Roxanne Fitzgerald

By Roxanne Fitzgerald Topic: Courts and Trials Michael Jones fears Singleton Station's water license is unsustainable. ABC News: Oliver Chaseling

By Roxanne Fitzgerald Topic: Social Media Dozens of Instagram accounts are depicting bestiality and animal cruelty. ABC News: Dane Hirst/Jessica Henderson

Matthew Gardiner, 29, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 20-year-old man in Darwin's northern suburbs, before stabbing the mother of his children multiple times. He will serve the term alongside his brother, who was also involved in the murder.

In short: Wayne Peter Hunt has died while serving time in an NT prison over the driving death of an 11-year-old boy.

In short: A Darwin doctor is using a therapy turtle to help her young patients manage anxiety about medical appointments.

An Alice Springs brewery will be allowed to continue selling takeaway alcohol on days other businesses in the town are banned following an investigation by the NT Liquor Commission.

In short: ECNT has filed an urgent application to halt fracking work until a final court ruling on whether it poses "unacceptable" risks to water.

Sam Goding spent years trying to hide how deep he was in the grips of a drink.

A year ago, locked in a sweltering prison in the heat of the Northern Territory, heavily pregnant Crystal Roberts never thought she would be where she is today.

Program: AM Presented by Indigenous justice groups and Australia's Human Rights Commission have condemned the Northern Territory