James Elton

Dozens of council workers in the Top End town of Katherine could be set to receive thousands of dollars in back pay, after the Fair Work Commission found in their favour.

Decades after Wadeye's last licensed social club was smashed to pieces amid a storm of controversy, locals will soon be able to have an after-work drink again.

Traditional owners of the remote NT Aboriginal community of Wadeye say the community has been brought "together as one family" at this year's Yidiyi cultural festival.

Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess for governments worldwide and of Australia's most remote beaches.

Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still needs to be done to ensure economic prosperity.

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Ranger groups and volunteer firefighters are working hard to finish up their controlled burns before the bushfire season begins in earnest. But their efforts are stymied by what they say is a new level of illegally dumped rubbish in the bush.

A remote NT school scoops national music awards with songs in Indigenous languages, keeping Dreamtime creation stories alive. 

Scientists say one of the Northern Territory's most important water systems is experiencing "significant depletion".

Police divers have located the body of a 57-year-old man after he slipped beneath the water while swimming at Edith Falls, near Katherine.