Sam Parry

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Sam Parry |Anisha Pillarisetty |Emma Haskin |Stewart Brash

The legendary Finke Desert Race has wrapped up with some unexpected wins. Travis Robinson took out the prize for the car section of the race, Corey Hammond won the motorbike section, while Madi Healey was awarded the Queen of the Desert title. Health authorities say 43 people were injured during the event, including one man who was flown to Adelaide for treatment.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Olivana Smith Lathouris |Sam Parry

A teenager who allegedly robbed a bottle shop armed with a machete, after the rehabilitation program he was successfully completing was defunded, has been denied bail under strict new Northern Territory laws. The NT parliament passed the new bail laws last month in response to an unrelated case — the fatal stabbing of Darwin supermarket owner Linford Feick during a confrontation with an alleged thief.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Annabel Bowles |Sam Parry

The Northern Territory has just two lower house seats — and both have been held by Labor for years. Labor has won Solomon, which takes in the urban Top End, at the past three elections, and the party has retained the vast outback seat of Lingiari since its inception.