Sarah Spina-matthews

The Local Government Minister says he made the decision because he was satisfied “there are, or may be, serious deficiencies in the conduct of the Council’s affairs”.

With a team of four lawyers managing a caseload of almost 500 files, Legal Aid NT says crime teams in Alice Springs are struggling under the strain of a lawyer shortage, after NAAJA’s decision to stop taking on new criminal matters.

Melissa Andrews-Wurramarrba is the first person from her remote NT community to complete a university degree in 36 years. She says this innovative program got her there.

NT Police have launched an investigation after a 19-year-old man was found dead on Undoolya Road on Monday.

Core Lithium has suspended mining operations at its Finniss lithium project near Darwin amid “weak market conditions”, with up to half of the site’s 300 jobs set to be lost.

Police are renewing calls for information into the disappearance of 30-year-old Angie Fuller, one year after she was last seen on the side of a remote Central Australian highway. A $250,000 reward for information remains active.

Emergency services will move Pigeon Hole residents to Darwin and Katherine, while Daguragu residents will be housed in the neighbouring community of Kalkarindji.

Potential evacuations of remote communities with the help of the Australian Defence Force had been flagged by authorities but NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler says they are no longer required.

Child sexual abuse survivor Laura Rowe speaks out following the conviction of her brother. She says the justice system needs to be overhauled to make it easier for others to navigate.

This year, Adrian Jangala Robertson became the first Aboriginal artist to be a finalist for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes in the same year. Now he’s taking his art overseas.