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Police minister axed months out from NT election

Crime remains a hot topic in the Northern Territory as the government unveils a new cabinet designed to help it retain power at next year's election.

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Owners halt commercial barra fishing over eco concerns

Traditional owners have banned commercial fishing from an area of East Arnhem Land, citing concerns about gill-netting of dolphins, turtles, crocs and dugongs.

AAP

Bribes. Murder. Suicide. The death of South Carolina's Mexican combo-plate king

There are falls from grace, and then there's the story of Gregorio Leon.

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NT agribusiness strategy eyes new cropping, cotton gins in aim to grow sector to $2 billion

The NT government's strategy proposes changing laws to allow pastoral leases be used for growing crops, as environmental groups accuse the government of again acting recklessly to grow the economy.

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CPSU takes NT government to Fair Work Commission over public service pay offer

The union representing public servants is still in the dark about elements of a 2 per cent pay increase promised more than six months ago, with the NT government taken to the Fair Work Commission.

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Veterans 'overlooked' in NT budget and struggling, prominent defence advocate says

Veterans have "once again" been overlooked in the Northern Territory budget, according to a prominent defence advocate, who says people who have served their country living in other states are better off.

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Recreational fishing survey shows sector is worth $270 million to the NT economy, as government plans to boost industry

A survey by the federal government shows recreational fishing contributed $270 million to the Northern Territory economy in 2018-2019.

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Northern Territory government denies Beetaloo Basin gas plans in doubt despite no federal support for offsets

No federal support is on the table for Territory Labor's promise to ensure that all Beetaloo Basin emissions are offset, as the territory cabinet weighs its decision on whether to allow full-scale fracking to go ahead.

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Chris Bowen 'not proposing' federal funding to help with NT government promise to offset Beetaloo emissions

The Northern Territory government is seeking to downplay growing doubts about how it will ensure all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking in the Beetaloo Basin are offset, with the federal government appearing to rule out providing any dedicated support.

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Jean Guerrero: If Democrats want to hold Imperial County, they'll have to work for it

For Democrats who mistake demographics for destiny, Imperial County is a mystery. It's California's most heavily Latino county, and yet Republicans have been making gains here.

Los Angeles Times

Northern Land Council to introduce new fishing permit system 14 years after Blue Mud Bay ruling

The Northern Land Council will allow recreational fishers to continue to access remote Aboriginal waters under a new permit system set to take effect from next month, however some popular fishing areas will remain off limits for now.

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Elite NT cop surprised to find teen's body

The NT policeman who led an elite unit into a remote community after a constable shot an Indigenous teen dead has detailed the uneasy scene he found.

AAP

‘Electric vans are far simpler than those with combustion engines’

What’s it really like driving an electric vehicle? We quiz real EV drivers on what they love (and don’t love) about their plugged-in experiences

Evening Standard

NT government investigates 'serious breach' over leaked draft documents about Blue Mud Bay fishing deal, apologises for legal threat

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the NT government should never have demanded the ABC not publish a story about leaked draft documents relating to future fishing access in Aboriginal waters.

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Leaked draft documents trigger threat of injunction by NT government over Blue Mud Bay fishing deal

Draft departmental documents about future fishing rights in Aboriginal waters across the Top End have been leaked to the ABC, prompting the Northern Territory government to threaten legal action to prevent publication of the details.

AAP

NT public sector protests over pay freeze

About a thousand public sector workers in the Northern Territory have gathered to protest the territory government's four-year pay freeze.

AAP

Native rice close to the dinner table

Researchers in the Northern Territory are continuing to develop native rice as a commercially viable crop.

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The Midwich Cuckoos — release date, cast, interviews, plot, trailer, first looks, and all about the sci-fi series starring Keeley Hawes

John Wyndham’s famous sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos gets a modern update with Keeley Hawes and Max Beesley.

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NT cabinet minister Paul Kirby contracts COVID, as hospitalisation rate increases

Paul Kirby becomes the first member of the Northern Territory cabinet to test positive to COVID-19 as 1,122 new cases are announced.

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