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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.

A Darwin barrister has raised the alarm on the NT's community legal sector, saying it is 'collapsing', and will only get worse if a nation-wide funding shortfall for community legal centres isn't filled.

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. 

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.

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.

From filming in some of the most remote and inhospitable areas of Australia, to working with an A-list Hollywood actor, this is how the ABC Science team investigated what killed our ancient megafauna.

Edwina Murphy has type 2 diabetes, and with financial help she now uses a device that easily measures her blood sugar level. An inquiry is due to report on whether the 1.3 million Australians with type 2 diabetes will no longer be priced out.

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.

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.

Polar air from Antarctica is surging towards south-east Australia, bringing gusty winds, showers and low-level snow. While midwinter cold outbreaks are typical, the subsequent weather is nothing short of bizarre.

There's more bill pain underway for households, but it's businesses that will bear the brunt of the latest gas crisis rippling through Australia's south-eastern states in the dead of winter.

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.

Alpurrurulam on the Northern Territory-Queensland border is a long way from anything but not even distance can keep the newly formed girl's footy team from playing.

Alpurrurulam, on the Northern Territory-Queensland border is a long way from anything but not even distance can keep the newly formed girl's footy team from playing.

The NT coroner has recommended the territory's education department ensure all schools are trained to respond when a student discloses suicidal thoughts, following her inquiry into the death of a Darwin teenager.

The NT cattle industry and tourists are calling for urgent repairs on the Stuart, Barkly and Tablelands highways after a heavy wet season caused significant damage.  

Northern Territory Police have charged a 21-year-old man with careless driving resulting in death and a string of other offences, after a man was found dead inside a Darwin warehouse earlier this week.

Peter Dutton has pledged to build nuclear power plants in these teenagers' regions if the Coalition wins the next election. Some are excited by the prospect of a new industry but others want to keep the focus on renewables.

The bomb squad was called in when a 60-kilogram World War II-era bomb was dug up by construction workers during excavation at Stokes Hill Wharf near Darwin City. Then, they blew it up.

The Northern Land Council has called for a complete rewrite of the NT government's water plan for the massive aquifer under Mataranka that feeds its famous hot springs.

A leading water economist and traditional owners warn the iconic Mataranka thermal springs may be under threat if a controversial water plan — now closed for consultation — proceeds as drafted.

A first-of-its-kind renal dialysis clinic has opened in remote Central Australia, a region where one in 100 people are in need of the treatment amid a growing diabetes and kidney disease epidemic.

Native bettongs have nearly doubled after the animals were reintroduced to the central desert a few years ago.

Australia is known for strict gun laws implemented after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, but states and territories still have different ways of treating gun ownership. Here's a guide.