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What we know about the Northern Territory government's 2023-24 budget

Northern Territory Treasurer Eva Lawler is keeping her cards close to her chest as she prepares to hand down her first budget on Tuesday. But some key announcements, and key budget projections, are already in the public domain.

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Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists

The Northern Territory's Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says "Aboriginal territorians have the power to veto" a gas project. But is the matter really that straight forward?

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After decades of trying, how can we deliver more effective alcohol regulation in the NT?

The Northern Territory continues to report the highest levels of alcohol consumption and harm in Australia, despite decades of reform.

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Remarkable new tech has revealed the ancient landscape of Arnhem Land that greeted Australia’s First Peoples

Many visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life and extraordinary rock art. Some may know this landscape includes the earliest evidence of human occupation in what is now Australia, at Madjedbebe, where signs of habitation have been dated to 65,000…

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The NT government has green-lit fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. What does it mean?

The Northern Territory government says fracking can begin in the Beetaloo Basin, opening up the region to the gas industry and increasing Australia's future greenhouse gas emissions profile.

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NT gives green light to Beetaloo basin fracking

The Northern Territory government says it has strengthened environmental protections, allowing for the start of fracking projects in the region.

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Long-term NT businesswoman Darlene Chin plans to 'tough it out' after ram raid on her Darwin store

Darlene Chin was meant to be celebrating her 30th year in business in the Northern Territory capital. Instead, she's been left shaken after a ram raid shattered her shopfront.

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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has retired after reaching a settlement with the NT government. How did we get here?

Jamie Chalker retired from his position as the Northern Territory's top cop this weekend, six months before his contract was due to expire. It came after weeks of uncertainty about his employment future.

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Northern Territory stroke survivors forced to travel interstate to access critical services

After a stroke in 2021, Richard Crookes travels to Adelaide every eight weeks for rehabilitation because he can’t get the treatment he needs in the Northern Territory.

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Leanyer School becomes first in the NT to include Auslan in its curriculum in a bid to promote inclusion

Leanyer Primary School is the first in the Northern Territory to teach Auslan as its core language. And it was one student who prompted the change.

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Sustainable tourism key to Northern Territory’s revival

Northern Territory tourism is experiencing a revival, with Skyscanner data revealing a 66.5 per cent surge in bookings to Darwin.

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NT coroner to examine domestic violence killings of four Aboriginal women in month-long inquest

A landmark inquiry will examine why repeated domestic violence reports failed to prevent the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners in the Northern Territory.

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NT prepares for increase in military spending, US Marines after Defence Strategic Review

It was on the frontline in World War II, and now officials say Australia's north will once again be key for the nation's future defences.

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The NT government has proposed changes to the water act. Experts say 'the devil is in the detail'

The government wants to regulate some of the territory's biggest water users. But academics and water policy experts say there are problems with the proposed changes that can't be sugar coated.

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Viv Oldfield adds Middle Creek Station to vast property portfolio

Viv Oldfield adds well-situated Middle Creek Station, south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, to his vast property portfolio.

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Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry report recommends further scrutiny of Middle Arm industrial hub proposal

A long-awaited Senate inquiry's final report into fracking in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin has made 14 recommendations.

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Nhulunbuy the 'wettest location in the world' after receiving 304mm of rain in afternoon storm

The remote community of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory receives a downpour of 304mm in about 12 hours, as a tropical storm puts on an "impressive" show for locals.

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Dutton raised 'systemic' abuse issues with PM

Discussions with the prime minister about violence and abuse in the Northern Territory were of a general nature and not about specific cases, Peter Dutton says.

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$50m payment to stolen generation families approved

A $50 million settlement compensating families of the stolen generation ripped from their homes in the Northern Territory has been approved by a NSW court.

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Tropical low from Cyclone Ilsa to impact Northern Territory's south this weekend, BOM forecasts

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting the powerful system to cross into the Northern Territory from the morning, bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

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Former NT chief minister Adam Giles in charge of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture, S. Kidman & Co.

The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, extends his term as CEO of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co.

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School attendance in the Northern Territory continues to drop, prompting calls for 'crisis' funding injection

Attendance rates at Northern Territory schools are continuing to fall, with the attendance rate of the most-remote schools slipping below 50 per cent, according to the latest government figures.

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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa: Downgraded system tracks inland after setting sustained wind speed record of 218 kph — as it happened

Several communities have been told to remain indoors as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa continues to move inland — as it happened.

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The NT raised the age of criminal responsibility, but advocates say the change is too slow

When the Northern Territory raised the age of criminal responsibility last year to 12, the government said the legislation wouldn't begin operationally until "the second half of 2023". But advocates say young children are still being jailed.

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Gina Rinehart sells four more S. Kidman & Co. cattle stations in Queensland, NT

The Gina Rinehart-owned S. Kidman & Co. has sold four of its stations spanning 2.4 million hectares in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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