EDITORIAL: The Justice Blow report into questionable hiring practices in the NT Police Force has exposed a truly dysfunctional organisation, still reeling from its ongoing racist reckoning, with the report offering a rare glimpse inside the fresh chaos and turmoil, where the most senior members ar…

Opposition Leader Selena Uibo was forced on Friday to admit to abusing the taxpayer-funded government white car service for personal use following an FOI application filed by the ABC, stating she will now pay back the money, which the NT Independent understands was used for transport to dinners in…

Facebook posts showing Public Employment Minister Jo Hersey attending union protest rallies against the previous Labor government's public service pay freeze have contradicted her claims the union failed to fight against the 2022 pay freeze, but the Minister is now criticising unions for donating …

The 155 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday, October 03, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

The Justice Alan Blow inquiry into senior police appointments under former police commissioner Michael Murphy has found the promotion and appointment processes "have many shortcomings" that need to be addressed immediately, while also exposing a war within the senior ranks of the NT Police over un…

Three men have been charged for allegedly stealing up to 400 head of cattle from a station in central Australia in August, NT Police said.

CDC bus drivers across the Territory have started wearing campaign-branded hi-visibility vests as part of the Transport Workers' Union's escalating work action against the bus operator's contract offer, which they say falls below industry standards.

Tamboran Resources has announced that its Beetaloo Joint Venture has reached a Final Investment Decision for the Shenandoah South pilot project, while also announcing it has acquired Falcon Oil and Gas, with the CLP Government announcing taxpayers will underwrite $75 million of a $180 million loan…

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for alleged historical child sexual offences that occurred in Fannie Bay between 2002 and 2007, NT Police said.

The 186 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, October 02, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

Lands and Planning Minister Josh Burgoyne has flatly rejected Larrakia people's concerns that a proposed 11-storey hotel in the parking lot of the Darwin Convention Centre at the Waterfront precinct will impact an adjacent registered sacred site, with his comments later criticised by Larrakia owne…

Voluntary assisted dying legislation should be adopted in the Northern Territory, a new report by the government's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee has found, but it comes with 86 recommendations including instructions on how to draft the legislation, while the CLP Government has given n…

The 194 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Wednesday, October 01, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

The death of woman at Casuarina is being investigated after a postmortem examination identified unexplained internal injuries, NT Police said.

The Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics under former senior bureaucrat Andrew Kirkman spent $2 million on a deeply flawed and painfully slow internal investigation into the rorting of millions of taxpayer dollars through the Indigenous Employment Provisional Sum scheme by dozens o…

Darwin Airport Resort has recently enhanced its offerings with new attractions that complement its other recent upgrades, including the large pool, water features, and luxurious villas.

A $1 million program to help small and medium Territory businesses protect themselves against cyberattacks has been launched that will see up to $10,000 matched dollar for dollar by the government towards eligible cybersecurity services. 

A firearms dealer in his 80s has had more than 240 guns and various gun parts seized by police for alleged multiple breaches of the NT Firearms Act, which followed a loaded revolver discharging while police were inspecting it, NT Police said.

The 223 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Tuesday, September 30, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

NT Fire and Rescue crews had their hands full dealing with multiple fires in Tennant Creek on Sunday, including fires on the football oval allegedly started by children "with fuel", NT Fire and Emergency Services said, amid extreme fire conditions in the region.

The Northern Territory is set to lose out on nearly $6 billion in GST revenue over the next four years, according to a new report from The Australia Institute, that argued that amount of money could pay for the NT Art Gallery in just over a month.

Several people at a Darwin bar were left to deal with the effects of contamination from pepper spray after a 36-year-old woman discharged the legally purchased canister during a brawl with a 21-year-old woman early Sunday morning, NT Police said, which also involved a bystander struck with a stool…

Australia’s first national climate risk report warns Northern Australia faces the harshest impacts, with extreme heatwaves, bushfires, flooding and tropical cyclones, intensifying safety and security risks, potentially resulting in loss of life, destabilisation of community structures, and increas…

The Finocchiaro CLP Government's move to amend the Sacred Sites Act to ultimately push through a hotel project at the Darwin Waterfront precinct against traditional owners' wishes may spark a direct conflict with the Federal Government, as the Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians has vowed …

Acting Chief Minister Gerard Maley has changed his story about when he first became aware Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby was related to a hit-and-run driver who received no jail time for killing an Aboriginal man, raising further questions about why the CLP Government was not upfront with th…

The cost of recommissioning the Manton Dam and associated works has blown out by $55 million to $189 million in one year, the CLP Government disclosed on Friday without acknowledging it, but said works are nearing completion on the project that will improve water security for the Darwin region. 

Business news from across the Northern Territory: Latest highlights include APA Group commencing Beetaloo pipeline construction, $1.5B in trade relations showcased as NT heads to World Expo 2025 in Japan, and the NT Government launches October Business Month. Also making resource news is KGL Resou…

Darwin is set to host the inaugural 'Mini Paralympics', a ground-breaking initiative promoting inclusivity in sports for individuals with disabilities, that will feature wheelchair basketball, boccia, seated volleyball, badminton, and athletics.

The 119 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday, September 26, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

The Finocchiaro CLP Government's real reason for altering the Sacred Sites Act earlier this year has become clearer, after it moved to alter the existing Authority Certificate for the Darwin Waterfront precinct to ensure a proposed high-rise hotel project can move ahead, despite repeated objection…

The October Business Month 2025 program will see over 70 event partners holding over 200 events throughout the month, with local and national business leaders providing insight through inspirational speeches and plenty of professional development opportunities and seminars across the Territory.

The Northern Territory is set to lose out on nearly $6 billion in GST revenue over the next four years, according to a new report from The Australia Institute, that argued that amount of money could pay for the NT Art Gallery in just over a month.

The 222 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Thursday, September 25, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

An internal government report into a fracking legislation breach by Empire Energy - now called Beetaloo Energy Australia - shows that while the NT Government first recommended prosecuting the company because a fine was considered an insufficient deterrent, it later decided to send a letter to "enc…

A 'safe house' for alleged drug dealers on a quiet street in a Darwin northern suburb was at the centre of a massive drug bust involving the seizure of a huge haul of meth, cocaine and cannabis, tens of thousands in cash and several prohibited firearms, including a pistol with a silencer, NT Polic…

More than 62 per cent of the Northern Territory's public servants have rejected the NT Government's latest Enterprise Agreement, with the union representing the workers calling on the government to get back to the bargaining table as soon as possible.

The 255 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Wednesday, September 24, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

Acting Chief Minister Gerard Maley defended Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby's failure to publicly disclose she is related to a hit-and-run driver who killed an Indigenous man last year before publicly commenting on the case, saying she is "doing a great job" as "the number one law person up h…

Police officers ended an estimated 40-second pursuit of a suspicious ute in Darwin city last week for "safety reasons" four to five seconds before it ran through a red light and hit a taxi, injuring passengers in the car, NT Police said.

A special investigation series into five senior NT Police officers who lied to a coronial inquest about the TRG's racist awards has been recognised at the NT Media Awards for best crime/court reporting of the year, but the matter continues to be ignored by the Chief Minister and the NT Police top …

The 215 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Tuesday, September 23, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has refused to stand down for failing to publicly disclose that the hit-and-run driver who killed an Aboriginal man and injured another and who avoided jail last week was related to her before publicly commenting on the case, stating she told Lia Finocchiaro ab…

A brief of evidence into the death of Aboriginal man Kumanjayi White at the hands of Alice Springs police has been provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions to determine if charges should be laid, Police Commissioner Martin Dole has said, while police refused to say how Mr White died despite…

The government corporation that markets and organises the Territory's major events will be rolled into the broader Tourism NT body, to "market tourism and events with greater impact", but the Tourism Minister could not say how many jobs will be cut or how much money the Finocchiaro CLP Government …

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly spraying two nightclub bouncers with OC spray in Darwin’s CBD overnight, NT Police said, which has happened within the first month of a Finocchiaro Government trial on its sale to the public.

The 239 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Monday, September 12, 2025. This list includes all the charges.

Disgraced former NT police commissioner Michael Murphy has been appointed deputy chief executive of the Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT, with the organisation praising his "principled leadership" and "strong commitment to public trust", despite a corruption watchdog report earlier this year find…

EDITORIAL: If we needed any further proof that Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby is completely out of her depth in her role as the Northern Territory’s first law officer, it came this week during her latest disaster that led the public to once again question the integrity of its government inst…

The NT Environment Protection Authority has renewed the Darwin Liquified Natural Gas plant's licence for another five years with new conditions, but appears to be permitting Santos to decide how much a leaking storage tank can continue to leak, a decision the Environment Centre NT said was providi…

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed the sentence handed out to 24-year-old Jake Danby for hit-and-run causing death, following public uproar over the lenient sentence this week which spared him jail time, despite Danby bragging in text messages about hitting two Aborigin…