Lee Robinson

A former Government House occupant and a prolific author and historian, Ted Egan will also be remembered as the man who reinvented the beer box as a musical instrument.

In the upcoming federal election, there are five seats in regional Australia that could influence the overall result. Here's why they matter.

The Coalition will be hoping to win the Northern Territory seat of Lingiari for the first time this federal election, as a battle ensues to win over disillusioned voters in the bush.

Michael Murphy had planned to deliver a second apology to Aboriginal people in the remote Northern Territory. But after his sudden departure, there’s no certainty it will happen.

Northern Territory prison officers have returned a resounding no-confidence vote in the NT's corrections commissioner, amid pushback over a plan to hire private and interstate guards to help staff prisons.

In an ongoing defamation battle, court documents show Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says there was substantial truth to a media release calling for the dismissal of an Aboriginal land council CEO.

As the second year of the free summer youth program wraps up in Alice Springs, authorities say it has been a success.

The police union has concerns the Northern Territory’s official crime statistics could be inaccurate, warning a "complex" $58 million data system is continuing to burden officers 14 months after its roll-out.

Former Barkly mayor Jeff McLaughlin has avoided a conviction for drug-driving and cannabis possession after prosecutors withdrew more serious charges against him.

It's been nearly a century since explorer Harold Lasseter died during his search for a massive deposit of gold in Australia's outback.

When Harold Lasseter died alone in the desert in 1931, he took secrets of a supposed vast gold-bearing reef with him. His tale inspired generations of expeditions, which continue to this day.

The family of a baby injured in a shocking home invasion in Alice Springs thanks the community for its support after a fundraiser drew more than $52,000 in donations.

Women, the elderly and other vulnerable residents in Alice Springs say they feel increasingly unsafe after a string of violent incidents, and are taking steps to protect themselves.

The NT chief minister and police commissioner have flagged federal support may be called upon for Alice Springs, in response to what they describe as "serious, heinous, and escalating violence" in the town.

The organisers of the Finke Desert Race have settled a lawsuit over a crash that left a spectator dead and another seriously injured.

NT Police Assistant Commissioner Michael White said this was a "very significant event" that has caused "significant shock to the community".

As Alice Springs residents brace for a potential summer crime spike, a youth centre offers a place where children can feel safe and have a "sense of belonging".

Police say the suspects are still at large amid calls for more to be done to address crime in the city.

More than a year after former Barkly mayor Jeff McLaughlin was filmed restraining a child in a so-called citizen's arrest, police have closed their investigation into the incident "with no criminal prosecution to occur".

Police have arrested a senior employee with Australia's largest Indigenous legal aid service after she was allegedly caught harbouring a convicted killer in an Alice Springs hotel room.

Power and Water Corporation is supplying two remote Aboriginal communities with bottled water after new research has linked higher fluoride levels in drinking water to lower IQs in children.

In the remote Australian outback, where ancient Aboriginal songlines traverse the unforgiving landscape, missionaries from the United States are preaching a religious movement. 

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has promised to "save" Anzac Oval, pausing demolition at the Alice Springs site as the new NT government reconsiders the next steps for a controversial new art gallery.

Leaders in Kintore are calling for additional support for their remote Indigenous community amid a spike in young people petrol sniffing and the temporary closure of its only school.

As the major parties make their final pitches ahead of the NT election, both say they can turn around the territory's stagnant economy, record debt and flatlining population growth. But what will it take to achieve that?