Northern Territory

CLP sweeps to power in Northern Territory

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) has seized power in the Northern Territory, bringing to an end 11 years of Labor rule.

Cattle Stations of the Northern Territory

There is great skill in understanding the mechanics of working big numbers of cattle over vast tracts of land.

Teenager taken by crocodile in Northern Territory

A 14-year-old boy has been taken by a crocodile while playing in a creek at a remote Northern Territory community.

Mango wars rage as the Northern Territory intervention bears fruit

Lindsay Murdoch The barrels of cash are transforming remote communities.

Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history

Copper coins and a 70-year-old map with an ‘X’ marked on it may lead to a discovery that could change everything we've been led to believe about Australia's discovery.

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NT leader signs on to disability scheme

The Northern Territory has signed on to the federal government’s national disability insurance scheme, leaving Western Australia as the only holdout.

Asylum seekers go bush in Arnhem Land

Ten asylum seekers are thought to have taken off into wilderness in Arnhem Land after their boat reached mainland Australia without being intercepted.

Asylum boat reaches NT mainland

Bianca Hall A small group of asylum seekers decamped from their boat in a virtually uninhabited peninsula in the Northern Territory, and were only discovered a day later at a nearby airstrip.

New white paper waves white flag

John Garnaut The Rudd government's defence white paper of 2009 exploded like a bomb beneath the China relationship.

Plight of 55 weighs on Labor conscience

Daniel Flitton Labor is under pressure from within its own ranks to allow 55 refugees some avenue to appeal secret ASIO assessments.

Frenchman survives crocodile attack

A Frenchman swimming in the Northern Territory says he thought only of fighting for his life when a two-metre crocodile grabbed him by the head and began a death roll.

New federal loans will help farmers: NFF

Concessional government loans worth $420 million will help farmers who are being "smashed" by the high Australian dollar and rising production prices, the National Farmers' Federation says.

Surgeons sick of dealing with the drink and the damage done

Melissa Davey Some of Australia's top surgeons are sick of dealing with the aftermath of the average night out on the town.

Fraud unit to probe Torbay's link with Centrelink leases

Kate McClymont Allegations linking former state MP Richard Torbay to Centrelink leases worth millions of dollars have been referred to the department's serious fraud and non-compliance unit for investigation.

Good news can't stop PM's slump

Mark Kenny Support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government has slumped further since she vanquished her leadership rival Kevin Rudd, a poll shows.

Bodies recovered in search area for missing plane

Three bodies have been found within the search site for a missing light aircraft in the Northern Territory.

'Every image is a crime scene': police crack online child abuse images network

Nick Ralston An online network that shared child exploitation images has been uncovered leading to the arrest of 20 men and a woman Australia wide.

Feral threat hanging over Kakadu

Rory Callinan They should be the pin-up vistas of Australia's largest and most unique national park - the limpid streams and emerald flood plains of Yellow Water that nourish the heart of Kakadu in the Northern...