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The Northern Territory chief minister has defended her government's new opt-in alcohol ban for many remote Aboriginal communities.

Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition.

Indigenous parliamentarians from diverse First Nations hope they can work together across party lines to bring meaningful change

Parliament House is buzzing as first-time politicians get to grips with its labyrinthine corridors and complex procedures. Here's what to expect as the 47th Parliament of Australia sits for the first time.

The public would be kept up to date on progress towards meeting Australia’s 43% emissions reduction target with an annual ministerial statement and oversight by the Climate Change Authority, under the government’s climate legislation to be introduced on Wednesday.

Labor has agreed to a conscience vote on a bill to restore territories' rights, which will pave the way for voluntary euthanasia in the NT and ACT.

Legislation to repeal the Andrews bill will be introduced to parliament.

People living in 20 remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are to get constant 4G mobile phone signal for the first time.

From a tin shack to a grand old lady, here are the country pubs Back Roads host Heather Ewart remembers most fondly.

After 15 years, alcohol bans imposed on some Indigenous communities during the intervention have come to an end. We speak to community leaders about what's ahead.

These remote residents say damage caused by the Northern Territory intervention still needs repairing and that the worst part was a failure to listen.