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The Northern Territory's chief minister-elect has vowed to quickly tackle youth crime by toughening bail laws and lowering the age of criminal responsibility.

Anthony Albanese says the federal government will examine the implications of NT Labor's loss in the territory election, ahead of next year's national vote.

Labor's red sea across the Australian mainland is over after Lia Finnochiaro and the Country Liberals' thumping victory in the Northern Territory.

A swag of independent and Greens candidates could upset safe seats as polling day arrives in the Northern Territory.

Election day is on in the Northern Territory where green groups, tourism operators and doctors fear an industrial expansion will harm residents and wildlife.

The campaign may have been underwhelming, but the outcome of Saturday’s vote in the Territory is tantalisingly unpredictable

On the eve of the election, Territorian concerns about crime have again led the parties to make a swag of promises on policing.

The Northern Territory is going to the polls this weekend. The incumbent Labor government is under serious challenge from a rejuvenated Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Lia Finocchiaro. This is an election mainly about crime and the state of the economy, and neither issue is good for Labor.

Scare tactics or the cost of doing business? An NT Treasury report shows the CLP policies could cost frontline workers.