The North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service has extended their condolences to families and communities in Lajamanu after an Aboriginal woman died being allegedly stabbed by her partner on Monday.

The 42-year-old Warlpiri woman's death is the seventh alleged domestic violence related death of an Indigenous woman since the start of July in the top end and NAAFLS, which provides services to more than 40 communities throughout the Top End - including legal and support services to those affected by domestic, family, and sexual violence - said they were mindful the families were now in sorry business.

"What happened is an absolute tragedy. Yet again, another Aboriginal woman has lost her life through domestic and family violence," NAAFLS chief executive Cindy Torrens said.

"We note that this is now the seventh domestic family violence-related death in the Northern Territory since June this year."

In the wake of the woman's death, NT Police Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said on Tuesday that everyone needs "to do better" and told reporters the woman and man had been in a domestic relationship since 2003, with "a number of reported incidents to police".

"What we're dealing with here is another tragedy, another tragedy for the Northern Territory, another tragedy for the community," he said.

The small community of Lajamanu, approximately 870 km south of Darwin, remains in mourning, and Mr Wurst said the woman also had family connections to the Central community of Yuendumu, with sorry business having commenced in both areas.

"The woman who has passed away had a family, she had an extended family across the Warlpiri network, she had her own children…they do not have a mother now," Mr Wurst said.

Ms Torrens said NAAFLS was ready to "support those affected - including the wider Lajamanu community - in whatever capacity we can".

"The ongoing death toll for our Aboriginal women in remote communities is absolutely unacceptable on any count, or measure, by any standard," she said.

"As an organisation, our service continues to be ready and willing in responding to domestic and family violence in the Territory."

A NT Police spokesperson said a large crowd had gathered around a local clinic where the critically injured woman had been taken at about 6.20pm on Monday, however not long after police attended the scene, the Warlpiri woman passed away.

In the aftermath, the 46-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by unknown community members before being arrested nearby after suffering non-life-threatening injuries and remains in custody.

"There was an incident between the person currently in police custody and the person who's passed away, and as a consequence of that incident then there was some other reprisals against the male person," Mr Wurst said.

"Currently the Lajamanu community, we are monitoring closely with the local police and the community elders to ensure that there is no other further unrest."

Along with the seven women who have lost their lives, a further two victims of serious assaults remain in the ICU at Royal Darwin Hospital undergoing intensive treatment.

"That is effectively nine matters where death has occurred or possibly could occur since July 1," Mr Wurst said.

AAP reported on Wednesday services are calling on the Northern Territory government to urgently implement the $180 million in funding for domestic, family and sexual violence services it promised ahead of the August election.

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