Darwin News

The NT Chief Minister acknowledges some of the decisions he got wrong, but says he is happy the public debate of Labor's first 100 days in power are about decision-making, not scandals and infighting.

A new sexual health campaign is encouraging Territorians to get regular health checks, as the number of HIV cases in the NT double in the past year.

Managers from the NT Department of Corrections knew at least by May that there were serious problems at the Don Dale and Alice Springs youth detention centres, but they did nothing to fix the issues, a royal commission is told.

Production at Australia's largest barramundi farms is set to double with the establishment of more growing ponds at a Humpty Doo farm.

"I caused her death" are the first words out of Darren Ashley's mouth as he takes the stand in the fourth week of his trial for allegedly murdering his former partner.

In the sparsely populated Northern Territory, a charity's national phone call initiative has evolved into a personal service connecting strangers with people who sometimes fear dying alone.

The popular Kensington Pride variety will be in short supply, but consumers will still be able to get their summer mango fix.

Dylan Voller and Jake Roper, juvenile offenders seen being tear-gassed at the Don Dale youth detention centre in the Northern Territory, are set to give evidence at a royal commission sparked by their alleged mistreatment in custody.

Two years after the NT's banana freckle eradication program forced growers to destroy their crops, Pinata is preparing to plant bananas.

Residents of a small Northern Territory town fear the consequences of releasing waste water from a proposed prawn breeding facility into waterways near conservation areas and local fishing spots south-west of Darwin.

The NT Environmental Defenders Office raises concerns miners are over-represented on the board set up and appointed by the former Government to monitor the industry.

Aaron Hyde says he was stripped naked and forced to spend long periods in isolation in the Northern Territory's Don Dale youth detention centre when he was just a teenager, now his mother wants the royal commission to find out why.

One of the only commercial durian growers in the Top End is expecting one of his largest crops on record.

The Northern Territory Parliament bans the use of mechanical restraint chairs on children in youth detention that shocked Australia when their use was revealed in a Four Corners episode.

Independent Member for Nhulunbuy Yingiya Mark Guyula will retain his seat in the Northern Territory Parliament after the Court of Disputed Returns dismisses a case challenging his election.

Northerners are better at coping with heatstroke, whereas vulnerable people, climate change worriers and smokers are more susceptible, research finds.

Strong export prices tied with a lower catch even out the northern tiger prawn season for a fleet of ships based out of Darwin.

Landholders with sheep and cattle secure two-thirds of the contracts from the billions of dollars contracted so far by the Federal Government's Emission Reduction Fund.

A heated exchange breaks out between a witness and the accused in the Fabian Brock murder trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

A former Weight Watchers head says junk food should be taxed to boost the consumption of good food.

Yingiya Mark Guyula seeks to remove restrictions on speaking languages other than English in the NT's Legislative Assembly, saying he feels "stronger and more powerful" when he uses his native tongue.

An economic survey has found Darwin's agricultural zone is worth more than double the Ord Irrigation Scheme.

The Northern Territory Correctional Services Department confirms there are currently no rehabilitation programs being run for high-risk sex offenders inside prisons, due partly to a lack of staff.

The Northern Territory government wants to close a loophole in liquor legislation to limit sales of takeaway alcohol on Sundays.

About 70 hectares of rice is grown at Mt Keppler Station this year, down from 130 hectares.