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Katherine domestic violence assault charge set to be upgraded to murder

A 61-year-old has become the fourth woman killed in the NT's Big Rivers region in four months and the eighth person in the territory to die allegedly at the hands of a loved one since June.
An aerial shot of a country town surrounded by trees and the outback.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Domestic Violenceby Matt Garrick

Inquest into suicide of 17-year-old girl in care reveals cracks in NT child protection system

The court heard the 17-year-old had a history of severe mental health problems, including psychosis, with her friends and staff at her care home recalling her saying she was “hearing voices” on the night she took her own life.
Katherine Local Court

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Australiansby James Elton

NT mango suspension lifted

NT mangoes are back on the menu in Western Australia, following a snap suspension on any fruit treated under the CTM-01 protocol.
mangoes being washed in a packing shed.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Fruit Growing

Lazarus couldn't find a mental health service for Indigenous men. So he started his own

When Lazarus Manbulloo was struggling with the loss of two family members in quick succession, he realised there was a lack of culturally-appropriate mental health services in regional and remote Australia.
A photo showing a Indigenous man wearing a grey Tshirt with green plants in background.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Mental Healthby Anzaya Karim

Unique church service brings Pacific Island pickers together on outback NT farm

Mitchael Curtis, a former pastor turned mango farmer, believes holding a church service every Sunday night creates a community "connection" for workers.
A dome-shaped hanger structure is lit up in the night.

Published: Source: ABC KatherineTopic: Religionby James Elton and Jan Kohout

NT gold mine that could produce 500,000 ounces of metal yearly unable to attract investment

The mine is one of many struggling to secure investments despite record commodity prices with gold bullion prices reaching $4,240 per ounce this week.
2 gold bars sit on 3 gold bars. Each has engraving on it with 999.9, a logo and an ID number

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Goldby Daniel Fitzgerald

WA suspends NT mangoes

Western Australia has suspended market access for Northern Territory mangoes that have been treated under the CTM-01 protocol.
mangoes being washed
Duration: 9 minutes 54 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Fruit Growingby Matt Brann

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'Posting and boasting' about crimes on social media now an offence in the NT

The NT has now become the third Australian jurisdiction in two years to punish social media users for boasting about certain crimes online, after Queensland and New South Wales.
Tik Tok laws. Image of the back of a child holding a phone.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

Source: ABC News

People on remand in NT prisons are enduring record wait times

Crystal's baby was born in jail while she waited for her case to be processed. Her wait for justice is not uncommon in the NT, where the courts are so backlogged that unprecedented numbers of people are being left to languish on remand.
Duration: 4 minutes 24 seconds

Source: ABC News

Cameron Berryman says respecting the environment and each other was key.

Cameron Berryman says respecting the environment and each other was key to getting the best outcome for the waterways and its inhabitants.
Duration: 18 seconds

Source: ABC News

Peter Manning has fished for many species in northern Australia.

Peter Manning has fished for many species in northern Australia.
Duration: 15 seconds

Source: ABC News

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