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Alice Springs is under a snap curfew. But where’s the evidence it will actually work to reduce violence?

Since early 2023, the Northern Territory and federal governments have been trialling a range of social control measures in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) to address moral panics in relation to youth crime.

The Conversation

The latest crocodile attack is tragic – but the Northern Territory doesn’t have a croc problem

Late last week, the remains of a missing 12-year-old girl were found after she was taken by a saltwater crocodile in the Northern Territory.

The Conversation

12-Year-Old Girl's Remains Found After Crocodile Attack In Australia

Tragic incident in Australia as a 12-year-old girl is taken by a crocodile, highlighting the risks of saltwater crocodiles in the Northern Territory.

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Remains found after reported croc attack on girl

Police have found human remains believed to be a 12-year-old girl who went missing after a suspected crocodile attack in the Northern Territory.

AAP

Fifth case of leprosy reported this year

A case of leprosy has been detected in the Northern Territory for the first time in three years.

AAP

In some parts of Australia, local roads are falling apart. Here’s an easy federal fix

There are local councils in Australia that can’t afford to fix their roads, part of the problem is simply that they aren’t in Australia’s biggest states.

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Free menstrual products for outback communities

Remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory will be given free pads and tampons to help thousands of women and girls access the health products.

AAP

Fears new NT curfew laws will target Indigenous people

Legislation that lets the Northern Territory's police commissioner enact a three-day curfew have passed parliament, sparking fears they could be misused.

AAP

US company awarded ship lift build contract

A United States company has been given the contract to build the ship lift component of a major maritime infrastructure project in the Northern Territory.

AAP

Don Dale detention centre to become adult prison again

The Don Dale detention centre will again house adult prisoners as the Northern Territory government also announces plans for new "therapeutic" women's jails.

AAP

Middle Arm project to realise NT's dreams, says chief

The Northern Territory government has brushed aside concerns about a major manufacturing project, arguing it will help the territory stand on its own two feet.

AAP

How do Australian police taskforces get strange names like Tromperie?

In NSW, you can blame a computer which generates names at random, while in the Northern Territory ‘generic categories’ deliver operations named after rivers and battleships

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

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Cyclone Megan sparks warning to coastal residents

A second cyclone in as many months has formed off the Northern Territory's coast and is expected to lash the Top End for days.

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Water projects in the pipeline for remote communities

New water security projects in remote areas of the Northern Territory will enable several Aboriginal communities to improve infrastructure and storage capacity.

AAP

Labor stumps up almost $1b for NT rare earths project

The federal government has continued its big spend-up in the Northern Territory with a funding package of up to $840 million for a rare earths mining project.

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Cash splash lifts remote school funding up to standard

Disadvantaged areas will be prioritised in a school funding boost to lift enrolments and education outcomes across the Northern Territory.

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Top End urged to harness the sun and sideline gas

Independent modelling proposes an economy run on sunshine that could recharge the Northern Territory and avoid environmental harm from taxpayer-subsidised gas.

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Weather tracker: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln soaks northern Australia

System that brought heavy rains and strong winds to Northern Territory due to arrive in Western Australia

AAP

Controversial water plan sparks fears for rare shark

A rare speartooth shark population has been discovered in the Northern Territory's Roper River but a water allocation plan has sparked fears for its future.

AAP

Flood-hit regions brace for more rain, Cyclone Kirrily

Australia's flood-hit regions are bracing for a second natural disaster in barely a month as Cyclone Kirrily threatens to form off the coast.

The Independent UK

Boy, 9, attacked by crocodile while swimming in Australian national park

Boy suffered ‘puncture wounds’ after he was bitten while swimming in popular national park

AAP

Hot, crowded jails spark danger fears, calls for action

Incarceration and recidivism rates in the Northern Territory are the highest in the nation, with corrections facilities at capacity and temperatures high.

AAP

Heatwave conditions over New Year's break

Heatwave conditions are set to hit the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia with the mercury likely to hit high 40s in several areas.

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