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

A spokesperson from Northern Territory said their "thoughts remained with the Falconio family and Joanne Lees whose loss and uncertainty continue to be felt 25 years on".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

In the past few weeks, flowers, messages and cuddly toys have grown like a creeper on the chain link fence at the entrance of Old Timers town camp in Australia's Northern Territory.

From BBC ● May 15, 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

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

One professor and 15 tons of termites to be flown from Wallabawalla Mission station, Northern Territory, Australia, to Cephalon, Arizona, U.S.A., one way direct.

From The Brain by Blade, Alexander