Tag: NT
Henderson offers words of support to dumped zinc mine workers
Paul Henderson says mining workers affected by job cuts at the McArthur River zinc mine have good prospects for employment.[MORE]
Indigenous language teachers need better training, report says
The Federal Government's report into the future of Indigenous language programs says teachers need better training.[MORE]
Roxon announces hospital funding breakdown
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the breakdown for $750 million to improve emergency hospital departments across the country.[MORE]
Hawks visit the Tiwis
Hawthorn players are visiting the Tiwi islands today where they've mixed with local players.[MORE]
Future of childcare centres announced next week
An announcement will be made next week about the fate of more than 300 childcare centres.[MORE]
NT ABC childcare centres to learn their future
The union representing childcare workers is waiting anxiously to hear about the future of eight ABC Learning centres in the NT. [MORE]
Family faces court over Willowra riots
Eight members of the same family have faced the Alice Springs Magistrates Court in relation to riots at the Willowra community, 250 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs.[MORE]
Grave concerns for man missing near Uluru
Northern Territory police say they have been unable to gain any further clues about a 31-year-old Victorian man who went missing in central Australia a week ago.[MORE]
Jetstar 'still committed' to Darwin hub
Jetstar says the world economic downturn has not impacted on its plans to make Darwin a hub for the airline's expanding network to Asia.[MORE]
Woman spared jail over fork stabbing
A 36-year-old woman who stabbed her husband with a fork has been spared jail in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court.[MORE]
No misspending of federal funds: Senate inquiry report
A Senate inquiry has rejected claims successive NT governments have misspent Commonwealth money by not allocating enough to Aboriginal services.[MORE]
TIO home loan rates
Northern Territory banker Territory Insurance Office will not pass on the full Reserve Bank rate cut announced earlier this week.[MORE]
NT intervention chief to take up defence job
Intervention head will return to Canberra early next year to take up a new defence job.[MORE]
NT businesses relatively confident
Survey finds NT small and medium businesses have been least affected by Australia's economic downturn[MORE]
Aboriginal computer scheme scrapped
The Federal Government has cancelled the computer part of the Backing Indigenous Ability program.[MORE]
NT doctor finishes gruelling desert foot race
A NT doctor has completed a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.[MORE]
Remote Aborigines celebrate internet
Aboriginal dancers from Gumbalanya put down the spears used in traditional ceremonies in the Northern Territory today and replaced them with fibre optic cables (pictured).[MORE]
Canine cops hit the beat
The Northern Territory police force has been given a boost in its sniffer department.[MORE]
NT police target drink drivers for Christmas
A car wreck will be towed up and down Darwin's busy nightclub strip, Mitchell Street, this festive season as part of the Northern Territory Government's anti-drink driving campaign.[MORE]
Catalina crew hit with $15k tax bill
The charity group which has brought a World War II flying boat to Darwin has to pay Australian authorities $15,000 in taxes.[MORE]
People smugglers 'taking notice' of new immigration policy
Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says people smugglers have increased operations from Indonesia to Australia since the Rudd Government took over last year.[MORE]
Rudd accused of ditching hospital pledge
The Federal Opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of backtracking from an election commitment to take over public hospitals if they do not perform.[MORE]
Poor housing options send nurses packing
Nurses are leaving the Northern Territory for interstate because they can't find anywhere to live, according to the Nurses Federation.[MORE]
Population boost driven by jobs: Lawrie
The Northern Territory's population is among the fastest growing in Australia.[MORE]
Superclinic election pledge a disaster: Dutton
Government's election promise for 31 superclinics has been a "disaster", according to the Federal Opposition.[MORE]
