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Crime has dropped in Alice Springs but experts divided on whether alcohol bans are effective

New internal figures from Northern Territory police show a significant drop in crime in Alice Springs since the re-introduction of alcohol restrictions but experts say they are not giving the full picture.

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Hundreds in remote NT communities being told to evacuate over flood risk

Hundreds of people are being evacuated from remote communities in the Northern Territory where flood waters threaten to isolate residents.

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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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Alice Springs to begin flood-mitigation designs, six years after report recommendations

The Northern Territory will begin design work for flood-mitigation action for Alice Springs that modelling suggests would help protect some residents from the effects of flooding.

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NT opposition leader urged to oppose Indigenous Voice by senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

The CLP's leader in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, has previously indicated her parliamentary team could vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament even if the rank-and-file members oppose it.

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Northern Territory government establishes first Aboriginal Advisory Board on domestic, family and sexual violence

The board aims to address the disproportionate impact of domestic, family and sexual violence on First Nations women and girls.

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Northern Territory communities revert to dry zones

Alcohol is now banned in Northern Territory communities and town camps under new laws while residents vote on alcohol plans for their local areas.

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Laws reinstating alcohol bans in town camps, Aboriginal remote communities pass Northern Territory parliament

The legislation passed parliament on Tuesday night only hours after it was introduced and is expected to take effect by the end of the week.

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Offsetting Beetaloo Basin emissions would require unproven CCS technology, off-limits international credits, CSIRO finds

The researchers were tasked with determining how — and if — the Northern Territory government's promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin could be achieved.

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ACT to incentivise electric vehicles with registration fee based on emissions rather than weight

Territory expects 96% of owners to pay same or less under new model, 4% paying more to be owners of more-polluting vehicles

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No access to major NT fishing ground as barramundi season begins with permit system

The barramundi season begins in the Northern Territory but some fishing boats remain in Darwin with commercial and recreational fishers banned from the Mini Mini and Murgenella areas following a request from traditional owners.

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Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven't worked in the past, and won't work now

Since colonisation, “interventions” to curb Aboriginal “crime” and alcohol have been deployed to control and harm First Nations communities and people. Nowhere is this more true than in the Northern Territory.

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Union calls for urgent transition from failed funding model for Northern Territory schools

The union is calling for a controversial Northern Territory school funding model to be scrapped much sooner than planned in order to save struggling schools from collapse, as the government says it could take up to five years.

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Lorella Springs Wilderness Park shuts to self-drive travellers after 25 years, blaming NT bureaucracy and red tape

For years it has reeled in thousands of adventurous travellers to a remote section of the territory bush — but this year its owners have made the tough call to shut the gates.

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Federal environment department investigating allegations of unlawful Northern Territory land clearing

The federal environment department is investigating allegations of unlawful land clearing in the Northern Territory, where satellite images obtained by the ABC suggest swathes of unique savanna have been flattened to make way for a cotton industry.

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Federal senators call for inquiry into land clearing for cotton in Northern Territory

The Northern Territory government has failed to regulate a nascent cotton industry and is "turning a blind eye" to unpermitted land clearing, according to a federal senator who is calling for an urgent inquiry.

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Rich culture, fascinating history and indulgence in abundance: a day in Katherine and Nitmiluk National Park

From relaxing in natural springs to picking up outback skills and learning about Aboriginal culture, Simon Calder shares an enriching day in Australia’s Northern Territory

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Victoria Highway impassable, Timber Creek outstations flooded by former tropical cyclone Ellie

Police are forced to conduct a number of rescues amid flooding in western parts of the Northern Territory, as the remnants of former tropical cyclone Ellie move inland.

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News Corp-backed Betr fined after targeting self-excluded gambler ahead of Melbourne Cup

The Northern Territory Racing Commission fines Betr for breaching the NT's online gambling code of conduct by directly marketing to a self-excluded person with an offer to open a betting account.

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One year after NT reopened borders, Territorians reflect on highs and lows of lifting COVID-19 curtain

Today marks one year since the Northern Territory opened its borders to the rest of Australia, ending nearly two years of tough travel restrictions.

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The Northern Territory's top 20 year 12 students awarded at ceremony at Parliament House

The Northern Territory's Class of 2022 saw almost 80 per cent of eligible students graduate high school. Today, 20 of the top achievers were acknowledged at an awards ceremony held at NT Parliament House.

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Northern Territory parliament's member for Arafura dies suddenly, aged 52

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says the member for Arafura and proud Tiwi Islands man, whose name and image are not being used for cultural reasons, gave a "lifetime of service" to improve people's lives.

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Lithium exploration drilling near Litchfield National Park raises sustainability questions

Residents near Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory are growing increasingly concerned by mineral exploration in the area.

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NT chief minister says states, Commonwealth must help offset emissions to obtain Beetaloo Basin gas

Natasha Fyles says the federal government and states with gas shortages must work with the Northern Territory if new supplies from the Beetaloo Basin are to be unlocked and all carbon emissions offset as promised.

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Ex-NT top doc new territory Administrator

Former Northern Territory chief health officer Hugh Heggie will replace Vicki O'Halloran as the Territory's Administrator.

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