Opticomm customers unhappy with service change
Tens of thousands of residents across the country are set to lose free-to-air tv, with their fibre-optic network provider Opticomm de-commissioning the service.
Grace Atta is a journalist and digital producer at ABC Darwin. She has previously worked as an ABC reporter in Broken Hill and in Adelaide, where she filed stories for online, TV and radio platforms. Grace holds degrees in a Bachelor of Media and a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Psychology).
Tens of thousands of residents across the country are set to lose free-to-air tv, with their fibre-optic network provider Opticomm de-commissioning the service.
About 50,000 Australians are set to lose access to free-to-air television using their existing technology. And the troubles do not end there, with many customers also reporting regular and prolonged internet outages.
As a new week begins for Top End residents still recovering from the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Fina, questions remain for many about what happens next.
The Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Fina is expected to reach category four strength while still in Northern Territory waters.
Tropical Cyclone Fina intensifies to a category three system as it moves away from Darwin.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina is approaching north of Darwin today, bringing with it some extreme weather conditions.
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Tropical Cyclone Fina has been upgraded to a category two system, and is currently sitting just 40 kilometres north-west of Minjilang in West Arnhem Land.
The BOM's latest track map shows Tropical Cyclone Fina has been temporarily downgraded to a category one system, but could still intensify to a category three by Saturday afternoon.
The Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Fina has formed off the NT coast. Here's what you need to know to prepare.
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Tropical Cyclone Fina has intensified into a category two storm off the Northern Territory coast this afternoon, as authorities urge Top End residents to make their emergency cyclone plans ahead of its expected landfall on Saturday.
Renewable energy company SunCable signs a 70-year agreement with traditional owners and the Northern Land Council to build Australia's largest solar farm in the NT outback.
NT Police say the the force's search and rescue team found the 64-year-old man and 58-year-old woman within the designated search area late on Monday.
Bodies representing remote Indigenous Australians have warned that communities are becoming uninhabitable, as they push the federal government to strengthen proposed environmental reforms.
Seven months after the Northern Territory's former police commissioner Michael Murphy was stood down, Acting Police Commissioner Martin Dole has been announced as the next person to take on the position of top cop.
A Darwin animal shelter has been accused of "unprofessional" behaviour after failing to provide desexing services which new owners had already paid for as part of their adoption fee.
Late last month, the NT government provided its long-awaited formal response to a landmark domestic violence inquiry, stating most of the recommendations are already in place. But is that the case?
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NT police have provided an update on their investigation into the Warlpiri man's death in custody in Alice Springs, saying it is at an "advanced state" but still waiting on a forensic pathology report.
A 62-year-old man has died in police custody during the execution of a search warrant at a home in Palmerston, south of Darwin.
Bununggu and Warraingu model Cindy Rostron is named one of the industry's rising stars in this year's National Indigenous Fashion Awards.
At the 2025 National Indigenous Fashion Awards, Clair Helen Parker receives the top honour of fashion designer of the year, as winners in six other categories are revealed after months of anticipation.
This week marks the 10th anniversary of Darwin's biggest fashion show, Country to Couture, with the event shining a spotlight on some of Australia's finest First Nations artists.
A 26-year-old man who has been missing in the outback for a week has been found alive near Jay Creek outstation by residents of the Aboriginal homeland, close to where police discovered items of his clothing.
Two prominent legal organisations have condemned the NT's minister for domestic violence prevention for what they have labelled a "bizarre and unwarranted attack" on the coroner.
The Northern Territory parliament has passed a suite of changes to the Youth Justice Act, including a proposal to reinstate the use of spit hoods on young people in youth detention centres.
The Northern Territory government has flagged it will reinstate the use of spit hoods on young people in youth detention centres, almost eight years after the practice was banned.