The Latest Breaking News from NT

The Northern Territory government is resisting calls to ban the use of spit hoods on children in police custody, as new data shows their use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of patients with COVID-19 in NT hospitals has increased slightly to 131, with 11 patients in need of oxygen with four in intensive care.

A man has died with COVID-19 at Alice Springs Hospital, as Aboriginal groups criticise the scrapping of the NT's last remaining border restriction. The indoor mask mandate may also soon be scrapped.

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Kumanjayi Walker could have survived being shot three times in the chest by NT cop Zachary Rolfe if the local nursing staff hadn't been evacuated on the day of the shooting, a court has heard.

Cattle producers and local government officials who've spent years contending with key roads in disrepair couldn't be happier with the news.

Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreaks and track the impact of…

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles defends recent changes to the territory's border rules, saying they will allow police and health resources to be focused on where they are needed most.

The Northern Territory has reported 627 new COVID-19 infections as tourism businesses look forward to travellers returning with the nation's borders reopened.