NT Independent

National police medal awarded to officer who shared topless photo of distressed woman

A police officer who was not criminally investigated for sharing a photo of a half-naked, distressed Aboriginal woman with colleagues in a social media chat group was later recommended for a National Police Service Medal by former commissioner Michael Murphy for his “ethical and diligent service”.

High drug driving results recorded during NT Police’s Easter road safety blitz

Twenty per cent of motorists specifically tested for drugs at checkpoints as part of last weekend’s Easter road safety campaign were found to be under the influence, NT Police said, in an alarming result of a small sample size.

Police still investigating ‘suspicious death’ involving woman and kangaroo at Avon Downs in Barkly region

UPDATED: The death of a woman who reportedly stopped breathing after the vehicle she was in “allegedly” struck a kangaroo near the Barkly Homestead Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious, NT Police said, with more information provided on Wednesday as police continue to call for the public’s help.

Edged weapons used in two break-ins, nine arrested: police

Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.

Part II: The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill

A post-euthanasia legislation education campaign in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities in 1996 revealed deep cultural fears about whitefella “kill business”, evidence that informed a federal inquiry, but it was moral arguments from outside the Territory that ultimately drove the law’s override, writes Dr Robyn Smith.

Letter to the editor: Community scrutiny sidelined in planning

The approval of a major development on the Kulaluk lease despite overwhelming public opposition raises serious doubts about the NT planning system, contradicting Josh Burgoyne’s claim it is “robust” and highlighting how key risks can be deferred by the Development Consent Authority, writes Planning Action Network convener Nick Kirlew.

Girl ‘indecently assaulted’ while sleeping in her northern suburbs bedroom

NT Police sex crimes detectives are searching for a “middle-aged man” who allegedly broke into an Anula home and indecently assaulted a girl under 15 while she slept in her bed early Saturday morning.

NT Criminal Court list – with charges – Apr 08

The 195 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Wednesday, April 08, 2026. This list includes all the charges.

NT Health confirms rare parasitic fungus caused eye infections for Darwin footy players

NT Health has identified the specific pathogen that caused the outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis in more than 100 AFL NT players in the Top End over the past month following testing at an interstate lab, while investigations into the source are continuing.

NT Government says it may act on 1940s legislation to ‘manage ongoing fuel crisis’

The Finocchiaro CLP Government says it may enforce existing legislation from 1949 called the Price Exploitation Prevention Act it says would force fuel retailers to disclose the full cost structure and price margins of its fuel or face jail and could be used to allow the government to set the price, a move that was described by the last CLP government as a rash decision.