Lidia Thorpe refers NT attorney-general to corruption watchdog
Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has referred Northern Territory Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby to the NT’s corruption watchdog following allegations…
NT DPP confirms it will not appeal sentence for Alice Springs baby assault
The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has decided not to appeal a non-custodial sentence handed to…
NT’s top judge tells government not to interfere with court independence, in leaked email
The Northern Territory’s highest-ranking judge has written to the head of an NT government department asking them not…
Renters despair in ‘landlord’s market’ where no-grounds evictions and frequent rent rises are legal
One evening, just hours after paying rent, Emma — whose name has been changed for privacy and security…
Shocking CCTV footage shows moment bus driver assaulted while driving down Darwin highway
Video showing the moment a bus driver was violently assaulted while transporting passengers along a Darwin highway has…
Illegal fishing is awash in the Timor and Arafura seas. Discarded ‘ghost nets’ kill wildlife and destroy Australia’s pristine coastline
In Australia’s wild northern waters there have been stories of illegal fishermen being taken by crocodiles. But with…
Darwin ship lift project cost blowout rivalling Snowy 2.0, economist says
On Darwin Harbour sits a construction project that has so far taken 10 years, blown out by hundreds…
Older Territorians say they still feel unsafe as residents’ homes targeted by armed thugs
Trevor Miller was asleep when two young teenagers broke into his home in April and dragged him from…
NT Police seize more than 240 guns from former Kakadu park ranger who captured 5.1m crocodile, Sweetheart
An 81-year-old Kakadu National Park firearms dealer has had more than 240 guns seized by Northern Territory Police…
OC spray used at Darwin nightclub two weekends in a row as NT trial approaches one-month mark
Security guards at a Darwin nightclub have been confronted with pepper spray two weekends in a row as…
Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda’s family in calls for fresh probe into mystery disappearance
When Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda disappeared in 1934 after being cleared of the murder of an NT police officer and…
Woman’s snake bite death in Katherine sparks warnings against complacency
No fang marks, blood or swelling, just venom that can end a life before you realise you’ve been…