James Elton

NT judges have met to discuss "concerning" waits in police custody amid concerns people are effectively "disappearing into the bowels of the system" as they wait days for bail applications to be heard.

Prominent Katherine Indigenous construction business Jawoyn Contracting has "ceased trading", leaving about 30 workers redundant. 

New initiatives to teach men and boys about healthy relationships will run in remote NT and WA communities, as part of the federal government's goal to end gender-based violence in one generation.

A summer police operation in the small NT town of Katherine has led to 200 arrests in just six weeks.  

Jeffrey Frank, 20, and Deacon Sawdy, 17, patrol the streets of Tennant Creek until 4am in their night bus, getting kids home safely and keeping them out of trouble.

The financial regulator has taken action against a clothing retailer over concerns the store disputes about exposing vulnerable Aboriginal customers to financial risk.

Armed kidnapping suspect arrested in Katherine after alleged abduction at Daly Waters pub

After a long period of administration, the Barkly Regional Council has welcomed a new mayor with a fresh vision for Tennant Creek and surrounds, along with 12 other newly elected members. 

The court heard the 17-year-old had a history of severe mental health problems, including psychosis, with her friends and staff at her care home recalling her saying she was “hearing voices” on the night she took her own life.

Voter turnout is tracking at less than 35 per cent in a Northern Territory region that is electing a new council after the previous version was sacked over governance concerns.