Yolngu people in north-east Arnhem Land consider white ochre sacred and source it to use in ceremonies and art works. A recent discovery beneath a community art centre has the Yirrkala community celebrating.

An advocate and author whose work was pivotal in exposing the history of the removal of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has been remembered for her strength and fierce commitment to social justice.

More than 5,000 children's picture books have been translated into Aboriginal languages and given to families throughout the Northern Territory.

A new foundation to help fund lawsuits against perpetrators of child sexual abuse is launched, with profits from successful legal action used to help victims and survivors.

Just how easy is it for scammers to access your superannuation? Trevor Riessen is still waiting for answers after cyber criminals raided his savings through myGov.

Authorities are warning WA residents to prepare emergency kits for up to five days and to avoid "last minute" preparations, despite below-average cyclone predictions for the 201920 season.

Michael Gunner says a nine-hour blackout which left thousands of residents across Central Australia without power during the heat of the day on Sunday is "unacceptable" and calls for a review into the region's power supply.

The Northern Territory produces two thirds of Australia's total mango crop, but industry figures say the Top End's mango sector is facing serious threats from climate change.

A British investor plans to buy out one of Australia's largest cattle companies, in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.

A solar car competing in the World Solar Challenge has rolled over on the Stuart Highway, just north of Coober Pedy in South Australia. The driver has been released from hospital.

The leading car at the World Solar Challenge bursts into flames and is forced out of the race just south of Port Augusta. It follows three cars being blown off the road yesterday in strong winds.

Almost five years after the Arnhem Land community of Galiwin'ku was battered by Cyclone Lam, the NT Government is yet to spend $20.3 million of disaster relief funding for rebuilding housing.

It was the first jurisdiction in the country to roll out a floor price on alcohol, alongside a raft of other measures, and data shows is it having a significant effect in the Northern Territory.

One of the nation's most powerful trade unions lashes the Northern Territory Government for its "unacceptable" lack of a policy platform in the lead up to the 2020 Territory election.

With Tasmania committed to changing its laws, the Northern Territory will be the only place in Australia where sexual assault survivors are not legally allowed to share their own stories and journalists can face time behind bars if they name victims.

The incident left more than 60 residents without running water for five days as temperatures soared into the mid-30s.

People living in the NT are more than twice as likely to suffer from a tobacco-related disease than people living anywhere else in Australia, prompting fresh calls to relax the NT's new vaping laws but not everyone is convinced e-cigarettes are the answer.

The 91-year-old cattle station pioneer who laid the chain up the rock says he is not expecting visitor numbers to dive now the climb has officially been closed.

You'll need a week's worth of supplies, plenty of spare tyres, and a sturdy four-wheel drive would you take on this epic, ancient journey?

The 64-year-old man who died in a light plane crash south-east of the Northern Territory capital on Sunday morning is identified as John Gotts.

A politician opposed to the decriminalisation of sex work in the Northern Territory claims he has been "censored" by a parliamentary scrutiny committee which agreed to accept evidence from sex workers behind closed doors because of concerns about stigma and discrimination.

Arnhem Land's Malcolm Rosas becomes the first Northern Territory player picked up by an AFL club for next season but he says the remote community of Bulman will always be home.

The Northern Territory's incoming police commissioner, Jamie Chalker, wants more officers to work in remote communities and develop respectful relationships with elders.

This floodplain is a hotbed for ecology - but big floods may have drowned too many rats

Emma Sharp had already used up 14 weeks of leave before her newborn son was healthy enough to come home. Now, she's calling on the Commonwealth to allow mums with premature babies to delay when their leave starts.

Four-time Hawthorn premiership player Cyril Rioli kicks the last goal of the game to steer the Tiwi Bombers to a one-point victory in his return to the football field after retiring from the AFL.

One week after the end of the Uluru climb, Parks Australia has flagged the first fee increase at the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in more than a decade and tourism operators could be the big losers.

Edible insects are praised as a sustainable form of snack, but that is not their only drawcard, with some Territorians reporting that they are 'crunchy and full of flavour'.

Lynne Walker will be Labor's candidate for the Arnhem Land seat of Nhulunbuy in the 2020 NT election, standing against Yolngu independent Yingiya Mark Guyula.

The Supreme Court of Victoria dismisses a bid by union boss John Setka to stop a vote to have him expelled from the Australian Labor Party, with the court ruling it does not have the jurisdiction to decide the matter.

The lithium industry is facing its own war on waste as a farming community asks questions about the storage of tonnes of tailings and its safety.

Two men walked into a Canberra McDonald's restaurant and ordered a meal while still covered in the blood of a man they had just attacked, according to court documents.

Australia's consumer affairs ministers agree to consider laws boosting people's ability to repair their phones and other electronic goods, rather than send them to the dump.

The Tigers still have finals aspirations after a convincing win over the Dragons, after the Canberra Raiders knocked off the Cronulla Sharks in golden point in Paul Gallen's farewell home match.

The mother of murdered Canberra boy Bradyn Dillon recounts to the ACT Coroner the moment her son begged not to be sent back to the custody of the man who would eventually beat him to death.

A second man pleads guilty to the manslaughter of Bobby Allan, who died on a neighbour's doorstep after being beaten and robbed in the Canberra suburb of Rivett.

The ACT Government has told grocers to display signs supporting 'genuinely free-range' egg farmers, based on a much stricter definition than the national standard.

As enthusiasm for zero waste grows and Canberra holds its first festival on the subject, a community of composters is working towards making landfill a thing of the past.

The second stage of the ACT's light rail project will see a centrepiece of Canberra's city transformed, with the southern end of London Circuit raised in order to accommodate a tram line traversing down to Lake Burley Griffin.

The 21-year-old Canberra Raiders player will still be banned from play when a new NRL season kicks off next year, after he was handed an eight-match ban for a dangerous contact charge.

All three men charged over a bashing that killed Canberra man Bobby Allan, who died after collapsing at a neighbour's door seeking help for his injuries, plead guilty to manslaughter.

The High Court quashes the conviction of a man jailed for life over the murder of 85-year-old Liselotte Watson in 2012.

Pressure is increasing on the Ms Liu over alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party.

Leaked forms show the besieged Liberal MP did not disclose her membership of organisations linked to the Chinese Government's foreign interference operations when she ran for preselection for her federal seat.

Backyard gardeners could face fines of almost $2,500 if they are not careful when covering their fruit trees or vegetable gardens with netting.

Cronulla's season is over after a loss to Manly at Brookvale, while the Raiders leave the AAMI Park crowd stunned as they earn a spot in the preliminary final with a win over the Storm.

The Nationals look set to lobby the Federal Government to ban the terms 'milk', 'meat' and 'seafood' from being used for alternative and plant-based products such as soy milk and so-called 'fake' meat.