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If you find yourself in need of a pet peacock, the tiny outback town of Elliott can help. Locals have found a unique solution to deal with about 30 fine-feathered fowls running wild in the town.

Another chief executive resigns at the beleaguered Barkly Regional Council based in Tennant Creek, which is currently under investigation over governance concerns.

A Northern Territory mayor criticised for sitting on an Aboriginal child in Tennant Creek last year during what he described as a "citizen's arrest" says he has moved interstate after threats were made against his family.

Police have charged a 52-year-old man for gross indecency against a child under 10 years following the investigation of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Tennant Creek on Wednesday.

Elmore, the mining company that runs the Peko iron ore and gold mine in Tennant Creek, reported a loss of almost $24 million last financial year. It has told the ASX it is "insolvent or likely to become insolvent at some future time".

An Aboriginal corporation in the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek is facing allegations it misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funding. 

The parents of a child restrained by the Tennant Creek mayor during a so-called "citizen's arrest" ask the Northern Territory's major legal service to take action against the mayor.

The organisation's chair accuses the Northern Territory government of "institutionalised racism" over its failure to progress the construction of a new residential rehabilitation facility more than five years after it was green-lit.

Environmental groups say the plan, which includes the Beetaloo Basin, is the "worst water decision" made in years, while industry groups say it is a positive step forward.

A man filmed making threats and placing his foot on the head of an Indigenous child, while the suspended mayor of the Barkly council restrained the boy, will face court on a charge of aggravated assault.

An outback council has been criticised for its handling of a sexual harassment complaint made by a former worker, who was told to meet face-to-face with the colleague or face dismissal.

Cattle producers, firefighters and Indigenous rangers want action to stop deliberately lit fires, with more than 13 million hectares burnt in the past two months.

Tennant Creek remains under threat from a fast moving blaze heading towards the town's southern outskirts.

Bunderra Cattle Company is fined $18,000 plus a $3,000 levy for taking cattle from an NT station to Queensland without treating the animals for ticks on three separate occasions.

The Northern Territory opposition has been accused of "putting the cart before the horse" as it announces an election pitch to scrap treaty plans and push for council changes.

More people could end up on the Northern Territory's Banned Drinker Register if a series of recommended changes are adopted by the government.

Tennant Creek residents welcome investigation into Barkly Regional Council after suspension of all elected members.

Tennant Creek residents welcome the investigation into their local council after all elected members were suspended due to "fiscal management" and "service delivery" concerns. 

Steve Edgington says the decision to launch an investigation into the Barkly Regional Council should offer residents a 'pathway forward' amid concerns about job vacancies and service delivery in the region.

All elected officials of Barkly Shire Council have been suspended amid allegations of serious 'deficiency' in the local government's operation.

Backburns have been put in place with the aim of stopping the fire before it moves from scrubland into the Barkly's open plains, which are some of the NT's most productive cattle country.

The fire has now burnt about 2.8 million hectares in the last six weeks.

The Local Government Minister says he made the decision because he was satisfied "there are, or may be, serious deficiencies in the conduct of the Council's affairs".

The National Children's Commissioner says she's "increasingly concerned" about government accountability for the human rights of children in the Northern Territory, after a video emerged showing the Barkly Regional Council Mayor sitting on a child.

The Mayor of Tennant Creek has rejected calls for his resignation amid outcry over a video showing him pinning an Indigenous boy to the ground.