fire management and mapping: How the integration of 'old and new' has led to success

For nearly two decades, researchers have been mapping fires in Northern Australia's tropical savannas and rangelands. This is what they…

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Overcrowding creates 'unacceptable' prison conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, lawyers claim

Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, legal advocates claim.

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Howard Springs quarantine facility — Australia's COVID-19 'port' — now in stand-by mode

It's the end of an era for the Howard Springs quarantine facility, with Australia's so-called "gold standard" infection management and…

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NASA rocket launch sees Northern Territory town of Nhulunbuy focus in on its post-mining future

With the first NASA rocket now launched from the Arnhem Space Centre, locals have their sights set on the stars,…

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