Northern Territory

Retailer Urban Rampage, whose customers are predominantly First Nations people, is considering a legal challenge against its ban from using Centrepay, a credit service that lets consumers buy goods and pay them off via deductions from their Centrelink payments.

The NT government's decision to ink a major gas contract without an open tender process and refusing to disclose the cost to taxpayers draws criticism from both industry and experts. But the chief minister says "this is the way negotiations happen".

Travellers set to explore one of northern Australia's most renowned tourist destinations are being urged to properly prepare for remote travel as vast areas welcome visitors for the dry season. 

Expert Indigenous trackers from the Tanami Desert in outback Northern Territory are teaching others how to track and identify animals.

Scientists have a few theories as to why a nocturnal marsupial is partial to a nightly power nap, but aren't 100 per cent convinced they have figured it out.

The latest government data shows another spike in foreign fishing boats coming close to shore, with residents describing Indonesian boats painted green in a bid blend into mangrove creeks.

In the much-anticipated Bluey special The Sign, the titular character is allowed to seat in the front passenger seat in line with Queensland road rules, prompting increased search traffic on the subject and calls to child safety organisations. 

Anzac Day is commemorated across Australia and New Zealand, from dawn services and marches to games of two-up, on the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.

The Northern Territory community is divided over whether there should be a culling of crocodies after thousands moved into areas where there were previously none.

Pukumani Alimankinni's family have performed an emotional tribute to their much-loved family member on the final day of a week-long coronial inquest into her death.

The family of Pukumani Alimankinni, who died inside the Royal Darwin Hospital's secure mental health unit in 2021, have performed an emotional tribute on the final day of a coronial inquest into her death.

NT Police have now arrested everyone who allegedly fled the scene of a car crash last month in Alice Springs. The fallout from the incident has been linked to the social unrest that led to the recent youth curfew in the town.

Less than a year since a 67-year-old tourist was bitten at a popular Top End swimming spot, the NT government has upped its annual quota for saltwater croc harvest by 900.

A new report has outlined four pathways to help power Alice Springs by 50 per cent renewable energy within six years, providing a roadmap to put the town years ahead of Darwin, Katherine, and the national energy market.

A 26-year-old Port Augusta man is hit by a car along the Stuart Highway about 30 kilometres south of the Northern Territory border. 

Each dry season thousands of tourists flock to Darwin's Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, but this year wet season tides and waves have washed away half the beach, restricting access. It's left Darwin council the latest scrambling to find a solution to coastal erosion.

Doctors say carbon emissions and waste generated by the health sector pose a massive threat to public health, but staff are finding novel ways reduce hospitals' environmental footprint.

During the 1972 election campaign, Gough Whitlam promised to lift the lid on Pine Gap and share its secrets. Ultimately, as prime minister, he was left out of the loop.  

Locals are alarmed that a group of Chinese men dropped on a remote beach were able to enter an Australian air base undetected, given the ramping up of surveillance along the crocodile-infested coastline.

The deal will see Top End power stations supplied with the Beetaloo gas, but experts want to know how much it will cost the tax payer.

Chief Minister Eva Lawler says the nine-year agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day, starting next year.

An op shop project which donates clothes to Indigenous communities is set to expand after its win at the 2024 NT Agrifutures awards.

Andrew Leech suffered with migraine for years. It was only when he studied to become a doctor that he realised help was out there. Now, he wants to make it easier to find relief.

Investigations into the deaths of about 150 Northern Territory cattle suggest the likely cause was a parasitic disease called coccidiosis.

NT Police Constable James Kirstenfeldt — who was deployed to Yuendumu in 2019 when Kumanjayi Walker was shot — has been charged with drink-driving and going armed in public after an incident in Darwin over the weekend.