Northern Territory

A taxpayer-funded Aboriginal legal service has backed a bid to cut the jail sentence of a domestic violence offender who brutally attacked a woman while subject to a non-contact order and a suspended sentence.

Residents have been urged to leave or shelter indoors as a bushfire threatens homes and lives on the outskirts of Darwin.

A high-profile judge has made an extraordinary intervention as the croc-wrangler denies explosive claims about the horror incident.

A 14-year-old boy speared in the back during unrest in a remote community has been flown to hospital as police try to calm tensions between feuding families.

The body of a man who went missing while exploring a national park with his wife has been found by police divers in a plunge pool below a waterfall.

A strengthening El Niño is set to shape the months ahead, with Australians warned to prepare for what could be a challenging season.

Strong wind warnings are in place for parts of the country after the east coast was hit by thunderstorms this week. See the weather forecast for your city here

Fresh weather warnings have been issued across two States. See the nation-wide weather forecast here.

The 54-year-old was charged last month with two counts of assault.

A visit to one of Australia’s most celebrated lookouts has ended in tragedy after a woman in her 30s died, with police now launching an investigation.

Two cars have collided in a fiery head-on outback highway crash that has left five people dead, sparking an investigation into the cause of the tragedy.

Prosecutors have compiled a substantial brief of evidence against a man charged with murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, a court has been told.

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied being caught up in a physical altercation with the Northern Territory’s Administrator over the weekend and described allegations of an assault as ‘ridiculous’. 

He went from a Netflix star to one of the Northern Territory’s highest profile inmates. Now, Matt Wright is ready to speak out. 

Days after a girl was found unconscious, police have charged a man with the 17-year-old's murder.

Police believe the 26-year-old fugitive is receiving help to evade recapture.

The 26-year-old was last seen on Sunday night, when he escaped police custody.

Wild scenes unfolded in the Northern Territory as locals celebrated the Territory Day holiday, with emergency services spread thin as fireworks sparked blazes.