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Darwin Street Art Festival delivers eight new artworks and two new Indigenous Art Precincts
Darwin's streets have become even more colourful following the completion of the...
Phoebe Blogg 26 Jun 2026
More than a career: Why the Territory needs more Aboriginal doctors
For many Aboriginal people, a visit to the doctor is never just about the appoin...
Nicole Brown 25 Jun 2026
NT Government extends alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps
The Northern Territory Government has announced an extension of the total alcoho...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Jun 2026
Minister blames extreme weather for drop in NT school attendance rates
When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a te...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 16 Jun 2026
CJ McCarthy-Grogan elected as Darwin’s newest councillor
Clarence "CJ" McCarthy-Grogan has been elected as the City of Darwin's newest co...
Jackson Clark 14 Jun 2026
Community safety at risk if alcohol protections lapse, NT Aboriginal health body warns

The Northern Territory Government must provide certainty about how it will maintain alcohol restrictions when Interim Alcohol Protected Areas (IAPAs) expire next year.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 4, 2026
Narkle joins NTFL's newest Premier League club in major recruiting coup

Banks have landed a major signing ahead of their first season in the NTFL Men's Premier League, with former AFL midfielder Quinton Narkle joining the club.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 4, 2026
Motlop returns to coach junior club Wanderers

Former AFL player Steven Motlop will return to where his football journey began after being appointed co-coach of Wanderers for the 2026/27 Northern Territory Football League season.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jun 3, 2026
Homelands are the answer, says Yingiya Guyula

Independent Member for Mulka, Yingiya Guyula, has called for a major shift in the way governments approach Aboriginal housing, arguing that investment in homelands is critical to protecting culture, s...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 2, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Man arrested over alleged drug supply across Mparntwe / Alice Springs town camps

A 47-year-old man has been charged over the alleged supply of methamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine across Mparntwe / Alice Springs, including in six town camps.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 26, 2026
Large-scale search continues for man missing in East Arnhem Land

A large-scale search is continuing for a 31-year-old man who remains missing in East Arnhem Land. The Northern Territory Police Force say they hold concerns for the man, referred to as Marius, who has...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 25, 2026
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal

Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreement to support key Aboriginal services in remote communities has yet to be spent, despite the Territory's declining closin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 25, 2026
‘We must work as a country’: Indigenous ministers urge vaccinations amid record diphtheria outbreak

Indigenous Ministers have urged Australians to vaccinate amid the nation's largest recorded diphtheria outbreak, with growing concern over the spread of the disease through remote Aboriginal communiti...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni May 25, 2026
New Forestry roadmap strengthens Tiwi jobs and leadership

For more than 60 years, forestry has been part of life on the Tiwi Islands. Now, a new workforce plan is laying the foundation for the next generation of Tiwi workers and leaders to step into long ter...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown May 22, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Elder says Alice Springs town camp she helped establish no longer feels safe

For two decades, John Smith* (not his real name) has called Morris Soak - a camp near Mparntwe / Alice Springs - home. But last Friday, he stood behind his gate, fearful that drug-related violence wou...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 17, 2026
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress reports diphtheria death in NT, Indigenous cases 98 per cent of outbreak

The diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory which has overwhelmingly impacted Aboriginal communities has caused at least one death, the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress reports.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 15, 2026
NT rugby league community rallies around Rosemary Rokobiau

The Northern Territory rugby league community has rallied around young Palmerston Raiders player Rosemary Rokobiau after she suffered a serious spinal cord compression injury during a junior match on...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark May 13, 2026
Analysis: NT’s child protection changes ignore experts and inflame culture wars

The actions of the Northern Territory government in the wake of the horrific death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby reveal both a disregard for expert advice and a preference for culture war pol...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
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