You folks have no idea about the Territory. Or the challenges faced by those who live up here.
We have NT News and NT Independant - as well as ABC.In short:
The outback Northern Territory seat of Lingiari will be fought on a knife’s edge at the upcoming federal election.
The seat, which includes the townships of Alice Springs and Katherine, had the lowest voter turnout in the country at the last election.
What’s next?
Disillusioned voters living in remote communities hope more will be done to improve outcomes.
In short:
The NT government plans to double the territory's population growth rate to 4,000 people a year.
The plan comes as record numbers of people leave to other states and territories.
What's next?
Treasurer Bill Yan has flagged a shift away from fly-in fly-out work as part of the plan.
Alice is mild - try Wadeye-
Since the beginning of December, Kardu Diminin traditional owner Margaret Perdjert says there's been fighting and unrest outside her home on the main street of town."People are frightened to go out," she says.
"It wasn't a good Christmas for my family and other people around the community … people [were] just walking around with machete knives, burning cars."
Since December, police say multiple people have been injured in Wadeye and more than 30 offenders have been arrested.
