Steve Vivian
Steve Vivian is a journalist and digital producer in the ABC's Darwin bureau in the Northern Territory. He has previously worked as a reporter at the NT News, Gold Coast Bulletin, Tweed Daily News and Mansfield Courier.
You can contact Steve at vivian.steve@abc.net.au or via Twitter at: @steve_vivian
Latest by Steve Vivian
Gas supply interruption triggers mass power outage across the Top End
By Steve Vivian
The NT chief minister says there will be a review into the outage, which impacted about 20,000 households across 19 suburbs in Darwin, Katherine and Palmerston on Monday afternoon.
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NT public to have say on croc culling as chief minister flags concern with current numbers
By Steve Vivian and Thomas Morgan
The NT government has released a draft plan to manage crocodiles for the next 10 years, with the population currently over 100,000 in the jurisdiction.
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AFL in discussions to move AFLW Dreamtime game from Melbourne to Darwin from 2024
By Steve Vivian
The AFLW could move the showcase game of its Indigenous Round to Darwin permanently with the league in discussions with Victorian powerhouse clubs Richmond and Essendon to bring the game to the AFL's Indigenous heartland.
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How a luckless Aussie Rules team in the tropics kicked a goal for the ages
By Steve Vivian
On Australia's northern fringes, in extreme weather, in the country's only tropical league, the outer limits of sporting resilience were tested this season, as a team kicked their first goal in a long, long time.
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Truck driver charged over spectacular collision with freight train in NT outback that injured four
By Steve Vivian
Police allege the truck driver involved in the collision was distracted on his phone before the crash that derailed the train and disrupted the freight route in and out of the Top End.
Police searching for 'perpetrators', seize vehicle in suspicious death of 19yo man near Alice Springs
By Steve Vivian
Police call for information about a black Ford Ranger they say can help "find the perpetrators" after a dead body was found on a remote road near Alice Springs on Monday.
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'A kick in the guts': Customer frustration with Bonza continues following cancellations
By Steve Vivian, Robert Baird, and Kyle Dowling
Budget airline Bonza continues to draw criticism from customers impacted by mass cancellations on its Darwin-Gold Coast route.
How a tiny Aussie outback town became a global true-crime phenomenon
By Steve Vivian
Years after one of its dozen residents vanished without a trace, a Netflix documentary is bringing a global audience of millions to the mystery that looms over the remote Northern Territory town of Larrimah.
Bonza extends its cancellation of all flights on Darwin-Gold Coast route until mid-March
By Steve Vivian
Bonza customers receive text messages notifying them their flights between Darwin and the Gold Coast are cancelled until March 19, nearly a month after the airline cancelled all its flights along the route for December.
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Man dies in overnight hit-and-run in Darwin
By Steve Vivian
In the latest in a series of alleged hit-and-run incidents, a man becomes the 31st person to die on NT roads this year.
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Eva Lawler sworn in as NT chief minister, announces review of financial interests guidelines
By Jack Hislop, Steve Vivian, Jane Bardon, and Lillian Rangiah
The new chief minister unveils her cabinet and says her government's priority will be on community safety as it looks to regain stability eight months out from the next Northern Territory election.
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She's the new Northern Territory chief minister. So who is Eva Lawler?
By Matt Garrick and Steve Vivian
Eva Lawler takes the top job in territory politics as the government's two most experienced members move to the backbench.
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Eva Lawler to become Northern Territory chief minister
By Steve Vivian
Current NT Treasurer Eva Lawler is set to be the Northern Territory's new chief minister with Chansey Paech as deputy.
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Analysis
analysis:How $2,500 worth of shares brought down the NT chief minister
By Steve Vivian
In the past month, Natasha Fyles lurched from one damaging saga to the next. But it was a minor shareholding that brought about her political demise. Here's how it happened.
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The NT chief minister has resigned. Here's who could replace her
By Steve Vivian and Thomas Morgan
Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison has put her hand up for the leadership, the ABC understands Treasurer Eva Lawler is gathering support from caucus, while Attorney-General Chansey Paech said he is keeping his options open.
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Chief Minister Natasha Fyles holds undisclosed shares in company that owns NT mine
By Steve Vivian
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles holds an undisclosed shareholding in a company that owns a mine in a remote NT community where locals have for years called for government testing on the mine's health impact.
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NT chief minister referred to ICAC over political adviser's gas lobbying ties
By Jack Hislop and Steve Vivian
Independent MLA Mark Turner has referred two matters relating to Natasha Fyles and her office to the Northern Territory Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
'Always been my dream': History made on Tiwi Islands after first women's footy grand final
By Steve Vivian
The rapid rise of Australian Rules Football continues on the Tiwi Islands, home to some of the sport's greatest names, as the inaugural grand final comes down to a thrilling finish.
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Lake Alexander in Darwin reopens following report of shark sighting
By Steve Vivian and Myles Houlbrook-Walk
This week's report is the latest in a string of sinister spottings at Lake Alexander, including a separate suspected shark sighting last year. So what's going on at Darwin's beachside, man-made lake?
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How one moment of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics Games changed Tom's life
By Dianne King and Steve Vivian
Now a professional wheelchair basketballer, Tom O'Neill-Thorne can draw a direct link between his rise through the game and the night he watched the opening ceremony of the Sydney Paralympics more than 20 years ago.
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Parents want action taken against mayor for 'citizen's arrest' of child, after mayor defends conduct
By Steve Vivian
The parents of a child restrained by the Tennant Creek mayor during a so-called "citizen's arrest" ask the Northern Territory's major legal service to take action against the mayor.
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NT chief minister denies Woodside shares are a conflict of interest, amid growing scrutiny
By Steve Vivian
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles doubles down on her assertion that she has no conflict of interest in owning Woodside shares, despite the gas giant's links to projects in the Northern Territory.
NT chief minister's shareholding in gas company Woodside attracts federal scrutiny
By Thomas Morgan, Roxanne Fitzgerald, and Steve Vivian
Natasha Fyles defends her ownership of shares in Woodside, saying she has properly declared the holdings each year and that she has acted in line with financial disclosure rules.
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Why some votes in the Voice to Parliament referendum count differently
By Steve Vivian
For hundreds of thousands of Australians voting in the referendum on a Voice to Parliament, their votes will count differently to others. Here's why.
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From hospitals to shade structures, here's what we know about tomorrow's NT budget
By Thomas Morgan and Steve Vivian
Northern Territory Treasurer Eva Lawler is keeping her cards close to her chest as she prepares to hand down her first budget on Tuesday. But some key announcements, and key budget projections, are already in the public domain.
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