After early rain on the first day of the Dry, a non-political, non-ideological rainbow over Howard Springs prompted a reflection on nature’s beauty and shared wonder by Gerry Wood.

The facts and the players involved in the recent appointment of the Northern Territory’s 24th Administrator David Connolly present a morality play which not only illustrates the moral abyss to which we have descended, but also how this decline occurs through the inadequacies and unprincipled actions of our institutional and political leaders, writes John Lawrence.

A citizen science event at Ludmilla Primary School has raised concerns that development proposals in the Ludmilla Creek catchment are being assessed in isolation, without considering their combined impact on one of Darwin’s last natural tidal creek systems, writes Planning Action Network volunteer Sonja Pastor.

If the ABC expects public trust, it should report its own failings as prominently as others, writes Gerry Wood.

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.

OPINION: Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern, which is why it’s useful to know more about the two crocodile species that call the Top End home, writes CDU croc researcher Brandon Michael Sideleau.

OPINION: The Charles Darwin University governing Council lacks the competency to govern and manage the institution, thereby undermining the NT’s higher education sector and the economy, writes Dr Don Fuller.

Correctional officers have worked tirelessly to maintain the safety, security, and good order of prisons, often at significant personal cost in the face of escalating assaults and unprecedented overcrowding, writes the Northern Territory Prison Officers’ Association president.

As Charles Darwin University launches a duplicated medical program amid mounting losses and large debt, and in the wake of a widening training scandal involving the carpentry apprenticeship which saw the vice-chancellor resign leading to a possible class action, there are serious concerns that both the executive leadership and the university council have failed in their oversight of the institution, writes Dr Don Fuller.