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Lucrative Mataranka water extraction licence, which opened floodgates of scandal, quietly renewed in full

A large licence to extract water near the outback Northern Territory town of Mataranka is quietly renewed in full by the same political party that condemned the saga a decade ago.

Labor's Luke Gosling is set to win NT seat of Solomon, locking in historic third term

Labor's Luke Gosling is set to win NT seat of Solomon, locking in historic third term

Labor MP Luke Gosling is projected to retain the marginal Northern Territory seat of Solomon, becoming the first politician to win the Darwin-based seat three times in a row.

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote?

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote?

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote? We answer your questions.

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Michael Gunner's resignation as NT chief minister could reshape the race for Solomon

The sudden resignation of NT Labor leader Michael Gunner – who had been absent from federal Labor's campaigning – could reshape the contest for the marginal seat of Solomon, according to a political pundit.

The Northern Territory candidates vying for your vote in the federal election

Whether you're in downtown Darwin or the furthest flung corner of the Northern Territory, there's a politician that wants your vote in the federal election on Saturday 21 May.

Northern Territory ballot orders for next month's federal election announced

The Country Liberal Party has secured top spot on two of the Northern Territory's three ballot papers, with 32 candidates confirmed to contest next month's federal election.

Federal Labor pledges to scrap compulsory income management if it wins the election

Federal Labor will make the controversial basics card optional within the first term of government if it wins the election next month, making a commitment that any broad-based income management should be voluntary.

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Palmerston home owners and buyers look to the election to help ease cost-of-living pressures

Palmerston home owners and buyers look to the election to help ease cost-of-living pressures

In the satellite city of Palmerston near Darwin, thousands of residents are paying off a mortgage. Voters there want to see the next government drive down the other costs of living.

AEC suspends review into CLP ahead of upcoming federal election

AEC suspends review into CLP ahead of upcoming federal election

The Australian Electoral Commission has paused a review into the Northern Territory's major conservative party, which was launched after the CLP's only sitting senator, Sam McMahon, quit the party.

NT voters in Lingiari and Solomon prepare to go to the polls for the federal election

NT voters in Lingiari and Solomon prepare to go to the polls for the federal election

If the results are close across the country, the outcome in the electorates of Lingiari and Solomon could play a critical role in determining which party forms government.

Former CLP candidate Kylie Bonanni resigns from party, announces run for Solomon as an independent

Former CLP candidate Kylie Bonanni resigns from party, announces run for Solomon as an independent

Two former Country Liberal Party members will now run for the Northern Territory federal seat of Solomon against the party's own candidate Tina MacFarlane. ABC election analyst Antony Green says it isn't good news for the CLP.

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