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Roxanne Fitzgerald
Roxanne Fitzgerald is a journalist and digital producer in the ABC's Darwin bureau in the Northern Territory. She previously worked as a reporter at the Katherine Times.
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Father who groomed, coercively controlled and raped daughter sent to prison
A Supreme Court judge sentenced the Darwin man to 21 years in jail, describing his conduct as "sadistic". The court heard the victim suffered from a language disorder and her father knew of her vulnerabilities and he ensured she was isolated at the time of the offending.
NT government trying to secure exemption for federal road deal that would see 50/50 funding split
The NT government is in talks with the Commonwealth in a bid to shield its roads from a national funding shake-up that would see it need to pay millions of dollars more per year for road projects.
Federal Court blocks part of Santos' multi-billion-dollar pipeline in latest setback against Barossa project
A traditional owner has succeeded in his bid to stop energy giant Santos from starting work on an underwater pipeline near the Tiwi Islands — but work on another section has been allowed to resume.
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NT chief minister's shareholding in gas company Woodside attracts federal scrutiny
By Thomas Morgan, Roxanne Fitzgerald, and Steve Vivian
Natasha Fyles defends her ownership of shares in Woodside, saying she has properly declared the holdings each year and that she has acted in line with financial disclosure rules.
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Largest water plan in NT history to extract 210 billion litres from environment annually
Environmental groups say the plan, which includes the Beetaloo Basin, is the "worst water decision" made in years, while industry groups say it is a positive step forward.
Northern Land Council chair Dr Bush-Blanasi dies aged 61
Dr Bush-Blanasi was a champion for Indigenous rights at both the local and national level — most recently as a key campaigner for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
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Blue whales pass by Timor-Leste like clockwork each year. Now, scientists are 'alarmed' at their late arrival
The little-known island nation of Timor Leste is quickly becoming known as one of the best places in the world to see blue whales — but experts say their late migration spells trouble for their health and for tourism.
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NT police officer denies assault allegations over off-duty roadside arrest
A high-ranking Northern Territory police officer — who was off duty and wearing plain clothes at the time — has refuted allegations she assaulted a woman during an arrest on an outback highway.
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Homes burnt and trashed, people forced to leave remote NT community of Nauiyu as unrest reignites
Eight people have been arrested from the remote community of Nauiyu amid an eruption of violence and fighting and break-ins. Community members say they are at a loss for solutions.
NT security guards unlawfully moving on sleeping homeless people in Darwin
Leaked documents reveal the NT government's private security guards are not authorised to move on people sleeping rough. But Rodney Taylor says it frequently happens to him.
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Millions spent on Santos' unused Barossa gas rig 'risky' business for investors, analyst says
Santos plans to start drilling at its Barossa gas field by the end of the year, but a gas analyst says major legal and environmental hurdles, and costly delays, is making that timeline "increasingly unrealistic".
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'Water is our life': Federal bill introduced to close fracking loophole
A Greens senator and an independent are hoping to urgently close a legal loophole that allows fracking corporations "a license to drill without regard for rivers".
NT mine fined half a million dollars over 'tragic' death of worker engulfed by pit wall
OM Manganese has been fined over the death of Craig Butler, who died in 2019 while working at Bootu Creek mine in the Northern Territory.
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Judge dismisses charges against Nine News reporter accused of impersonating police officer
Georgie Dickerson had pleaded not guilty to allegations she told a service station supervisor she was from NT Police in order to obtain CCTV footage for a news story.
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'Absolutely appalling': Arrests made after two alleged broad daylight rapes in Darwin CBD in one week
By Matt Garrick and Roxanne Fitzgerald
The NT's chief minister says her government is working hard to prevent crime in the Darwin CBD, despite two alleged rapes happening within just days of each other and two blocks apart.
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Don Dale officer accused of bullying, withholding food in former detainee assault case
The teenager has pleaded not guilty to two aggravated assault charges and two charges related to assaulting workers in relation to the incident, claiming Don Dale officers had acted unlawfully.
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Two dead, another in critical condition in two separate shootings in Darwin
By Samantha Dick and Roxanne Fitzgerald
Two people have died and a woman is in a critical condition after two separate shootings in Darwin's northern suburbs on Tuesday night, NT Police say.
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Fears for popular hot springs as project could extract 2,300 Olympic pools of water a year
A lucrative water licence held by a station near Mataranka Hot Springs, which ignited a political scandal a decade ago, has never been used in full. But its new owners say they'll need the full amount for a new project.
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Don Dale children's prison accused of unlawful lockdowns during milk-throwing case
The then-16-year-old claims he was acting in self-defence against unlawful deprivation after being held under extended lockdowns when he spat in a cup of milk and threw it at youth justice officers.
Nine News reporter pleads not guilty to impersonating a police officer
CCTV footage between a service station attendant and Nine News Darwin's senior crime reporter, Georgie Dickerson, is played to the court.
Inside 'Australia's largest peacetime logistical event'
Teams are trekking thousands of kilometres across the country to reach some of the most remote and isolated parts of Australia to make sure everyone has a say in the Voice to Parliament referendum — but it's not without its challenges.
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Prominent crocodile expert pleads guilty to dozens of bestiality charges
The details of the offending, described as "grotesque cruelty", have the potential to cause "nervous shock or some other adverse psychological reaction to a person exposed to those details", a Supreme Court judge says.
NT government appealing 'manifestly excessive' damages to former Don Dale detainees
The government has challenged a recent NT Supreme Court decision to award four former detainees almost $1 million in damages, which the judge said showed "the court's disapproval of unlawful force being used on children or youths in detention".
Maria came from Colombia with big dreams of Australia. Now she's pregnant and living in a tent near Darwin
Working full-time, recently married and pregnant, Maria and her partner never thought they wouldn't be able to find a home. But amid the rental crisis that's plaguing Australia, living in a tent was their only option.
The NT is the last jurisdiction where accused rapists' identities are suppressed before trial. Activists want that changed
After Queensland passed new legislation, the Northern Territory is now the only jurisdiction in Australia where alleged sexual offenders cannot be publicly named until they are committed to stand trial.