Northern Territory

THE government has been slow to respond to complaints about a “tough love” kids camp in the Northern Territory, Labor says.

RISKIER projects will be able to tap into the Federal Government’s multibillion-dollar loan program designed to spur major construction in Northern Australia under sweeping new reforms that include bypassing state or territory governments.

THE state government will “look into” a controversial program which ships young Tasmanian children to the Northern Territory for tough love treatment.

After 31 years and a few attempts at retirement, the owners of the DayDream Motel, Alan and Jessie Roberts, have finally sold up and are moving on to the next chapter in their lives. The motel was recently sold to a man who has motels in Clare and the Northern …

DARWIN council has unanimously rejected calls from the NT Police Commander to reduce drinking hours at East Point, suggesting it would not reduce or change any anti-social behaviour.

THE federal government is understood to be looking to fly up to 200 Aussie expats with a cohort of international students travelling from Singapore to Darwin next month.

A DARWIN teacher has captured ­mysterious orb-like UFOs from the balcony of his Waterfront apartment. The sighting, just off the coast of Darwin Port, has left even one of the NT’s top UFO spotters baffled.

China tensions have increased the risk of an accidental nuclear exchange between the two superpowers — and whether or not the Northern Territory’s Pine Gap surveillance base is playing a role in hyping this up needs to be looked at.

A DARWIN airman who allegedly tried to rape his Tinder date’s sleeping housemate when the other woman was too tired for sex has faced the first day of his trial in the Supreme Court.

The recent Northern Territory election results point to a similar geographic political separation in Queensland says a QUT political analyst.