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Gillard opens new centre at Batchelor Institute
A new learning centre that will help remote Aboriginal students has been officially opened at the Batchelor Institute, south of Darwin.[MORE]
Man pleads guilty to Batchelor stabbing death
A man has pleaded guilty in the NT Supreme Court to charges relating to the stabbing death of a man at Batchelor. [MORE]
First copper load to set sail from Darwin
The first bundles of copper produced at the Browns Oxide project, near Batchelor, have been unloaded at East Arm Port in Darwin.[MORE]
NT Govt blames CLP for power outages
The Essential Services Minister says the previous CLP government is to blame for recent power outages.[MORE]
An Aboriginal language faces extinction
A doctor of linguistics at the Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Languages says a local indigenous tongue once widely spoken in the Daly River region could disappear within ten years.[MORE]
Uranium exploration success for Compass Resources
The mining company Compass Resources says it has had some initial success exploring for uranium at Batchelor, south of Darwin.[MORE]
Darwin court hears of stabbing 'confession'
The defence lawyer for a man charged with a stabbing murder at Batchelor says a supposed confession by his client never happened.[MORE]
Pearson backs Indigenous jobs plan
Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson says young Indigenous people in remote areas stand to benefit from a new employment scheme if they are willing to move for work.[MORE]
Mulhall released on bail
A 26-year-old man who has been arrested on assault charges relating to an incident in Batchelor last weekend has been released on bail.[MORE]
Mulhall surrenders to police
Shane Mulhall and two other men wanted in relation to the stabbing death of a 27-year-old man in Batchelor on Saturday night have this morning surrendered themselves to police.[MORE]
16yo arrested over fatal Batchelor stabbing
Northern Territory police have arrested two people, including a 16-year-old boy, over a fatal stabbing in Batchelor, about 100 kilometres south of Darwin last night. [MORE]
Body found on Rum Jungle Rd
Northern Territory Police are treating the death of a man near Batchelor this morning as a death in custody.[MORE]
More car parking in Litchfield announced
In another Northern Territory pre-budget announcement, national parks are being given $12.6 million towards upgrading facilities.[MORE]
No time for croc fear, says wife saver
The victim of a croc attack in the NT says she would be dead if her husband hadn't saved her.[MORE]
Govt reviewing concerns about facilities at Litchfield
The Territory Government has commissioned an audit of facilities at Litchfield National Park amid growing disquiet amongst the area's tourism businesses.[MORE]
Litchfield NP roads 'at risk of collapse'
A cafe owner in Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory says pipes running under some of the park's roads are so rusted they are at risk of collapse.[MORE]
Wet season tourist numbers up
Tourism Top End says there has been a massive jump in tourists for this year's wet season. [MORE]
National parks spending defended
The Parks and Wildlife Minister has defended the amount of infrastructure funding given to his department.[MORE]
Tourist operators call for action to save Litchfield
Litchfield tourist operators are concerned and frustrated by what they say is a lack of Government investment in the increasingly popular national park. [MORE]
Power out, gale force winds as Cyclone Helen batters NT
The Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Helen has not weakened, despite being over land for a few hours. [MORE]
Woman charged after drugs, alcohol found on plane
A 46-year-old woman has been charged over a stash of alcohol and drugs found on a chartered flight from Batchelor, 100 kilometres south of Darwin, to Maningrida. [MORE]
Concern over NT acid transportation
A tank that stores sulphuric acid for the mining industry has been officially opened at Darwin's Vopak terminal at East Arm.[MORE]
Landowners may face penalties in bushfire probe
Investigations have begun into the cause of two large bushfires which threatened property in the Northern Territory's Top End late last week.[MORE]
Crews contain NT blazes amid extreme fire danger
Firefighters across the Northern Territory remain on high alert with another day of extreme fire danger.[MORE]
Rural residents urged to maintain fire breaks
Northern Territory firefighters have urged rural residents in the top end to maintain their fire breaks, after two large blazes broke through containment lines yesterday.[MORE]
