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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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Aboriginal land rights champion Yunupingu dies in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory

One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders, the trailblazing land rights fighter Yunupingu, has died in the Northern Territory aged 74.

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Alice Springs Hospital sees sharp fall in domestic violence cases since return of alcohol bans

The Central Australian town of Alice Springs had, for months, been dealing with high levels of assaults and alcohol-related hospital presentations, but new figures suggest that's begun to ease since the Northern Territory government reinstated liquor bans.

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No plans to build new Northern Territory prison amid record inmate numbers and proposed tougher bail changes

The NT government says record prisoner numbers are "expected to continue for the foreseeable future", with stricter bail laws proposed following the fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker.

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Water licence for NT's Malaysian-owned Jindare Station cut by 90 per cent

One of the Northern Territory's largest water licences is slashed under the government's "use it or lose it" policy.

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NT Police data reveals alarming spike in assaults, as victims consider whether to stick it out

Long-term police data shows the Northern Territory is dealing with record levels of violence, from regional towns to its capital city.

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Kalkarindji flood evacuees begin repatriation from Howard Springs back to community

Around 700 people were evacuated to Darwin from the remote communities of Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Daguragu earlier this month as flooding hit the Victoria Daly region of the Northern Territory.

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'Dire' homelessness situation in the Northern Territory worsening amid 10-year waits for public housing

Homelessness is a reality experienced by one in 20 people living in the Northern Territory, and experts say the situation is worsening.

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Advocates call for National Rental Affordability Scheme extension amid soaring rents and cost of living

Pensioner Dennis Hayes is among thousands of Australians who are set to fall off the government rental scheme. Advocates say it must be extended, to avoid pushing people into homelessness.

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New 60-bed aged care facility in the NT will not meet growing demand, advocates say

The Northern Territory is set to get 60 new aged-care beds, but advocates say it will not meet the growing demand.

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Arnhem Land rangers seeing higher prices for crocodile eggs, as slinging ban tightens supply

Indigenous rangers in the Northern Territory are earning more for saltwater crocodile eggs this year, as a ban on a common method for egg collection tightens supply.

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Northern Territory government could be first buyer of Beetaloo gas, as Blacktip supply issues bite

A gas company looking to develop the Beetaloo Basin says the Northern Territory government could be one of its first customers for fracked gas.

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CLP members back 'school farms' policy idea for troubled young people as 'last chance opportunity' to avoid youth detention

Rank-and-file members of the Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party have passed a motion that would see children sent to farms to operate machinery and assist in the operation of a slaughterhouse as an alternative to youth detention.

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