Northern Territory
What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent
Tenants are being hit with rising costs, with more pain expected to come. But there are steps renters can take when facing a rent increase.
- by Kate Burke
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NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner resigns, says ‘my head and my heart are no longer in the job’
Gunner has been the head of the Northern Territory’s government since 2016.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
A prickly reception for the PM as both camps descend on Alice Springs
The Liberal and Labor campaigns both headed to Alice Springs and were met by noisy anti-fracking protesters.
- by Lisa Visentin and Katina Curtis
Morrison to pledge support for forestry workers in Tasmanian campaign stop
Appealing to Tasmania’s forestry workers has been crucial in previous elections, and the state has three seats in play.
- by David Crowe
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Labor backs $1.5 billion plan for Darwin port in contest over NT seats
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce challenged Labor to declare its position on the port project given the idea was aired in the days after the March 29 budget.
- by David Crowe
The crazy adventures of four Yolngu lads marks a new frontier for TV
Black As was a sleeper hit when it debuted on ABC in 2015; seeking more creative freedom, the show’s creators have taken their daredevil show directly to appreciative audiences across the globe.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’: Zachary Rolfe text messages revealed
Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot dead an Aboriginal man, hated Alice Springs but enjoyed the “wild west” nature of his specialist work.
- by Zach Hope
Heat in rental homes routinely hits unhealthy levels in summer, new report shows
Rental homes routinely exceed safe temperature limits over summer, a new report shows, with experts calling for new minimum standards for rental properties.
- by Kate Burke
NT police need to justify carrying of guns in remote communities, says MP
In the wake of Constable Zachary Rolfe’s murder acquittal, long-serving MP Warren Snowdon says remote policing procedures need to be reviewed and Aboriginal leaders heard.
- by Zach Hope
‘Political interference was alive’: Union lashes NT chief over 2019 Walker comments
The NT’s powerful police union says Michael Gunner’s “consequences will flow” remarks to an audience grieving the death of Kumanjayi Walker were a “catastrophe”.
- by Zach Hope
Anticipation grows for incendiary inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death
Both sides of the emblematic trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe are eagerly awaiting the inquest to begin picking at facts beyond the scope of the five-week Supreme Court hearing.
- by Zach Hope