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Mining giant blocked from port expansion in High Court win for native title holders

The High Court rules in favour of native title holders in the Northern Territory preventing mining giant Glencore from expanding a critical part of its large zinc and lead mine on the Gulf of Carpentaria.
An aerial image of a port on the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria near Borroloola.

At this NT school, students are learning how to stand up to a bullies and be a good friend

The NT government has committed to rolling out a specialist mental health education framework in all of its schools from next year. Tailored to the needs of territory kids, teachers and principals say it helps support the "emotional wellbeing" of students.
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A woman smiles at the camera, in front of her are two happy kids in Ludmilla Primary uniforms.

NT police officer faces Supreme Court trial on rape, choking and aggravated assault charges

A police officer facing rape and assault charges is committed to stand trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, with a local court judge finding there is "sufficient evidence" against him.
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One of Australia's largest Indigenous corporations is being investigated. Here's why

An Aboriginal corporation in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek is facing allegations it misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funding. 
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Julalikari Corporation property in Tennant Creek

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Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Further delays to 'sadistic' zoologist's bestiality and child abuse material sentencing

Disgraced zoologist Adam Britton pleaded guilty in September to 60 offences, including bestiality, possessing child abuse material and other animal cruelty charges.
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Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

Gas supply interruption triggers mass power outage across the Top End

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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Sun shines through powerlines at dusk in town in south-east Queensland

'We weren't as one': Damages to flood evacuation centre sparked divisions in outback community

The damages to the Howard Springs centre by flood evacuees tabbed up to hundreds of thousands of dollars – one of the remote communities involved is still trying to recover from the controversy.
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Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

NT public to have say on croc culling as chief minister flags concern with current numbers

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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Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds

'I'm pretty desensitised now': One year since alcohol bans returned, Alice Springs looks to future

A year on from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Alice Springs, progress on alcohol-related harm and violence remains an uphill battle.
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Empty liquor bottles and cans lay in the dry Todd River.

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Duration: 1 minute 17 seconds

Five people killed in two separate crashes on NT roads in one night

Four people have been killed in a single vehicle crash on the remote Roper Highway, with a pedestrian also struck and killed in a separate incident in Darwin's rural area.
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A remote highway with a crashed car in the middle with cones in front of it put down by police

Groote Eylandt celebrates justice reform

Justice reform in Groote Eylandt is being celebrated as a major milestone, allowing local justice groups to influence how community members are sentenced in court.
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Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

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Detainees climb onto roof of notorious Don Dale detention centre in lockdown protest

Detainees at the Darwin facility climbed onto the roof on Friday in what advocates said was a protest against lockdowns.
Youth detainees on roof of prison behind barbed wire

On this remote island, the justice system has been tailored to better suit its Indigenous population

Almost two years since the NT's Aboriginal Justice Agreement was signed, the first Community Court and local Law and Justice Group has been established on Groote Eylandt, marking a new era in the territory's justice system.
A group of two adults and two children carry green bags along a dirt road in a remote community

NT opposition leader indicates CLP would reverse ban on spit hoods in youth detention centres

Just months away from an election where crime will be a pressing issue for voters, the NT opposition leader has a message for young offenders: "If you don't want to have a spit hood put on you, then don't spit on our frontline workers". 
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NT coroner rejects police theory Katherine man Shane Tapp died by 'accidental drowning'

The NT coroner says she is "not at all persuaded" by NT Police's theory for the death of Shane Tapp in 2021, in handing down the findings of an inquest into his death.
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