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A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of his partner near Darwin, and has been extradited from Victoria ahead of his first appearance in the Darwin Local Court.

Days after acting Northern Territory Ombudsman Bronwyn Haack raised the alarm about "inhumane" conditions in overcrowded police cells, the government says just six inmates remain.

A $100 million luxury hotel planned for the Darwin Waterfront has fallen through, after concerns were raised by Larrakia traditional owners over its interference with a sacred site.

Staff at the former ABC studios in Elsternwick were exposed to asbestos over an extended period.

The Northern Territory government has signed a deal to build a new "open-security" prison work camp at Charles Darwin University's Katherine campus, with the facility expected to house at least 130 prisoners. 

An absconded prisoner has been charged with 15 offences, including strangulation and making threats to kill, after escaping police custody and evading capture for more than 70 days.

The Northern Territory government has announced a "crackdown" on compliance at childcare centres across the territory, following the death of a toddler at a rural Darwin centre in 2023.

Acclaimed filmmaker George Gittoes has revealed a former NT police officer told him he witnessed his colleagues taking a Yolŋu clan leader out to shoot him and dump his body in Darwin Harbour in 1934.

Summer has arrived in Australia with a bang, with fire and searing heat in the west, while a sprinkling of snow accompanied record cold temperatures in the south-east of the country.

The man accused of murdering a 23-year-old international student in Darwin in 2023 has been found guilty following a week-long trial in the NT Supreme Court.

National home values rose 1 per cent in November, according to Cotality's monthly index, which was the third straight month of gains above 1 per cent. But the pace of growth did moderate as the prospect of rate cuts faded.

A plan for the Northern Territory to be among the first places in the world to import foreign carbon emissions has raised fears it will turn Darwin into a global pollution dumping ground. 

The Northern Territory's prison watchdog has called on the government to urgently remove all inmates from police cells following an investigation which revealed prisoners sleeping between toilets and claims guards watched women showering.

The airline is warning further disruptions are possible after the issue sparked widespread delays across Australia on Saturday.

Sex workers say viral social media content, which often promotes a life of luxury, needs to be more transparent to avoid duping young followers.

Sex workers say viral social media content, which often promotes a life of luxury, needs to be more transparent to avoid duping young followers.

What's the difference between a big R2E2, a delicate Honey Gold, and an iconic Kensington Pride? Find out before biting into a mango this season. 

A new Royal Darwin Hospital would cost more than $1 billion to build, and likely take a decade or more to deliver. So who has the political bravery to commit?

Two politicians allege NT children in youth detention are being moved from Alice Springs to Darwin without their families' knowledge.

The jury in the trial of a Tiwi Islands man accused of murdering an international student in Darwin hears final arguments from the prosecution and the defence.