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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 territory's performing artists have been recognised for their dedication in genres including dance, music, theatre and comedy.

Meanwhile, the territory's government has copped criticism for announcing extra tourism flights between the east coast and Uluru.

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.

We're in the grips of a surging COVID-19 wave but there's some good news — the new monovalent COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna will be up for grabs from December 11.

A group of Top End homeowners embroiled in a legal saga over their defect-riddled houses say they're fearful someone will lose their life before any action is taken to either compensate them or demolish and rebuild their homes.

Iconic artist Vincent Namatjira was the first Indigenous artist to win the Archibald Prize, with his bold portrait of Adam Goodes. Now, his vibrant portraits will be on display in a very special survey exhibition. 

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. 

The police minister is accused of drawing officers from its existing workforce, despite promising to boost the force's numbers.

The Northern Territory police union says the government's plan to fight crime in Alice Springs this summer is an attempt to grab "quick attention", as it raised concerns that a redistribution of police into the town may leave remote communities understaffed.

Indigenous rangers in a remote pocket of the Northern Territory are managing feral animals using space technology. The project involves tagging wild cattle and buffalo, then tracking them from beyond the skies.

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. 

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?

NT Police superintendent Virginia Read is found not guilty after she was accused of assaulting a woman after pulling her over for speeding on the Stuart Highway last year.

Andrew Spira pleads guilty to fraud and drugs charges in Darwin as a court hears details of his elaborate plans to "get a drug business up and running" and start an armed militia after he tried to flee Australia with a fake passport.

While a significant number of Australia's elite athletes are Indigenous, there's a shortage of Indigenous coaches. A program from the Australian Olympic Committee is aiming to change that.

The European Commission has approved the use of the controversial herbicide for another decade, with a spokesperson for Australian growers backing the decision as good news for exports.

An Aboriginal woman's fight to get off financial guardianship in the remote Northern Territory has exposed a deeper problem of cultural bias in cognitive tests.

NT Police have arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly swung an axe at members of the public and injured a police officer in an incident at the Karama Shopping Plaza.

With a team of four lawyers managing a caseload of almost 500 files, Legal Aid NT says crime teams in Alice Springs are struggling under the strain of a lawyer shortage, after NAAJA's decision to stop taking on new criminal matters.

The Northern Territory government defends a change in remote rent policy that public housing tenants from Gunbalanya say is an "unreasonable" and "unfair" system.

Natasha Fyles says she has not done anything wrong, as her ownership of 169 shares in gas company Woodside attracted scrutiny from a federal senator earlier this week.

There are concerns that NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles' global gas shares create a conflict with the territory's business interests.