NGUKURR RELIGION. The Aboriginal township of Ngukurr is located on the remote Roper River in southeastern Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory. Its population, which in the 1970s fluctuated between 350 and 500, consists of the...

For similar terms, see Northern Territories (disambiguation) Coordinates: 20°0′S, 133°0′E The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia. The capital city is Darwin; the other two sizable settlements are Alice Springs (in the desert...

July to December 1997 Introduction The period under review was particularly eventful. Several developments occurred that had the potential to shape Northern Territory politics for some years to come. Four members of the Legislative Assembly retired, the ruling Country Liberal Party...

The trouble with northern territories is that they always want to be something else. A handful of recent settlers or long-time local grandees want to become founding heads of some new order, nation-builders, their homes made heritage sites, and themselves looking destiny in...

Australia's prime minister announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child sex abuse among them.Some Aboriginal leaders rejected the plan as paternalistic and said the measures were discriminatory and would...

Japan's prime minister pledged Wednesday to regain four disputed northern islands from Russia, saying it was time to end the bickering between Tokyo and Moscow over the prime fishing grounds. "The territorial issue is a matter of national concern, and it is important for each...