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ABC Radio Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 11 seconds

Youth fighting assault charges in Don Dale seeks to scrap evidence, alleging unlawful deprivation of food and lockdowns

The teenager's lawyer has argued that evidence including CCTV footage, allegedly showing him punching the guards and throwing urine on them, should be excluded from the case on the grounds that it was "unlawfully obtained". 
The exterior of the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, showing the building surrounding by a barbed wire fence.

Embattled Aboriginal law firm insists full services will resume, amid funding concerns

After months of turmoil that have sparked concerns for its funding, the board of NAAJA has defended itself amid suggestions the organisation is unable to do its job.
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The exterior of the NAAJA building in Darwin.

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 33 seconds

'It's a bleak day': Operator of Tennant Creek mine enters voluntary administration

Elmore, the mining company that runs the Peko iron ore and gold mine in Tennant Creek, reported a loss of almost $24 million last financial year. It has told the ASX it is "insolvent or likely to become insolvent at some future time".
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Processing plant

Increased proportion of NT government spending left the territory last year, data shows

The Buy Local Plan is designed to ensure the largest proportion of NT government spending goes to local businesses. Data shows that objective is not being met.
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Mitchell Street is the main strip of the Darwin city.

ABC Radio Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 19 seconds

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 28 seconds

Netflix star Matt Wright and company Helibrook accused of falsifying flight records

The NT workplace safety watchdog accuses Matt Wright of interfering with flight record data following a crash that killed his Netflix co-star Chris "Willow" Wilson in 2022.
A man in a blue shirt is surrounded by reporters with microphones and cameras.

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds

ABC Radio Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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ABC News Current
Duration: 1 minute 27 seconds

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

Mining giant blocked from port expansion in High Court win for native title holders

The High Court rules in favour of native title holders in the Northern Territory preventing mining giant Glencore from expanding a critical part of its large zinc and lead mine on the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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An aerial image of a port on the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria near Borroloola.

At this NT school, students are learning to stand up to bullies and be a good friend

The NT government has committed to rolling out a specialist mental health education framework in all of its schools from next year. Tailored to the needs of territory kids, teachers and principals say it helps support the "emotional wellbeing" of students.
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A woman smiles at the camera, in front of her are two happy kids in Ludmilla Primary uniforms.

NT police officer faces Supreme Court trial on rape, choking and aggravated assault charges

A police officer facing rape and assault charges is committed to stand trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, with a local court judge finding there is "sufficient evidence" against him.
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Unidentified image of two police officers in uniform

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

One of Australia's largest Indigenous corporations is being investigated. Here's why

An Aboriginal corporation in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek is facing allegations it misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funding. 
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Julalikari Corporation property in Tennant Creek

ABC Radio Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 31 seconds

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

Further delays to 'sadistic' zoologist's bestiality and child abuse material sentencing

Disgraced zoologist Adam Britton pleaded guilty in September to 60 offences, including bestiality, possessing child abuse material and other animal cruelty charges.
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Adam Britton stands by greenery wearing a green shirt

ABC Radio News Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds

Gas supply interruption triggers mass power outage across the Top End

The NT chief minister says there will be a review into the outage, which impacted about 20,000 households across 19 suburbs in Darwin, Katherine and Palmerston on Monday afternoon.
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Sun shines through powerlines at dusk in town in south-east Queensland

'We weren't as one': Damages to flood evacuation centre sparked divisions in outback community

The damages to the Howard Springs centre by flood evacuees tabbed up to hundreds of thousands of dollars – one of the remote communities involved is still trying to recover from the controversy.
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ABC Radio Darwin

Regularly updated briefing from ABC News for Darwin
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Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds