Police say the crocodile was shot by local rangers on Sunday then resurfaced on Tuesday, when it was confirmed to be the animal that attacked the girl.
'At what point do you put people's lives at risk?': Remote NT mayor questions response time for flood evacuations
Victoria Daly Region Mayor Brian Pedwell says families in flooded communities were being evacuated from their rooftops, and more could have been done to evacuate people earlier.
Photo shows A home partially submerged in brown floodwatersPolice allege fatal crash driver moved car afterwards, set it on fire
A 24-year-old man is arrested and charged after a fatal crash in Palumpa, 360 kilometres south-west of Darwin, on Wednesday afternoon.
Photo shows A CareFlight team gives assistance to a man in PalumpaOne office, 10 mattresses, up to 30 people: A remote community's crowded COVID-19 quarantine
Racing to keep up with mounting COVID-19 cases, the remote NT community of Palumpa has been forced to use an office with 10 mattresses as a "DIY" quarantine facility.
Photo shows photo of people inside a dilapidated outdoor office space'They knew this was coming': Omicron takes hold in Australia's remote Indigenous communities
As much of the nation begins to look beyond a summer of rising COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalisations, the pandemic has just arrived at the doorstep of many remote Aboriginal communities.
A small by-election decided in the bush makes history, and sets a formidable challenge
A significant change in the dynamics of voter turnout reversed the political fortunes of Labor and the CLP in the Daly electorate at the weekend. But does the historic result in the small bush seat mean anything for the NT's political landscape more broadly?
Photo shows A smiling man in a collared, long-sleeved white shirt stands outside NT Parliament House on a sunny day.Labor declares victory for Dheran Young in Daly by-election
Chief Minister Michael Gunner says overwhelming support from remote voters delivered Labor a "historic" victory — the first time in NT history a government has beaten the opposition in a by-election.
Photo shows A man in a blue-check collared shirt standing near an outback river crossing, smiling.The Daly by-election won't change the NT government, but remote voters hope it sparks real change
Locals in the remote Top End community of Wadeye, the largest voting base in the NT seat of Daly, are calling for issues like health and housing to be addressed as the finish line for a by-election draws near.
Photo shows A serious-looking man looking directly at the camera leans on a fence outside a house, on a sunny day.NT by-election could make electoral history
It will be a first in NT history if Labor can win a seat off the CLP in this weekend's Daly by-election. The ABC's chief elections analyst Antony Green thinks they have a chance.
Photo shows A yellow sign featuring the words 'voting centre' in black, with the feet of a man pushing a trolley in the background.The NT election is around the corner. Haven't voted yet? Here is how you can
The Northern Territory is gearing up for an election in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. In the tumble of global uncertainty, one thing is sure, this year voting in the NT will be a little different
Photo shows a ballot boxDaly River Buffaloes lose football grand final but claim victory for community
In a remote community where fighting and rioting have divided residents, an unlikely football team has changed everything in just one season.
Photo shows Jack Daly smiles and holds up a medallion in his Buffaloes footy jersey.Man found after flood search, community cut off from supplies
A 62-year-old man missing in a flood-affected area of the Northern Territory is found safe and well after an aerial and ground search, while some communities are cut off from food and water supplies.
Photo shows An aerial view of Batchelor with areas flooded.Crocodile attacks man wading through NT waterway
A man is airlifted to Royal Darwin Hospital after being bitten on the chest and arm by a crocodile at the remote Palumpa community in the Northern Territory.
Photo shows A CareFlight team gives assistance to a man in PalumpaCall to ban lead shot ammunition in NT communities
The peak body for Top End traditional owners calls for an urgent ban of lead shot pellets for hunting water fowl, after it is linked to poisoning in Northern Territory communities.
Photo shows Hunters take aim at magpie geese, during waterfowl season in the Northern Territory.Lead poisoning in NT children linked to ammunition
A campaign to warn children about the dangers of playing with lead-shot pellets, which Indigenous hunters can still use for hunting on traditional lands, comes too late for some NT communities.
Photo shows A shell is ejected after a shotgun is fired.Still no answers on toxic lead levels found in children's blood
A year after tests found high levels of lead in the blood of children at three NT communities, health authorities still haven't identified the cause.
Thirty children in three communities affected in NT lead scare
The Health Department confirms 30 children have been found with elevated blood lead levels in three separate locations across remote Northern Territory.
'Bored' youths recorded on video torching ute in NT
A video has emerged of "bored" youths hitting a vehicle with clubs, dousing it in fuel and setting it alight, in what a local claims is the latest of a string of attacks in an outback Northern Territory town.
Watch a group set fire to a utility they towed into Palumpa
A group sets fire to a new utility they have towed into Palumpa
Communities cut off as monsoon rains close roads
Three communities have been cut off by floodwaters as a tropical low pressure system continues to track south-west across the Northern Territory.
Problem crocodile shot after menacing children
A problem crocodile that had been menacing children at a remote Territory community has been shot.
Rangers say the big saltie was captured at the Palumpa community in the Daly River Reserve, about 240 kilometres south-west of Darwin.
Photo shows Palumpa's problem croc