Tag: NT

Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move

September 3, 2010 07:46:00

An asylum seeker advocate has ridiculed Immigration's explanation over why it moved Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800, wa, derby-6728, leonora-6438

Feral cats wiping out endangered bush species

September 2, 2010 20:37:00

A new report from the Nature Conservancy has found that mammal species in northern Australia are in rapid decline and many are at risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. [MORE]

Tags: environment, conservation, endangered-and-protected-species, environmental-management, national-parks, nt

Feds must come to table over Mutitjulu: McCarthy

September 2, 2010 16:13:00

The Northern Territory Local Government Minister says it is time the Federal Government came to the table to discuss the future of the traditional owners of one of Australia's most famous landmarks.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, indigenous-policy, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Water not withheld from Darwin detainees: police

September 2, 2010 14:50:00

Police have denied withholding food and water as part of negotiation tactics to stop Afghan asylum seekers protesting in Darwin.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, refugees, activism-and-lobbying, australia, nt, darwin-0800, wa

Darwin detention protesters moved to WA

September 2, 2010 14:13:00

The Immigration Department has confirmed that a group of Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of the Darwin immigration detention centre yesterday will be taken to the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, refugees, activism-and-lobbying, australia, nt, darwin-0800, wa

Man gets life for wife's riverbed murder

September 2, 2010 13:54:00

Alice Springs man sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 25 years for beating his wife to death in a river bed.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

NT problem drinker register 'flawed'

September 2, 2010 13:52:00

The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) says the Territory Government's plans to establish a register of problem drinkers to address chronic alcoholism sounds like a flawed idea.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, drug-use, alcohol, australia, nt

Darwin schoolboy's song performed across country

September 2, 2010 11:36:00

A song co-written by a Darwin schoolboy is being sung by 500,000 students from around the country as part of a national music program.[MORE]

Tags: education, schools, secondary-schools, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Mother flees hospital with newborn baby

September 2, 2010 11:25:00

A new mother who was on the run after taking her six-day-old baby from the special care nursery at Royal Darwin Hospital has been found.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, babies, babies-newborns, nt, darwin-0800

Birdwatchers banned from Aboriginal land

September 2, 2010 09:33:00

Traditional owners have banned parrot-chasing birdwatchers from entering Aboriginal land in central Australia.[MORE]

Tags: indigenous, land-rights, birds, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Asylum seekers 'pushed through electric fence'

September 2, 2010 07:18:00

Asylum seekers were able to break out of Darwin's detention centre even though the electrified perimeter fence was turned on.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, law-crime-and-justice, police, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Man convicted of wife's riverbed murder

September 1, 2010 19:38:00

An Alice Springs man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, who was found dead in the Todd River last year. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Police end asylum seeker stand-off

September 1, 2010 15:43:00

Authorities are deciding whether to charge about 80 asylum seekers who staged a mass protest after escaping from Darwin's immigration detention centre.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, law-crime-and-justice, police, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Congress to march against domestic violence

September 1, 2010 14:00:00

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress says many men still do not understand what constitutes violence in family relationships.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, domestic-violence, indigenous, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

ID checks for all takeaway grog purchases in NT

September 1, 2010 12:11:00

Every time anyone wants to buy takeaway alcohol in the NT, their identification will be scanned, the Government has announced. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, crime, alcohol, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800, katherine-0850, tennant-creek-0860

Ceremonies remember Battle for Australia

September 1, 2010 08:10:00

Ceremonies will be held around the country today to mark the Battle for Australia during World War II.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, history, world-war-2, australia, nt, darwin-0800, melbourne-3000

Asylum seekers stage break-out protest

September 1, 2010 07:45:00

More than 90 Afghan asylum seekers have broken out of the Darwin detention centre and are holding a mass protest.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Greens compare Darwin centre to Gitmo

September 1, 2010 07:16:00

The Greens say the Federal Government is inviting accusations that it is running a Guantanamo Bay-like regime.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, greens, refugees, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Beach reopened after bacteria outbreak

August 31, 2010 17:35:00

A bacteria outbreak at Darwin's Nightcliff Beach has subsided.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, health, environmental-impact, australia, nt, darwin-0800, nightcliff-0810

Mills faces instability: ex-CLP committee member

August 31, 2010 17:25:00

A resigning member of the Country Liberals management committee says the party's leader Terry Mills is likely to face more challenges.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Teen boys abusing young girls in NT: report

August 31, 2010 16:38:00

A submission to the Northern Territory's child protection inquiry suggests children are abusing other children in one community. [MORE]

Tags: child-abuse, sexual-offences, australia, nt, darwin-0800, katherine-0850

Kakadu visitors drop by 20 per cent

August 31, 2010 15:33:00

Kakadu National Park staff say a slow down in tourism across the Top End has caused visitor numbers to drop by about 20 per cent this year. [MORE]

Tags: travel-and-tourism, national-parks, australia, nt, darwin-0800, jabiru-0886

Man brandishes fake gun during fight: police

August 31, 2010 14:23:00

A man brandished a fake gun during a fight at housing commission flats on Darwin's Smith Street last night, police say.[MORE]

Tags: crime, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Council approves changes to Indigenous art permits

August 31, 2010 13:51:00

The Alice Springs Town Council has given its final approval to new rules for Aboriginal artists selling paintings in the Todd Mall.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, government-and-politics, local-government, indigenous-policy, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870

Council approves Stuart statue placement

August 31, 2010 13:48:00

It could be several weeks before a controversial statue of pioneering explorer John McDouall Stuart is erected in Alice Springs.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, history, government-and-politics, local-government, 19th-century, australia, nt, alice-springs-0870