'I just live on noodles': Report reveals scale of NT cost-of-living crisis

Key points

• A new report from the NT Council of Social Service says almost half of Northern Territory households faced food insecurity in 2025 because of rising prices.
• Foodbank Australia estimates 46 per cent of NT households were affected, above the national average of 33 per cent.
• Its authors have called for income support payments to be raised and the government's low-cost essentials subsidy to cover more fresh food.