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Northern Territory: Facts & Stats

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News •

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defects to Liberals and hints she could contest party’s deputy leadership • May 8, 2025, 2:55 AM ET (The Guardian)
Closure of only private maternity ward sees women leave NT for childbirth • May 7, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Northern Territory women delay pregnancies, travel interstate as only private maternity ward shuts • May 6, 2025, 11:43 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Labor wins both NT lower house seats after tight election race against the CLP in Solomon • May 3, 2025, 12:19 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
NT electorates Solomon and Lingiari key seats to watch this election • May 1, 2025, 11:42 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Facts

Capital Darwin
Population (2021) 232,605
Date Of Admission 1911
Territorial Bird wedge-tailed eagle
Territorial Flower Sturt’s desert rose
Seats In Federal House Of Representatives 2 (of 151)
Time Zone Australian Central Standard Time (GMT + 9:30)
Total Area1 (Sq Km) 1,349,129
Total Area1 (Sq Mi) 520,902
1Mainland and island areas only; excludes coastal water.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro (Country Liberal Party)

Photos and Videos

flag of Northern Territory
Northern Territory, Australia.
Uluru/Ayers Rock
Northern Territory in Australia
The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)
MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
Ubirr Rock, Northern Territory, Australia
ghost gum (Eucalyptus papuana)
woma python
Nobles Nob gold mine
A journey around Australia's sacred Uluru
Take a guided tour and experience the tropical savannahs of northern Australia
Stuart Highway: The ultimate Australian road trip
Discovering Australia's Kakadu National Park
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