Alice Springs and central Australia
NT Govt under fire over Barkly Hwy crisis
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The Northern Territory Opposition says the Government's response to the Barkly Highway crisis has lacked leadership.
Barkly cattle owners shoot bogged stock
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Cattle are being shot in the drenched Barkly region of the Northern Territory.
Territorians will support Anzac Day without holiday: RSL
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The Northern Territory Returned Services League says people will still support Anzac Day despite missing out on a public holiday this year.
US group turns NT land into conservation parks
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The Nature Conservancy says it's taking a practical approach to environment protection by funding the purchase of land in the Northern Territory and managing it like national parks.
Workers prepare to repair Barkly Highway
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Three thousand tonnes of rock will carted from Tennant Creek to repair a section of the Barkly Highway that was washed away by flooding last weekend.
Govt needs to revise economic forecast: Oppn
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The Northern Territory Opposition says the Government needs to reassess the Territory's economic future because it's working with out of date figures.
NT sales figures 'give reason for optimism'
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Claims by the Australian Retailers Association that the sector will recover from its poor November performance are being supported by Northern Territory shop owners.
Barkly 'should be a disaster zone'
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The owner of a business affected by the flooding of the Barkly Highway near the Northern Territory and Queensland border wants the region declared a disaster zone.
Man granted bail over alleged glassing
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A 22-year-old man accused of glassing a committee member of the Tennant Creek Memorial Club last Wednesday has been granted bail in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court.
Alice police slam 'cowardly' attack on officers
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The Northern Territory's Southern Region Police Commander has described an attack on officers in Alice Springs as cowardly.
Evacuations begin in the flooded Barkly
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Several people have moved from a Northern Territory outstation because of flooding near the Queensland border.
Territorians take out top bird award
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The DL Serventry Medal for the study of birds has been won by two Northern Territory researchers.
I may have been a drink driver: Henderson
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Just as his Government is trying to crackdown on drink drivers, the Chief Minister says he may have driven over the blood alcohol limit in the past.
Truckies lose out after flooding cuts freight route
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The transport industry is counting the cost of major flooding in Qld's north-west.
NT Govt defensive after Barkly Hwy flood damage
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The NT Government has defended the state of its roads after flooding caused the collapse of part of a major highway.
Govt accused of losing fight against drink driving
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The Northern Territory opposition says the Henderson Government is losing the fight against drink driving.
Barkly Highway may be cut for three weeks
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Queensland Police say the Barkly Highway between Mount Isa and the Northern Territory will be closed for at least three weeks after rain washed away a large section of the road.
Last year was a scorcher: BOM
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The Northern Territory Bureau of Meteorology says 2008 was scorching and wet, with maximum temperatures the tenth warmest on record and rainfall above average.
RSPCA reports increase in strays
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Darwin's RSPCA says the number of stray animals they've picked up since New Years Day has increased by 40 per cent.
Territory 'must never win another Dirty Ashtray'
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The Northern Territory Cancer Council is urging the Government to speed up a review of the Tobacco Control Act.
'Vanguard of change' Jim Downing dies
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The Federal Labor Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon, has paid tribute to the late Jim Downing for his service to Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
Cattle up trees, roads swept away in NT flooding
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A property manager from the Northern Territory's Barkly region says eight times more rain has fallen in one downpour than fell in the whole of last year.
Second trafficking charge laid in Alice
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A 45-year-old Australian woman who collapsed on an international flight last week has been charged with drug trafficking.
NT's Red Centre turns green
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The desert region around Uluru in the Northern Territory is covered in a carpet of green.
Breath test us more, say drink driving Territorians
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A survey looking at community attitudes to road safety across the country has found most Northern Territory residents do not think speed is a major contributor to crashes.
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