The Guardian • Northern Territory

Issue #2153

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform

Australian Human Rights Commission Coronial findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s death a powerful call for justice reform. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner,...

Issue #1977

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

The fight continues

Fifty-five years ago, on 23rd August, 1966, about 200 stockmen and their families walked off the Wave Hill cattle station, owned by British Lord Vestey, in protest at the appalling wages and conditions they were forced to endure.

Issue #2114

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

NT Election: ‘Fear and division’ pay off for CLP

The Country Liberal Party has formed a majority government in the Northern Territory after a campaign described by activist group GetUp as “using crime as...

Issue #1965

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Stand with traditional owners against fracking!

Letter by Seed Mob

Issue #2112

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

GREEN NOTES

After more than 4 decades of struggle the Mirarr traditional owners have won a ban on mining of Jabiluka uranium deposits. The Northern Territory government,...

Issue #2015

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Dangers of space launches

A second NASA rocket was launched into space from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory on 6th July. It follows the first NASA launch on...

Issue #2064

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

GREEN NOTES

Over 900 health professionals from across the country have signed a joint letter speaking out against fracking the Beetaloo Basin and the Middle Arm gas...

Issue #2049

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Education: Labor kicks the can down the road

2023 is the year the Albanese government was expected to deliver on its election commitment for public schools to have a pathway to a minimum...

Issue #2049

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

NT: Jailing your way out of crime never works

Lawyers are concerned that new bail laws recently passed in the NT will not reduce crime and will disproportionately affect Indigenous people. The Criminal Lawyers...

Issue #2063

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Mega-fracker now on site

Water is life. But right now, Tamboran Resources is on the fast track to frack the Northern Territory, and water is at risk of being...

Issue #2080

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

GREEN NOTES

Anna Pha The Middle Arm ‘Sustainable’ Development Precinct is the subject of a Senate enquiry now. The Northern Territory government describes it as “a clean...

Issue #2053

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

NT: Gas industry gets biggest slice

The Territory and Federal governments appear to have prioritised spending on roads that will benefit the fracking industry at a time when many of the...

Issue #2081

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Good Housing: A Human Right for all Australians

Residents of the remote community of Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) in the Northern Territory have just won their right to enjoy safe and healthy housing,...

Issue #2057

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

A major survey conducted by McKell, the Transport Workers Union and TEACHO sheds light on the harsh reality faced by food delivery, rideshare, and AmazonFlex...

Issue #2138

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

A new paradigm for native title?

On the 12 March 2025, the High Court of Australia delivered its judgement regarding the case of Commonwealth of Australia v Yunupingu. This decision has...

Issue #2091

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Timber Creek Propaganda

Timber Creek is little more than a pit stop in the Northern Territory. It is in the spotlight because it is next to Bradshaw, a...

Issue #2119

• August 17, 2026
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Indigenous health

More than a year after the release of Coroner Wilson’s findings regarding the deaths of three Aboriginal women in the remote Queensland town of Doomadgee,...

Issue #2115

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Thousands of public sector nurses and midwives across NSW stopped work for one hour last week, as they ramped up their fight for a 15...

Issue #2052

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

In their words: “No fracking”

Amid opposition from Indigenous owners and in the face of a growing environmental crisis, the NT government has given the go-ahead for fracking in the...

Issue #2123

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

DINGO

PM Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes.” Beijing spoke out after an Australian...

Issue #2126

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Frack off

Territorians condemn the Finocchiaro government’s approval of gas company Empire Energy’s Carpentaria project, and renew calls for the Albanese government to use the powers available...

Issue #2162

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

A safer Northern Territory?

It has now been one year since the Country Liberal Party (CLP) returned to power in the Northern Territory. They promised to make communities safer,...

Issue #2171

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

NT:‘Racism exists in our police force, and we need to fix it’

Overhauling an organisation with the “hallmarks of institutional racism” – while facing a government that denies such racism exists – is one of the “hardest...

Issue #2202

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

Native title holders win High Court challenge over NT water licence

The High Court has ruled in favour of the Mpwerempwer Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) in its long-running challenge to the groundwater licence granted to a horticulture...

Issue #2162

• August 17, 2026
• THE GUARDIAN

EDITORIAL

It’s a war that started recently, but really it’s been going on for a long time. It’s appalling, but it’s so constant that people not...