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Latest news: Northern Territory

NT triple murderer Ben Hoffman gets life with no parole

Ben Hoffmann will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting rampage across Darwin.

NT nurses pelted with rocks after cops forgot them

An NT inquest into an Indigenous man's shooting death has heard a nurse used by police to deceive community members was later pelted with rocks and injured.

NT medicos scared off by break-ins before Kumanjayi Walker death

An inquest into an Indigenous man's shooting death was told nurses should have considered the risk to community members before they fled over safety fears.

Territories’ rights vote by end of year

A vote on a bill to remove the ban on territories from legislating for voluntary euthanasia is expected by the end of the year, the Senate has heard.

NZ museum returns Northern Territory Indigenous objects

Four objects from the Warumungu people will be returned from a New Zealand museum to country in the Northern Territory. 

Kumanjayi Walker inquest in NT told of self-harm incident

A 19-year-old Indigenous man shot dead by police in the Northern Territory tried to harm himself after being taken into custody some years earlier, an inquest has been told.

Artists celebrate 50 years of Papunya Tula gallery

The Papunya Tula Artists' Gallery in Alice Springs is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with the opening of a new exhibition.

Lower house supports territory rights

A proposal to restore territory rights is one step closer after a bill passed federal parliament's lower house on Wednesday.

Territory rights back on parliament agenda

Parliament will sit for its first full week since Labor took government, with the rights of governments in the ACT and NT on the agenda.

Parliament set to tackle territory rights

The federal parliament is to be presented with a proposal to allow the ACT and NT to legislate on voluntary assisted dying.

NT triple murderer Benjamin Hoffmann reveals why he did it

Gunman Benjamin Hoffman, convicted of murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled Darwin shooting spree, has told his side of the story for the first time.

Labor backs conscience vote on ACT, NT

The ACT and Northern Territory could soon have the power to legislate for voluntary euthanasia after a decision of the federal Labor caucus.

Research suggests feral cattle are the brumbies of the NT

Feral cattle and water buffalo are damaging national parks and conservation areas in northern Australia, research by Charles Sturt University (CSU) has found.

NT man run down by stolen ute as violent social unrest spreads

Three men accused of running down another man with a stolen ute have faced court as violent social unrest in a remote Indigenous community spills onto Darwin's streets.

Remote Indigenous communities face housing crisis

Poor quality housing poses a serious health risk to Australia's remote Indigenous communities, elders and ANU experts warn.

One dead, eight hurt in fatal tour bus crash near Alice Springs

A man has died and eight other passengers have been injured after a tour bus rolled over in remote central Australia.

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