James Elton

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.

Police divers are searching Edith Falls, near Katherine, for the body of a 57-year-old interstate tourist who witnesses saw slip below the water after he started struggling while swimming.

Gunlom Falls has been closed since 2019, when damage to a sacred men's site sparked a long-running legal dispute that ultimately reached the High Court. 

Northern Territory retailers are warning of business closures and job losses amid a delayed crackdown on a controversial Centrelink payment system that advocates say exploits remote Aboriginal customers.