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Crash takes out internet services
Telstra says fixed-line phone and internet services in the centre of Alice Springs will be offline until Wednesday.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 12:15 pm -
Growth towns policy 'won't stop urban drift'
The Northern Territory Government's policy to turn remote communities into growth towns will not stop urban drift, a Charles Darwin University academic says.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 1:43 pm -
Intervention fails to dent preventable diseases
A Federal Government report suggests its intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities is not making significant progress in reducing preventable diseases in children.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 12:32 pm -
Units development sparks planning debate
Northern Territory Planning Minister Delia Lawrie says the development of more residential units in the Alice Springs CBD could have social benefits for the town.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 12:18 pm -
'Hansel and Gretel' clues lead to drink-driver
Police were able to hunt down a drink-driver in Darwin last night after following oil that was leaking from the driver's car.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 12:06 pm -
Woman's 'intolerable' imprisonment ends
A mentally ill Northern Territory woman who had to stay in jail because no accommodation could be found for her has been released.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 11:47 am -
Aboriginal artist's state funeral attracts hundreds
Hundreds of mourners are gathering in the community of Gumbalunya in Arnhem Land to farewell a renowned Aboriginal artist and community leader.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 11:38 am -
Child abuse triples
A progress report on the Northern Territory intervention shows the rate of confirmed incidences of child abuse has more than tripled since 2006.
ABC - November 2, 2009, 6:44 am -
Academic says cull buffalo to curb emissions
An environmental science academic says the estimated 150,000 feral buffalo roaming the Top End should be culled to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 10:43 am -
Man stabbed in lung with butter knife
A 27-year-old man has been stabbed in the lung by his mother's de facto partner in Katherine, south-east of Darwin.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 8:06 am -
Woman dies after being hit by train
A woman in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, has died after being hit by a freight train overnight.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 4:00 am -
Child abuse inquiry 'as public as possible'
The Northern Territory's Minister for Women and Children, Malarndirri McCarthy, says an inquiry into the child protection system will be made as public as possible.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:36 pm -
Indigenous students 'seek inclusion'
Concerns have been raised that the federal government's so-called education revolution will not meet the needs of Aboriginal students.
October 30, 2009, 7:14 am -
Man 'waited an hour for ambo in NT town'
A drug-affected man waited almost an hour for an ambulance at a remote mining town while he thrashed about like "the exorcist", a coronial inquest has heard.
October 28, 2009, 8:29 pm -
Autopsy reveals baby was not abused
An autopsy on the body of a baby boy whose death has shone a spotlight on child protection issues in the Northern Territory has revealed the boy was not abused.
October 28, 2009, 6:51 pm -
'Bashed' baby dies in Darwin
A baby boy, covered in blood, has been pronounced dead on arrival at a Darwin hospital amid mounting concerns the NT child protection system is in crisis.
October 27, 2009, 7:38 pm -
NT cop accused of assaulting ill man
Police in the Northern Territory are outraged after an officer was charged with assaulting a mentally ill film-maker, who died almost a week later in hospital.
October 26, 2009, 7:29 pm -
Baby injured after concerns ignored: MPs
The NT government has been accused of covering up the case of a baby boy who suffered broken limbs and brain injuries after he was placed in his uncle's care.
October 26, 2009, 7:23 pm -
UK solar team hopeful of top ten finish
The only UK team to enter the 2009 World Solar Challenge is hoping a top ten placing will give it the leverage to take out the title in 2011.
October 25, 2009, 1:37 pm -
Two Indonesians admit people smuggling
Two Indonesians have pleaded guilty to people smuggling on a boat that exploded off Australia's northwest coast in April.
October 23, 2009, 7:02 pm
