NT

Detectives called in after 12 dogs maul man

A 22-year-old Northern Territory man has died after being mauled by a pack of dogs in Arnhem Land, police say.
ABC - November 16, 2009, 10:13 am
Man dies after dog attack

Northern Territory police say an autopsy will determine whether a man was mauled to death by a pack of dogs in a remote Arnhem Land camp.
ABC - November 16, 2009, 9:21 am
Traveston dam decision sets precedent for NT

The Northern Territory Environment Centre says the Federal Government's decision to stop a new Queensland dam does not bode well for the Northern Territory's long-term water plans.
ABC - November 15, 2009, 9:12 am
Darwin surgeons strike pay deal

Surgeons at the Northern Territory's largest hospital say they have reached a pay deal which should prevent all but one of them from leaving.
ABC - November 15, 2009, 9:00 am
Pressure grows to change NT Intervention rules

The Australian Human Rights Commission has issued guidelines on what has to be done to make the Northern Territory Intervention comply with the Racial Discrimination Act.
ABC - November 14, 2009, 11:32 am
Defence commits to decade-long housing plan

Defence Housing Australia plans to build about 100 new homes a year in Darwin for the next decade to house an expanding defence presence in the Northern Territory.
ABC - November 14, 2009, 9:49 am
City cliff death not suspicious: police

Police say an autopsy is underway on the body of a woman found at the bottom of a cliff in Darwin on Thursday night.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 6:12 pm
Aborigines concerned about zinc mine's impact

A traditional owner of land around Borroloola says Aboriginal communities in the area are concerned about the quality of water due to a zinc mine.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 5:44 pm
160 kmh police pursuit: man faces court

A 46-year-old man who led police on a high speed chase through the streets of Darwin has pleaded guilty to 16 charges in the Magistrates Court.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 5:14 pm
Aboriginal broadcaster denies financial reports

The Australian Indigenous Communications Association says it does not believe the country's largest Aboriginal broadcaster will be forced to stop broadcasting.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 4:00 pm
Man with 10 assault convictions jailed again

A Northern Territory judge says he can do little more than send a man with 10 previous assault convictions back to jail despite it being clear he has not been rehabilitated by previous time in prison.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 2:42 pm
Claims Aboriginal art being traded for grog

The Northern Territory Licensing Commission says it is concerned by claims that Aboriginal people are swapping art for alcohol in Alice Springs.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 1:40 pm
Govt considers prison work camp sites

The Correctional Services Minister has confirmed the Northern Territory Government is considering two sites near Tennant Creek for a prison work camp.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 1:39 pm
Iron ore ship captain rescued off Darwin

A 53-year-old Filipino ship captain is in a stable condition at Royal Darwin Hospital after an air rescue this morning.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 1:00 pm
Rape centre blasts magistrate's comments

An organisation that supports rape victims has criticised comments made by a Northern Territory magistrate.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 12:44 pm
Squashed tomato comment 'went too far': lawyer

Comments by a Northern Territory magistrate about bashed Aboriginal women having faces like "a squashed tomato" went too far, a top lawyer says.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 12:11 pm
Thornton, Jurrah named top Territorians

Alice Springs filmmaker Warwick Thornton has been chosen as this year's Northern Territory Australian of the Year for his movie Samson and Delilah.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 10:59 am
Woman's body found at base of Darwin cliff

Police say they are still trying to determine the cause of death of a woman whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff on the Esplanade in Darwin's CBD late last night.
ABC - November 13, 2009, 10:00 am
Rescue underway for ill ship captain

A rescue helicopter is en route to a bulk carrier northeast of Darwin to provide medical aid to the ship's sick captain.
November 13, 2009, 9:59 am
Fatigued yachtsman rescued off Darwin

A Cairns-based solo yachtsman has been rescued off Darwin after spending six weeks in heavy weather on a journey from Malaysia.
November 13, 2009, 9:26 am