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The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency says hundreds of people are likely being held on remand in Northern Territory jails "unlawfully and unconstitutionally".

It is just a few sleeps until Christmas Day, and the weather is promising a mixed bag for Australia's capital cities. Here is what to expect. 

Cashless payments make up about three-quarters of all transactions in Australia but come at a cost to both merchants and consumers, leaving some asking if it is time to consider it essential infrastructure.

Direct flights between Darwin and China have resumed for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing optimism of a tourism boom for the two countries.

After hearing harrowing stories of abuse against young Nepalese women and girls, Port Macquarie man Ross Nancarrow wanted to help.

First home buyers are being priced out of the Darwin property market by interstate investors looking to cash in on high rental yields, with many properties sold without even being listed. 

Australia is experiencing a smorgasbord of wild weather in the lead-up to Christmas, featuring extreme heat, humidity, severe thunderstorms, and tropical storms all on the cards.

A licensed firearms holder has been charged with 47 offences after two NT police raids allegedly uncovered illegal explosives, unlawful weapons and illicit drugs.

A major study into alcohol policy in the NT has recommended tightening bottle shop trading hours, raising the minimum price of alcohol and reforming the approach to individual liquor bans in the territory.

The Northern Territory Firearms Council is against limiting the number of weapons a person can own, as New South Wales parliament is set to discuss gun reforms in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

A Northern Territory corruption watchdog investigation has cleared senior police officers of misconduct in their decision to arrest and charge Zachary Rolfe, following the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.

Police have charged 47-year-old Jamesie Rankin with murder three years after the death of a woman who was found unconscious on a street corner in Katherine. 

An Aboriginal-owned business is suing the NT government for allegedly withholding more than $1 million in payments as part of a "campaign" to remove its contract for delivering alternatives to youth detention. 

The Northern Territory's top-scoring year 12 students have been celebrated at a ceremony at Parliament House, with some keen to pursue teaching careers inspired by the classroom support they received 

Former Darwin real estate agent Suzi Milgate has been found guilty of aggravated assault after pushing a cream-covered crepe into the face of a former Northern Territory chief minister. 

Police have charged a 27-year-old man with his partner's murder after she was found unresponsive in the remote community of Borroloola, south-east of Darwin.

Aspiring Darwin filmmakers with disabilities have been getting job-ready, developing skills in scriptwriting, directing, cinematography and editing. It is the first time the program has been offered in the NT, with plans for it to expand even further.

With only nine more sleeps until Christmas, we have now entered the meteorological window of predictability — in other words, forecasts are more accurate than just guessing the weather.

A former Darwin real estate agent charged with assaulting the Northern Territory's then-chief minister with a plate of crepes has tried to justify her actions as a "protest" against COVID-19 rules.

Consolidated Pastoral Company spends more than $300 million to buy the Beetaloo aggregation of stations in the NT.