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First Peoples' rights 'unsafe' in hands of states and territories; Commonwealth must take responsibility
The rights of First Peoples are unsafe in the hands of states and territories, t...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Nov 2026
Ex-AFL player Quinton Narkle joins South Cairns
Former AFL footballer Quinton Narkle will join South Cairns for the 2027 season...
Jackson Clark 12 Nov 2026
Indigenous artists from across Australia encouraged to enter 2027 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) and principal partn...
Giovanni Torre 6 Nov 2026
The devastating consequences of mass incarceration in the NT
Since the election of the CLP, the Northern Territory has imprisoned more of its...
Arrernte Elder lodges United Nations human rights complaint in response to Territory's child protection plans
An urgent complaint has been lodged with the United Nations in relation to the N...
Giovanni Torre 3 Nov 2026
Business on their own terms: Gapuwiyak’s Entrepreneurs back their community

When Brendan Wunungmurra saw people in Gapuwiyak spending money sending broken phones to Darwin, he saw a service his own community could provide.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Nov 2, 2026
Continual Closing the Gap concerns in the NT prompt federal funding 'adjustments'

The federal government says it has made "adjustments" to the funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government after the latter acted against the "values" of the Closing the Gap agreement.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2026
Darwin Buffettes trio celebrate major milestones

Three Indigenous footballers celebrated significant milestones in the Northern Territory Football League Women's Premier League competition over the weekend.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 25, 2026
Parfitt set for Wanderers debut against Banks

Former AFL midfielder Brandan Parfitt is set to make his first appearance for Wanderers when the Eagles face Banks on Saturday in Round 4 of the Northern Territory Football League on Saturday.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 23, 2026
Sonny Smiler strengthens AFL Draft credentials with Combine showing

Northern Territory draft prospect Sonny Smiler has continued to impress ahead of next month's AFL Draft, producing a strong performance at the National Draft Combine.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 22, 2026
Urgent action needed on family violence services in remote NT communities

There is an urgent need to improve domestic, family and sexual violence services in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory following the alleged murder of a 16-year-old girl earlier t...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 21, 2026
Shock closure of shelter leaves vulnerable in peril

The closure of YiSSA this week has laid bare the cruelty and callousness of this CLP government decision. It's a saga that has become increasingly costly, both to the Territory budget and to the lives...

‘The goddamn heart of this place’: Blak business claims the Territory

Hoops 4 Health, the Darwin basketball and youth program founded by Timmy Duggan OAM, was named NT Blak Business of the Year on Saturday night at a sold-out Mindil Beach Casino Resort Pavilion, where N...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 17, 2026
Government-built homes aim to ease pressure on overcrowded NT households

Fourteen new homes have been handed over to tenants in Arnhem Land, bringing the total number of homes delivered in the community under the Northern Territory Remote Housing Agreement to 34.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 17, 2026
Man who raped girl in Indigenous community sentenced to 10 years in prison

Note: this report includes references to child abuse and details readers may find distressing. A man found guilty of raping a four-year-old girl after luring her away with a watermelon will spend at l...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 8, 2026
Building on Country: Intract’s award win shows what Black business can deliver

Seven hundred kilometres from the nearest supply hub, Intract Australia delivered an aged care facility that earned recognition across the Northern Territory's construction industry.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 6, 2026
Ex-AFL star Steven May returns home to Southern Districts

AFL premiership defender Steven May will return to Southern Districts for the 2026/27 Northern Territory Football League season in what looms as a major boost for the Crocs.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 2, 2026
Outback Stores, Australia Post partner to keep rural and remote communities connected

Outback Stores and Australia Post are strengthening access to essential postal services across some of Australia's most remote communities with 16 Community Postal Agents (CPA) in the Northern Territo...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Oct 2, 2026
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