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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

Blackout leaves tens of thousands in NT without power

The outage has been blamed on a localised gas supply issue at a power station.
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Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds

Disgraced zoologist's sentencing delayed

Adam Britton has pleaded guilty to 60 offences, including bestiality, possessing child abuse material, and animal cruelty charges.
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Duration: 2 minutes 10 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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Adam Britton stands by greenery wearing a green shirt

Remote NT communities still grappling from flood impacts

It's not just inundation that's done damage – one Kalkarindji leader says his community was left divided in the wake of last year's flood emergency.
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Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds

'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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Close up of middle aged Indigenous man with beard

What to do when elderly parents refuse to talk about aged care

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?
A man in a hat during golden hour in Florence, Italy.

Deadly rollover prompts calls for road improvements in NT

Four people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on a notorious stretch of unsealed road on the Roper Highway.
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Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Culling on the cards as NT grapples with croc numbers

Experts say culling – banned since 1971 – won't make anyone safer.
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Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

We relived the thrills and spills of the Turnbull years in Nemesis — with political analysis from Annabel Crabb

The ABC's political docuseries Nemesis is back. We unpack the biggest moments from episode 2, with political analysis from Annabel Crabb. 
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A portrait of Malcolm Turnbull looking determinedly down the barrel of the camera.

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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The eye and head of a crocodile swimming in water

What impact have alcohol bans had in the NT?

A year on from the return of alcohol bans in Aboriginal town camps and communities, progress on alcohol-related harm and violence remains an uphill battle.
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Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

Five killed in separate crashes on NT roads

Four people died in a single vehicle rollover on the Roper Highway, while a pedestrian was killed in Darwin's rural area.
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Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds

Survivors of sexual assault face hurdles when bringing perpetrators to justice

The fight for sexual assault survivors to identify themselves publicly is an ongoing battle in the NT and Tasmania. One survivor is telling her story to try and change stigma and give victims control over their lives.
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Duration: 1 minute 45 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

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

NT opposition want to reverse ban on using spit hoods on children

The Northern Territory opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro says her party would reverse bans on using spit hoods on children, if it wins government in August.
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Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds

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

Parts of South Australia, Victoria, NSW to experience hottest weather in up to three years

A burst of hot northerly winds will bring the highest temperatures in years to parts of south-east Australia, while ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily carves a trail of torrential rain and flooding.
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Composite of heatwave map and workers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

NT Coroner casts critical eye on Shane Tapp police investigation

Police determined Shane Tapp's death was an accidental drowning despite finding a machete, balaclava and a bag containing $20,000.
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Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

'Distrust, uncertainty and anxiety' in regional communities over green energy transition, report reveals

Poor engagement and consultation has led to "material distrust" of renewable energy developers in regional communities, according to a much-anticipated review.
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sign with red cross over transmission lines and towers on farm gate fence

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.
An old colour photo of a young man wearing a black singlet and smiling

How does an expensive school uniform help kids learn? Spoiler: It doesn't

Expensive school uniforms with logos and monograms do nothing to help kids learn, so why are we paying so much at the uniform shop?
New prep-aged children sit on floor in circle in prep classroom playing barrel of monkeys game at Spring Mountain State School.

Santos will not seek costs from Tiwi Islanders' failed court bid

The decision comes as the Environmental Defender's Office faces backlash, after it was found to have manipulated the instructions of their Indigenous clients.
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Duration: 2 minutes 1 second

Humans and crocodiles don't get any closer than at this notorious outback crossing

A dry season phenomenon draws both locals and tourists to the notorious Cahills Crossing in the Northern Territory. But a ranger says some people are ignoring warnings about the risk of crocodile attacks.
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People fishing over the notorious Cahills Crossing that crosses over the East Alligator River from Kakadu into Arnhem Land.