NT Independent

New private firm run by former top NT public servants raises ‘troubling concerns’

A private consultancy company started by one of the Territory’s most senior public servants has recently employed another senior bureaucrat, with both heavily involved in establishing the NT Government’s private investment attraction and gas regulation policies over the past five years, raising questions about the potential for confidential government information to be used for private gain.

Male arrested in connection to bedroom assault of child

Sex crimes detectives have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male with gross indecency of a child under 14, in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in Anula early Saturday morning when a girl was allegedly assaulted while sleeping in her bed.

King Charles sends message to Territorians and donation following recent flood events

King Charles III has sent a message to Territorians following recent floods across the NT, saying the “devastating havoc the wet season has caused” is the result of climate change, while the NT Administrator’s Office said his Majesty also included a “personal donation” of an undisclosed value to help with flood recovery efforts.

National police medal awarded to officer who shared topless photo of distressed woman

A police officer who was not criminally investigated for sharing a photo of a half-naked, distressed Aboriginal woman with colleagues in a social media chat group was later recommended for a National Police Service Medal by former commissioner Michael Murphy for his “ethical and diligent service”.

High drug driving results recorded during NT Police’s Easter road safety blitz

Twenty per cent of motorists specifically tested for drugs at checkpoints as part of last weekend’s Easter road safety campaign were found to be under the influence, NT Police said, in an alarming result of a small sample size.

Police still investigating ‘suspicious death’ involving woman and kangaroo at Avon Downs in Barkly region

UPDATED: The death of a woman who reportedly stopped breathing after the vehicle she was in “allegedly” struck a kangaroo near the Barkly Homestead Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious, NT Police said, with more information provided on Wednesday as police continue to call for the public’s help.

Letter to the editor: Why is ACMA finding not on the local ABC website?

If the ABC expects public trust, it should report its own failings as prominently as others, writes Gerry Wood.

Edged weapons used in two break-ins, nine arrested: police

Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.

NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Apr 09

The 234 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Tursday, April 09, 2026. This list includes all the charges.

Part II: The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill

A post-euthanasia legislation education campaign in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities in 1996 revealed deep cultural fears about whitefella “kill business”, evidence that informed a federal inquiry, but it was moral arguments from outside the Territory that ultimately drove the law’s override, writes Dr Robyn Smith.