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The triumph and defeat from the Tiwi Islands football grand final, in pictures
The famous sporting showdown on the Tiwi Islands drew local football fanatics and mainland tourists to Wurrumiyanga Oval on Sunday.
Vanessa lives in a shack outside Tennant Creek with no power or water. It was her only option
A mining boom and a government scheme to house its workers has made renting a home in this Northern Territory town almost impossible.
ABC Radio News Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds
ABC Radio Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds
'Religion' of Aussie Rules football draws thousands to Tiwi Islands grand final
Football fanatics turned out in large numbers to watch the biggest sporting and tourism event of the year for the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands.
At 68, model Marion Patterson dances her Dreaming on the catwalk
Marion Patterson was scouted while stacking chairs two years ago. Now, she graces the catwalk with her junglefowl Dreaming dance and extraordinarily unique style.
ABC Radio News Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds
Farmers concerned by foreign bid for Australia's biggest fertiliser manufacturer
A state-owned Indonesian company is the frontrunner to buy Incitec Pivot but some farmers want it to stay Australian-owned.
ABC Radio Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Trio hospitalised after violent outbreak on tropical NT island
Police say spears, crossbows and machetes have been used in the violence which involved up to 150 people on the island in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
ABC Radio Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Defence Housing Australia puts Darwin's Lee Point development on hold until 2024
Work on the Lee Point project will pause until March after Larrakia traditional owners made an emergency application to federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on the grounds of protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Darwin barramundi facility aims to cut waste, reduce food miles
For a long time a lot of the region's wild-caught barra was sent to southern states for processing, but Darwin's first major fish processing facility aims to cut the distance fresh seafood travels before hitting local plates.
Federal government commits $6.4m for 'world-class' Garma Institute
The federal government will help fund the development of a new Indigenous-led tertiary education institute in north-east Arnhem Land.
NT Police union fears 'mistakes will be made' after new training for arresting children was 'rushed'
Police say they are unprepared and fearing the possibility of legal repercussions just days after the NT government changed the age of criminal responsibility.
ABC Radio Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
Mass shooter Hoffmann 'feared for life' before alleged prison assault with hot coffee
One of the Northern Territory's most well-known murderers has told the Darwin Local Court he feared for his life before allegedly assaulting a fellow prisoner.
Sydney entrepreneur Andrew Spira granted bail in NT after alleged 'drug-induced' crime spree
Andrew Spira, 24, was charged by Northern Territory Police in May with a string of fraud, firearm and drug offences after he travelled to the NT while on bail granted by a New South Wales court weeks earlier.
Banned NT media outlet threatens legal action over chief minister's 'misinformation' claim
The NT Independent is the subject of a prolonged NT government ban, which Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has defended by claiming it publishes "misinformation".
Farmers await lumpy skin disease testing after claims infected cattle from Australia have entered Indonesia
Cattle producers in northern Australia are facing a nervous wait, as authorities scramble to test animals for lumpy skin disease to reassure Indonesian authorities it is not in the country.
Industrial action could lead to fuel outages in the NT, peak body says
The national peak body for fuel retailers says local petrol stations are prepared to mitigate possible fuel outages as a result of industrial action at the Darwin port.
ABC Radio News Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
ABC Radio News Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds
ABC Radio Darwin
Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds
'Too serious': Man charged in connection to disappearance and death of Tony Rowe denied bail
A man charged in connection to the disappearance and death of a 36-year-old Darwin man has been refused bail, with the court being told his actions were allegedly an "egregious example of perverting the court of justice".