Lillian Rangiah

A Northern Territory mayor criticised for sitting on an Aboriginal child in Tennant Creek last year during what he described as a "citizen's arrest" says he has moved interstate after threats were made against his family.

Police have charged a 52-year-old man for gross indecency against a child under 10 years following the investigation of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Tennant Creek on Wednesday.

An emergency warning is issued for the remote community of Kalkarindji as flooding across transport routes results in bare supermarket shelves in Darwin and product purchase limits at some stores.

The Bureau of Meteorology issues a severe weather warning for residents across the coastal Top End and Tiwi Islands, urging them to brace for potentially damaging winds and rainfall totals of up to 160mm in just six hours.

Advocates are calling for changes to the NT prison system as inmate numbers continue to soar, and after two incidents in two weeks at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre.

The new chief minister unveils her cabinet and says her government's priority will be on community safety as it looks to regain stability eight months out from the next Northern Territory election.

A mother and son duo who tried to cover-up the hit-and-run death of an Aboriginal woman by moving and burying most of her body in Darwin's rural area have been sentenced in the NT Supreme Court. The victim's leg was found on the side of the Stuart Highway last year.

Mike Harding was reported missing on Thursday night after his helicopter failed to reach Gorrie Station, south-east of Katherine.

An outback council has been criticised for its handling of a sexual harassment complaint made by a former worker, who was told to meet face-to-face with the colleague or face dismissal.

Tennant Creek residents welcome the investigation into their local council after all elected members were suspended due to "fiscal management" and "service delivery" concerns. 

The National Children's Commissioner says she's "increasingly concerned" about government accountability for the human rights of children in the Northern Territory, after a video emerged showing the Barkly Regional Council Mayor sitting on a child.

A confidential meeting of the Barkly Regional Council will be held to discuss the actions of its mayor, Jeffrey McLaughlin.

Australians everywhere are picking up their phones and contributing to the debate over the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum. For First Nations creators, it's taking a toll on their mental health.

A respected religious leader from north-east Arnhem Land wants the No campaign to retract his image from its campaign material and publicly announce that it has done so.  

Crews have been called in from South Australia and three extra fire bombers are on the ground in Tennant Creek to assist with the out-of-control blaze.

The Indonesian government has lifted its ban on live cattle and buffalo exports from Australia as concerns over over lumpy skin disease ease.

The Northern Territory has been at the forefront of Australia's Aboriginal land rights movement for decades. But not everyone is sure the Voice will bring positive outcomes.

The fledgling East Arnhem Live festival is drawing interstate and local acts to celebrate the region's ancient and evolving musical culture.

The national children's commissioner is calling for an NT Police promotional video of officers chasing and arresting two teenagers to be taken down.

Djiniyini Gondarra, a spiritual leader from north-east Arnhem Land, wants to see his decades-long calls for a treaty fulfilled. But he doesn't believe a Voice will deliver it.

After a career spanning four decades, legendary Northern Territory band Yothu Yindi will tonight be immortalised in the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame.

A rag-tag team of engineers, commercial divers and rev-heads have driven 7km under water across the Darwin Harbour, in a stunt they claim has broken two world records.

Yuendumu in Central Australia and Milingimbi in East Arnhem Land will receive total of $26.7 million in water infrastructure projects will be funded across both communities.

Authorities say two men were taken to hospital after the incident, which unfolded at an address in the Darwin rural area.

We've sorted through our photographers' images to bring you a selection of the best moments, as territorians took to the beaches and streets to let off fireworks and cause mayhem.