Northern Territory

American  

noun

1. a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Darwin.

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Northern Territory British  

noun

1. an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 198 700 (2003 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)

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Northern Territory

The footage was released by Northern Territory police ahead of the 25th anniversary of his disappearance, with the force saying it "remains committed to bringing this investigation to its fullest conclusion".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Police said they removed Lewis for his safety from hospital to the Northern Territory capital of Darwin, where he was being held in custody.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole told the ABC Lewis was unconscious when officers found him.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

They include seeking exposure to Santos’s Narrabri gas project, along with conventional gas and liquids opportunities in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

It rises in the Northern Territory, runs for nearly three hundred miles in a South-Westerly direction, and comes to an end in a large salt-lake, across the border, in the desert.

From Spinifex and Sand by Carnegie, David Wynford