SHOCKING: Borroloola | Mind Blowing Facts

Sick of power outages, this remote Indigenous town is planning to build its own renewable grid

Most communities rely on government-supplied diesel generators. Solar microgrids offer a secure supply – and residents can own the infrastructure

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26

Remote community solar project to cut diesel and bills

Cheaper electricity bills, local jobs and clean energy are set to flow from a landmark solar power project owned and operated by a remote Aboriginal community.

AAP · Apr 23

Indigenous language, song celebrated on iconic stage

A desire to revitalise languages from a remote community is bringing Country to one of Australia's most iconic arts venues.

AAP · Sep 1, 2025

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan sweeps through inland NT

Residents in the path of ex-Topical Cyclone Megan have been warned to expect road closures and flash flooding across the Northern Territory.

AAP · Mar 18, 2024

NT Supreme Court upholds mining minister's decision to slash McArthur River Mine security bond

The NT Supreme Court has dismissed an application against a decision by the territory mining minister to slash the McArthur River Mine's rehabilitation bond.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Month-long wait expected for some residents evacuated from flood-affected NT remote communities

Authorities say it is likely to be at least a month before residents from two flooded remote communities are able to return to home, as heavy rain and rising rivers isolate more communities and threaten food supplies.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Renewed calls for short-term accommodation in Katherine as visitors from remote NT communities sleep rough

Ruth Rory has travelled eight hours by bus to Katherine from the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola. Without safe and affordable accommodation, she's forced to sleep at a public toilet block.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

‘Waiting for too long’: Why Miriam Charlie photographs overcrowded Indigenous housing

The Yanyuwa Garrwa artist and Polaroid photographer from Borroloola in the Northern Territory uses her camera to document the state of housing in her home town

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2022

How funding cuts are impacting the NT's bush courts, where remote residents access justice

In remote Australia, justice is often delivered by fly-in-fly-out courts. But now some people are being left with no legal representation.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022