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Nervous wait for flood zones as tropical cyclone looms

Northern Australia is bracing for more destructive weather in coming days as a low becomes a tropical cyclone in the Coral Sea and heads west.

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Intensifying storm looms for flood-soaked communities

A possible tropical cyclone looks set to bring more wild weather to parts of northern Australia still recovering from record-breaking flooding.

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Homes flooded to rooftops as emergency relief arrives

Homes along a flooded Top End river have been inundated as one of the biggest local welfare responses on record is rolled out.

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‘There are crocs absolutely everywhere’: NT residents warned to stay out of flood waters as hundreds evacuated

Entire Daly River town evacuated as Bureau of Meteorology warns river levels expected to rise in coming week

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Crocs and rising rivers: towns face flood disaster

A territory's "big rivers" region is living up to its name as floodwaters sweep into a major town and force the evacuation of remote communities.

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Labor seeks to claw back seat in territory by-election

A territory by-election in a marginal seat is a tussle between the Greens, wanting to hold it, and Labor wanting to claw it back.

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New NT administrator apologises for ‘racist’ posts as MPs plan to boycott swearing-in ceremony

Aboriginal leader says David Connolly won’t be welcome in communities amid calls for prime minister to scrap appointment

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Plea to PM amid territory administrator backlash

The backlash over a territory administrator's controversial appointment has ramped up before his swearing in ceremony, with the prime minister asked to step in.

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Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

A Speaker has shut down opposition motions to debate the controversial appointment of a new territory administrator, saying members must show him no disrespect.

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Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

A crime-troubled territory is introducing Australia's strongest sentencing laws for domestic violence murders, with a mandatory non-parole period of 25 years.

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Call to dump administrator over social media posts

Past social media posts continue to haunt a territory's new administrator, with a peak Aboriginal body calling for him to be dismissed over his views on race.

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Federal MPs urge administrator to apologise over posts

Criticism continues to mount over "offensive" social media posts by a newly appointed territory administrator, with a call for him to apologise.

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Incoming NT administrator insulted PM and claimed First Nations people ‘main group’ behind crime

Exclusive: David Connolly says he won’t publicly express political opinions after he was announced for a role similar to that of a state governor

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Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Questionable social media posts by a newly announced territory administrator have sparked calls for his appointment to be reviewed.

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Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

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Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

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Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

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'Classic glass cliff': women leaders mark Liberal first

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

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Cyclone Fina cuts power and damages homes across northern Australia

Thousands left in the dark as damaging winds, flash floods and a second major storm batter two states

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Drop in territory offences put down to crime crackdown

A territory's law-and-order crackdown is working, its chief minister says, with police data showing a significant drop in crime rates.

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Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate

Trans women inmates in male prisons will suffer yet more physical and sexual assaults now a territory has barred them from female jails, rights groups say.

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Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Months after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal, a crime-hit territory has named a new police commissioner with the force under the spotlight.

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Pepper spray trial slammed after use in nightclub brawl

A trial of the public sale of pepper spray is under fire after the eye irritant was used in two incidents at the same nightclub.

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Top law officer under pressure over hit-run driver link

An attorney-general has failed to declare a conflict of interest before commenting on the case of her sister's stepson, who fatally struck a man with his car.

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'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses has led to "third world conditions" and a denial of human rights, legal advocates say.

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