Accusations of misconduct have been levelled against the taxi industry in a remote Northern Territory town, including credit cards being "held hostage" and a driver selling a pack of cigarettes to a passenger for $75.

Widespread coral bleaching is forecast for waters off the Northern Australia coast, due to above-average sea surface temperatures that could last for up to two months.

COLLINGWOOD’S Levi Greenwood and Tyson Goldsack were allegedly involved in a physical altercation with ex-AFL player Nathan Djerrkura at a remote Northern Territory pub on Saturday night. A third man who was with the two Magpies and is employed by Rio Tinto, a principal partner for the AFL’s indigenous programs, was also present for the […]

After a nailbiting seven minute wait, NASA’s InSight probe has landed on Mars. And it quickly sent an eerie tweet from millions of kilometres away.

The system started moving east overnight and out over the water, away from Port McArthur and Borroloola and may increase to Category 4 intensity later today.

Australia is the only Commonwealth country never to make a treaty with its indigenous peoples. Why has it proven so difficult? Kathy Marks looks at the vast challenges in Victoria alone - a state that is working towards a national first.

Father Christmas reportedly took advantage of a 50% discount on SatNavs and LED headlights at his favourite online retailer, the result of which has left his most famous reindeer facing a bleak Christmas.

A lone guitar standing under spotlight on an otherwise darkened stage cut a stark contrast between the rest of the annual ARIA Awards' night of glitz and sparkle.

PETA has called for phrases such as "kill two birds with one stone" to be corrected to avoid anti-animal vocabulary.

"Just as it became unacceptable to use racist, homophobic, or ableist language, phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals will vanish as more people begin to appreciate animals for who they are and start ‘bringing home the bagels’ instead of the bacon," PETA posted on Twitter.

If you are taking the boat out make sure that you remember to #becrocwise and stay safe on the water. Saltwater crocodiles have been known to sit underneath boats, waiting for dinner to be brought to them. Remember that crocs can jump and a small tinny with a shallow draft is no protection. Always use […]

Thirty years after Prime Minister Bob Hawke famously promised that by 1990 no Australian child would live in poverty, Bill Shorten has promised that, if elected, Labor will use a “root and branch review” to lift the rate of the Newstart unemployment benefit.

Applications are open for the 2019 Teaching – Growing Our Future scholarship program, which supports Aboriginal Territorians who want to pursue a career in education. The Territory Labor Government made an election promise to have 500 more Aboriginal people working as teachers, police or nurses by 2026.

The availability of affordable housing is absolutely critical to Gove’s successful transition from a cashed-up mining town to a tourism-based region populated by more realistically salaried families.

The Northern Land Council has condemned the decision of the NT EPA to approve the overburden management project at the McArthur River Mine. NLC CEO Joe Morrison said the EPA’s assessment that the project can avoid significant environmental impacts is not supported by its own report. “The sorry history of frequent environmental incidents at the […]