James Elton is a reporter for the ABC in Katherine. He was previously the federal politics producer of 7.30, based in Parliament House.
Stranded residents of Jilkminggan in the Big Rivers region say they need their full flood relief payments now, after finding out this week they would only get one-quarter of the money while they remain in shelters in Mataranka.
An "army" of volunteers has hit the streets of Katherine to help residents worst affected by the weekend's flooding, as they survey the damage from near-record river rises.
Floodwater is entering parts of Katherine's town centre and overwhelming the town's levee system. The water level is expected to peak at 19.2 metres tonight, and will remain a "major flood risk" until Sunday evening.
Katherine residents went to sleep last night with predictions the town's river wouldn't even reach minor levels and woke up this morning to a major flood emergency with water "rising rapidly" this afternoon.
The major annual festival of Indigenous art, culture, sport and music will be run by new organisers this year, with previous event planner Sprout saying it was "blindsided" by the change in direction.
A Top End Chinese restaurant manager says the eatery's staff have left town after its chef was allegedly threatened with a knife in a pre-dawn carjacking.
People with disabilities in remote Northern Territory communities are being targeted by unscrupulous NDIS providers using high-pressure sales tactics and inducements including cash, cigarettes and alcohol, an ABC investigation can reveal.
The Katherine River peaked just below the minor flood level on Monday, but the Bureau of Meteorology says the situation could change with more rain expected in coming days.
A $25 million funding injection will help expand the Top End's war on ghost nets, as ranger groups shift focus to the heavily fished seas to Australia's north.
A 22-year-old man has faced court after police allegedly found 2 kilograms of methamphetamine, along with large quantities of other drugs, during a traffic stop in Katherine last week.
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws have revealed planned water extraction from the aquifer that feeds the Northern Territory's Roper River could lead to "bad years" for its fish populations.
The Northern Territory government has signed a deal to build a new "open-security" prison work camp at Charles Darwin University's Katherine campus, with the facility expected to house at least 130 prisoners.
Dozens of Aboriginal Territorians from remote communities travelled to Darwin where they stand alongside Environment Centre NT in a bid to axe a controversial water allocation plan.
Dozens of council workers in the Top End town of Katherine could be set to receive thousands of dollars in back pay, after the Fair Work Commission found in their favour.
Police have charged a 21-year-old man with murder for allegedly killing another man by driving a car into him during a brawl in a remote Northern Territory town.
One of the Northern Territory's biggest remote communities is on the cusp of a return to licenced alcohol, after thirty 'dry' years.
But there are mixed views in Wadeye on the advantages and disadvantages of the move.
Decades after Wadeye's last licensed social club was smashed to pieces amid a storm of controversy, locals will soon be able to have an after-work drink again.
Traditional owners of the remote NT Aboriginal community of Wadeye say the community has been brought "together as one family" at this year's Yidiyi cultural festival.
Nets and other fishing gear dropped into seas in Australia's north are a serious environment hazard.
Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess for governments worldwide and of Australia's most remote beaches.
Gough Whitlam poured sand into the hands of Vincent Lingiari 50 years ago, marking the first Aboriginal community to be given land back from the Commonwealth — but Gurindji leaders say more still needs to be done to ensure economic prosperity.
Ranger groups and volunteer firefighters are working hard to finish up their controlled burns before the bushfire season begins in earnest. But their efforts are stymied by what they say is a new level of illegally dumped rubbish in the bush.
A remote NT school scoops national music awards with songs in Indigenous languages, keeping Dreamtime creation stories alive.
Scientists say one of the Northern Territory's most important water systems is experiencing "significant depletion".
Police divers have located the body of a 57-year-old man after he slipped beneath the water while swimming at Edith Falls, near Katherine.