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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
Concerns raised over health, water and housing as residents return to Nganmarriyanga / Palumpa after floods
Concerns have been raised about residents being returned to the flood-hit remote...
Giovanni Torre 26 Apr 2026
Imangara residents return home after flood evacuations
Imangara residents have returned home this week following flooding in late Febru...
Giovanni Torre 27 Mar 2026
Town on high alert in cyclone's wake amid flood fears
A sandbagged and already-saturated outback town is back on major flood alert as...
Lloyd Jones 25 Mar 2026
Nauiyu and Palumpa to move to Stage 2 evacuation
The Northern Territory government has announced Stage 2 evacuation measures to s...
Giovanni Torre 19 Mar 2026
Northern Land Council urges disaster management reform in the wake of historic flooding

The Northern Land Council has urged all levels of government to listen to Aboriginal voices in the development and roll-out of disaster management in the wake of historic flooding across the Top EndOv...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 17, 2026
Flooding forces closure of Katherine hospital and schools

An outback town's hospital, schools and courthouse have been closed and an emergency declaration issued as a river approaches major flood levels following heavy rain.

Relief arrives for flood-stranded Yarralin community

The federal and Northern Territory governments have been collaborating to support food security in the remote NT community of Yarralin, covering the cost of a number of flights carrying food and other...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 24, 2024
NT government awards contract for flood resilience on Stuart Highway

The Northern Territory government has awarded a $350,000 contract to GHD Pty Ltd to design flood immunity improvements on an 8 kilometre stretch of the Stuart Highway near Daly Waters, south of Kather...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 1, 2024
Northern Land Council urges reforms as residents slam flood response

The government response to severe flooding in the Northern Territory has been slow, split families – including separating the elderly from carers, failed to communicate properly, and gave reside...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2024
Nitjpurru’s general store reopens for business after flood recovery

The remote Northern Territory town of Nitjpurru's (Pigeon Hole) only general store has recommenced trading following the remote community's evacuation due to severe flooding four months ago.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 17, 2023
Federal government pledges mental health support for flood-affected First Nations communities

First Nations communities affected by floods in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland will receive extra mental health funding the federal government announced Friday.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Jun 17, 2023
First group of NT flood evacuees heading home

The first cohort of Territorians have begun their journey home from the Centre for National Resilience in Darwin after being evacuated earlier this month due to severe flooding.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2023
Communities band together in recovery efforts after flooding in Kalkarindji, Daguragu and Pigeon Hole

The remote communities of Kalkarindji, Daguragu, and Pigeon Hole are currently undergoing a major recovery phase in the aftermath of severe flooding.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 23, 2023
Relief grants now available for for flood-hit Indigenous corporations in Northern Territory and Queensland

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation's 2023 Emergency Response Grants Program, which has provided financial relief to flood-affected Indigenous corporations in the Kimberley, is now available for I...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 23, 2023
Resilience, not relocation, key to flood response says NT engineering expert

A Darwin-based engineering expert says building resilience rather than relocation is the answer for flood-prone communities. Charles Darwin University engineering expert Dr Cat Kutay made the comments...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 20, 2023
Hundreds evacuated as Territory and federal governments collaborate on flood relief

The Nothern Territory and federal governments are working to deliver disaster assistance to flood-affected Territorians. The Australian Defence Force has evacuated more than 400 people by air, the Ter...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 16, 2023
Remote communities evacuated as heavy rains and floods hit Northern Territory

Heavy rain continues to batter the Northern Territory as a deep tropical low tracks slowly east across the Top End. Hundreds of people are being evacuated from remote communities where floodwaters thr...

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Robyn Wuth (AAP) Mar 2, 2023
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