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NT executives paid top dollar to focus on gas industry, but some experts doubt it will stack up

Four Northern Territory public service executives are being paid more than $200,000 a year to facilitate a planned gas industry that some experts doubt will ever stack up economically, particularly as terminals for importing gas from "wherever's cheapest" secure approval on the nation's east coast.






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Novice cameleers embark on six-month camel trek from Central Australia to the NSW coast

A novice cameleer and three boys are on a six-month trek from the red centre to the east coast and they want to pick up a group of followers along the way.









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Audit finds $5 billion Indigenous Advancement Strategy is not properly evaluated

The Federal Government's overhaul of billions of dollars in spending on Indigenous disadvantage is still only in the "early stages" of evaluation, five years after a funding shake-up that was found to be rushed and flawed.




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'No proof' accused killed five-month-old baby, court hears

A man accused of manslaughter and unlawful sexual intercourse with a baby will argue there is no proof of any crimes alleged against him, an Alice Springs court hears.




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Billionaire businessman launches legal action to keep Origin Energy fracking off NT cattle station

A businessman and his pastoralist partners launch court action against Origin Energy over its plan for gas exploration on a Northern Territory cattle station.




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The cattle-mustering queen of the North, running a contract crew in the remote outback

Life on a mustering crew in northern Australia means travelling to remote stations to bring in cattle from thousands of kilometres of far-flung bushland.




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Parole audit after Darwin shooting exposes flaws in monitoring of criminals

An urgent parole audit ordered by the NT's Chief Minister in the wake of a shooting spree in Darwin earlier this month finds a number of parolees and offenders are not being adequately monitored.




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Uluru visitor rush ahead of climbing ban prompts fears for local tourism

Questions are being asked about what will be done to keep visitor numbers up once the option of ascending the ancient monolith is axed.





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Colin Dawson is hoping the NT Government will exempt him from having to register his wheelchair as a motor vehicle



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Firefly



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NT police pull over paraplegic man for using NDIS-funded wheelchair aid

An Alice Springs paraplegic man is pulled over by police for using a NDIS-funded wheelchair aid deemed illegal in the Northern Territory.




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Woman stabbed after another found dead, as domestic violence shelter admissions spike

A man is in custody after a woman was stabbed multiple times at a home in the Northern Territory town of Katherine, just streets away from where another woman was found dead last week. Meanwhile, the Alice Springs Women's Shelter says 500 more people have sought its help this year.





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Speeding car crashes into Alice Springs home, narrowly missing family inside

An Alice Springs family is feeling lucky to be alive after a speeding car missed a turn and crashed into the front of their house, with one passenger sent to hospital with head injuries.



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Experts say Aboriginal advancement should be prioritised as Territory confronts budget crisis

During the past 15 years, the Northern Territory's public service numbers have been closely tied to programs targeting Aboriginal advancement, with any major surges driven almost exclusively by these strategies. Yet many are quick to point out these programs have largely failed.




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Animal lovers chasing glimpse of rare species fuel tourism boom but can create headaches

Discoveries of rare animals are sparking mini tourism booms in remote Australia, but they're also causing some headaches for Aboriginal rangers and their conservation efforts.




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Alice Springs youth service at capacity after opening seven nights a week

Hundreds of children have been filing into youth centres every evening, as numbers double ahead of school holidays




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Tangentyere Artist, Marlene Rubuntja



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Threaded together Rabbi Kastel



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Grace Robinya from Tangentyere Arts Centre says thank you to all the organisations that have donated blankets and warm clothes.



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threaded together tang artists



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Threaded Together weaving good news in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands



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Young Pipalyatjara residents show off their new clothes, thanks to Threaded Together, ahead of the 2017 fashion show



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Greg Fisher spent seven years and 10 months in jail for dealing drugs. He's now heading up the charity Threaded Together, a charity that aims to diver




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$50,000 worth of winter clothes and blankets help keep remote residents warm in sub-zero conditions

Thread Together, a charity committed to reducing waste in the era of fast fashion, joins forces with a rabbi to help an Indigenous community stay warm over the cold desert winter.



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Territory Day celebrations leave revellers unscathed, but beaches were not so lucky

The smoke has cleared and the post-cracker night clean-up is underway, but how much damage was done?




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Cyclist safety laws coming to Northern Territory a 'challenge' for truck drivers, association says

A road transport group says it will be difficult for truck drivers to give cyclists a wider berth, as required by new rules coming to the Territory.




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Health professionals voice disappointment over lack of bush commission hearings

A lack of aged care facilities has been badly impacting on the remote Northern Territory's elderly, but many of their stories will not reach the ears of royal commissioners.





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Is the NT kicking its cask wine addiction? Bottle shops lifting their restrictions say yes

Bottle shops in Darwin have eased voluntary restrictions on the sale of cask wine, saying Government policies have made them superfluous. But the move has prompted criticism from police, and a major supermarket giant has already backtracked.





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Good Samaritan drives 2,000km to bring family stranded in outback to Darwin

A Victorian family stranded in the outback arrives in Darwin thanks to a good Samaritan who embarked on a 22-hour round-trip rescue mission.




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NAIDOC Week sparks renewed calls to permanently fly Aboriginal flag in Alice Springs

Aboriginal traditional owners, politicians, and local community members are renewing calls for the Aboriginal flag to fly on Alice Springs's Anzac Hill 365 days a year, after it was raised on Monday morning solely to mark NAIDOC Week.



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Uluru climb closure looms as region nears breaking point with overflow of tourists, 'influx of waste'

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park's overflow campground, nearby roadhouses, and the resort at Yulara are at capacity as tourists flood the area to climb the rock before its permanent closure in October, reportedly forcing tourists to camp illegally on the side of the road.




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The Golden Nugget affair

As the dust settles over the outcome of the controversial running of the iconic race, questions remain over exactly what happened, and who benefitted.




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An oasis rediscovered finding the lost wells of the Simpson Desert

A journey into Australia's arid heart by camel train has retraced a remarkable archaeological discovery.





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Uluru climb closure won't hurt visitor numbers, says Parks Australia

Closing the climb at Uluru won't have a dramatic effect on tourist numbers, according to Parks Australia, who say visitor figures have been steadily increasing over the last six years.




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Grape company's gripe with NT Government over water allocation

One of Australia's biggest table grape companies is threatening to rip up vines and scrap its million-dollar plan to expand in the Northern Territory.




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Native wallaby brought back from brink of extinction in the Red Centre

The rufous hare-wallaby hasn't been seen in the wild of Central Australia since the early 1990s, but that's all changing at Newhaven Station.