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Authorities patrolled a remote part of the Queensland-Nothern Territory border this week following the NT's "Cracker Night", and say many people are unaware of the jail time they could face.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

With election day just months away in the Northern Territory, a prominent Indigenous leader is calling on politicians — and the media — to change the narrative around Aboriginal people.

Northern Territory police have found human remains belonging to a missing 12-year-old girl who is suspected to have been taken by a crocodile in a remote NT creek. 

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

A police search will continue into a third day for a missing 12-year-old girl reportedly attacked by a crocodile near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa, 360 kilometres south-west of Darwin.

Northern Territory traditional owners whose land contains one of the world's most valuable untapped deposits of uranium are calling on the NT and federal governments not to grant a mining company a lease extension, as the Coalition's nuclear policy peaks interest in the resource.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Emergency services say there have been several injuries, including facial burns to a six-month-old and burns to the groin region of a 37-year-old man, during the annual night when people can legally let off fireworks in the Northern Territory.

A tourist mauled by a pack of dogs in the remote Northern Territory is calling for greater controls after discovering it's unclear which level of government has responsibility for managing dangerous animals.  

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Mr T Wurramarrba, who led the push for the Anindilyakwa people of the Northern Territory to regain local autonomy, is being celebrated by Indigenous traditional owners as a tireless leader and reformer.  

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Santos is pursuing the climate movement through the courts after winning a challenge brought by traditional owners against a massive gas project. Experts warn it could help spell the end of public interest litigation in Australia.

Dr K Rogers — one of Australia's first Indigenous principals and the creator of the Bush Uni — has been described as a "champion" and a "loving father".

The man who murdered 20-year-old Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years.

Nuclear power is in the headlines a lot right now. So we ask energy experts to break down exactly what it is.

The NT's electricity system is in a "prime but precarious" position and could face blackouts within four years if looming challenges are not met, according to the NT Utilities Commission. 

For families in Darwin, the chance of sleep on Christmas Eve in 1974 vanished as they endured one of the worst natural disasters in the country. Fifty years on, one couple shares the "miracle" that kept their infant son alive as the cyclone raged around them.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Former NAAJA chief executive Priscilla Atkins sued the organisation after she was removed from the role in early 2023 and accused of allegedly forging a signature on her contract, with the Federal Court finding evidence against her "insufficient" and "vague".