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The Latest Breaking News from the Northern Territory

Optus Triple Zero outage has left multiple people dead. A telecommunications expert explains what went wrong – and how to fix it

Multiple people have died after a botched Optus network upgrade on Thursday prevented around 600 emergency calls to Triple Zero across Australia.

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Albanese goes to Garma with economic message, amid disappointing progress on Closing the Gap

Anthony Albanese will reinforce his message about the importance of Indigenous economic empowerment, when he attends the Garma festival in the Northern Territory on Saturday.

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AI-powered, heat-seeking satellites target Aussie fires

Bushfires in the Northern Territory are among the first captured by an artificially intelligent satellite designed to detect and record danger from above.

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For the remote community of Yuendumu, there’s no justice until its people stop dying

Kumanjayi Walker’s family says the coroner ‘told the truth’ about racism in the Northern Territory – and the solution is to let the community govern itself

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Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected

Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in SA, with the other two unchanged. There’s also been further counting in close lower house seats.

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Darwin set to get chance to push for Bangladesh Test

A four-day Australia A game likely to be played in Darwin in June is set to open the door for the Northern Territory to push for Test cricket again in 2026.

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Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?

Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised. Different generators produce power at various times and at various costs. A generator might fail and another fills the gap. Demand soars in the evenings and on hot days. In Australia, eastern and southern states trade power…

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Warning 'discriminatory' changes target Aboriginal kids

The Northern Territory government has been urged to drop proposed changes that would make it easier to remove Aboriginal children from their communities.

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New bail laws increase pressures in 'broken system'

The roll-out of new bail laws has caused havoc with more than one per cent of the Northern Territory's population now behind bars.

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Heatwaves and bushfires can be a dangerous mix for the electricity grid. Here’s how to shore up your supplies this summer

The Australian summer has started to unleash its power. On Monday, the Victorian town of Walpeup reached 47.1°C, and towns in Queensland, western New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory all hit temperatures above 45°C.

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'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

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An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist

“Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?”

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Indigenous women are dying violent, preventable deaths. Endless inquiries won’t help unless we act

Recently, a landmark coronial inquiry into the deaths of four Indigenous women from domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory released its findings after a year-long investigation.

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Govt apologises for suffering caused by stolen wages

The suffering and injustice caused to Indigenous people who worked for little or no wages under discriminatory laws has been acknowledged by the government.

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The NT and ACT might have small populations but their economies are growing faster than the bigger states

The Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory have won bragging rights for having the fastest growing economies within Australia.

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Garngi rangers rescued foreign nationals stranded by boat. Local leaders say Australia’s border force is ‘asleep at the wheel’

The discovery of four men follows a series of recent sightings of vessels and people along the Northern Territory coastline

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In Australia’s outback, youth crime stymies efforts to get tourism on track

Tourism operators in the remote Northern Territory say focus on youth crime is scaring away visitors.

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We tried a different preschool curriculum to prevent youth crime. Checking in 20 years later, it worked

There’s been an increased political and media focus recently on so-called youth crime waves, particularly in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

The Northern Territory speaker has a tabled a petition from the Australian Christian Lobby to stop gender-affirming care for children.

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Young children face jail again under controversial laws

The Northern Territory government has passed controversial laws to once again lower the age of criminal responsibility.

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Declan's Law: NT enshrines tough bail and weapon reform

Laws giving police in the NT powers to search and seize weapons from anyone over the age of 10 have passed in what the chief minister calls a "historic moment".

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Seven women killed, time to 'wake up', cops say

Seven woman have been killed in instances of suspected domestic violence in the Northern Territory since June.

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Labor concedes voters lost faith as parliament resumes

The Northern Territory's parliament has been sworn in ahead of the government legislating to grapple with a "crime crisis".

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Drinking in public to become a crime again in territory

The Northern Territory government is planning the criminalisation of public drinking while also making alcohol cheaper to buy.

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Two Fishermen In NT Have Reeled In A ‘Doomsday Fish’ That Looks Like A Demonic Horse

Two Australian fisherman in the Northern Territory have reeled in a giant oarfish that is reportedly a bad omen.

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