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Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has rejected former NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe's request that she stand aside from a coronial inquest examining the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

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.

A 27-year-old man is in custody after allegedly striking two girls and a woman with a vehicle in a remote Northern Territory community.

Groote Eylandt's Indigenous communities celebrate the return of 174 artefacts from the Manchester Museum, saying the move has encouraged them to start making and using them again.

In its report, the ATSB found the helicopter likely crashed because of fuel exhaustion resulting in engine stoppage. 

The Australian Bureau of Statistics survey finds around 16 per cent of women have experienced some form of economic abuse. A leading women's advocate says it's a form of abuse that too often is flying under the radar.

In Katherine. crime is on the rise to the point where one business owner is "cowering" behind a "locked door" during trading hours.

In 2021, Telstra faced court for its treatment of First Nations customers. New figures obtained by the ABC show the scale of the problem is much worse than first thought.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

While NT residents face return airfares of up to $2,000 to fly interstate, the NT government has faced criticism for announcing cheap flights from the East Coast to Uluru from mid-next year.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

After several break-ins, Feliota Fahey now sits at the front of her store in Katherine, where police data show break-ins have continued to increase, leaving the door locked before letting people inside.

A group of homeowners bought into an NT government-backed affordable housing scheme, riddled with defects and serious safety concerns. They're fearful of another cyclone while they wait for court proceedings. 

Storms carrying the risk of heavy rain, large hail, and damaging winds are set to hit much of northern and eastern Australia this week while Western Australia bakes under a potential record-breaking November heatwave.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

First Nations rangers and the CSIRO embark on a groundbreaking, space-based surveillance project to track and manage 1,000 wild bovine in remote northern Australia.

Territorians have transformed into characters from all walks of fantasy, sci-fi and everything in between as TropiCon returns for another year.

Late last year, a Darwin woman flew to the Gold Coast for a scan after being told she'd face a 10-week wait locally. Her doctor says it may have saved her breast.

With a lack of resources in the regions, local aspiring athletes are faced with the prospect of having to leave their home towns to chase their dreams. 

Commercial fishers operating in Australia's northern waters say illegal fishing activity is rampant, and they "don't bother" fishing in some areas due to the amount of catch being taken illegally.

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin

After NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles this week divested 169 shares in a gas company, the public must be wondering: should NT Parliament follow Canberra in barring politicians from having a portfolio?