The confused aftermath of the Johnston by-election shows the Territory is in for a wild ride ahead of the August election — and as voters turn away from Labor and the CLP, one political party is picking up the scraps.

Human remains and cutting edge tech are helping to train Australia's top forensic officers in disaster response at a heavily guarded research facility.

Labor calls the Johnston by-election for its candidate Joel Bowden, with ABC elections analyst Antony Green saying results do not indicate "anything other than a Labor win".

A working group is established to help create a National Horse Traceability Register, fulfilling one of 18 recommendations handed down by last year's Senate inquiry.

After summer 2019-20, you'd be forgiven for looking at the forecast for autumn with trepidation, but the BOM's latest outlook offers some optimism.

It's a political newcomer in the NT, but this small party wants to edge out the CLP and become the new Opposition after this weekend's Johnston by-election.

After drenching Top End cattle stations, ex-tropical cyclone Esther is heading towards the Kimberley and could loop back towards the Red Centre.

A 23-year-old Aussie Rules player will be kicked out of the sport for a second time after being found guilty of racially vilifying an opponent earlier this month.

A man who had complex, high-risk surgery at a Territory hospital "did not understand" the consent papers he signed or the details of his treatment, in a case which sparked an independent investigation.

Biosecurity authorities say a pest grub that could cost Australian agriculture millions is now impossible to eradicate after it is discovered in north Queensland crops.

High-profile candidates, political party hoppers and a brand new political party's electoral debut. There's a lot going on in this Saturday's Johnston by-election and the Gunner Government will be watching very closely.

I experienced burnout before I knew what it was, writes Molly Hunt.

Coronavirus evacuees finally make their way home from the Darwin facility where they were held in quarantine for 14 days, after being evacuated from Wuhan.

Another person evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to Australia has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of confirmed cases to seven.

The Bureau of Meteorology expects Queensland's first cyclone this season will form in the Gulf of Carpentaria by Sunday afternoon.

Details published by the Business Department show the Government's multi-million-dollar turf club grandstand grant was an anomaly in its funding pool, at more than 20 times any other grant and 60 times larger than the average.

He's worn many hats in his days, including that of world barefoot mud crab tying champion and Top End buffalo shooter. But Billy Lowery really just wishes he'd worn more hats more often.

A rarely seen Bulwer's petrel, nicknamed Buggerlugs, which lost its way and ended up on a pub balcony in Sydney, is flown north and released back into its natural habitat.

Against a rising tide of sexual assaults, exclusive new data reveals the police force with the worst record for pursuing perpetrators.

American machine mate Samuel Logan was down in the engine room when the first bombs hit. Now, on the 78th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin, Samuel's son returns to tell his father's incredible story.

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