Dechlan Brennan

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About Dechlan Brennan

Dechlan Brennan is a Melbourne-based writer and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery, with a special interest in restorative justice and reform. He has previously written for Vice, The Saturday Paper, The Age, Crikey and The Diplomat, as well as appearing on the 7AM podcast.

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Extensive failings in the department's dealings with Kumanjayi Little Baby's family before her death

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2026
MPs shocked by allegedly deliberate attack on Helen Haines

Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum have spoken out following the allegedly deliberate attack on independent politician Helen Haines on Monday.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2026
Human rights safeguards sought after closure of NT homeless shelter

The Northern Territory Government must implement safeguards to ensure it meets its human rights obligations and responsibilities, the Human Rights Commission says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 19, 2026
'Enough is enough': Lambie slams One Nation cartoon mocking her health condition

Jacqui Lambie has slammed far-right politician Pauline Hanson's "nastiness" after a cartoon by One Nation mocked her health condition. One Nation's latest instalment in its Please Explain series, a co...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 19, 2026
NT Government will be to blame when homelessness numbers rise

The Northern Territory government will be to blame when there is an increase in the number of homeless people on the streets of the NT, a leading federal minister has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 19, 2026
Government-built homes aim to ease pressure on overcrowded NT households

Fourteen new homes have been handed over to tenants in Arnhem Land, bringing the total number of homes delivered in the community under the Northern Territory Remote Housing Agreement to 34.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 17, 2026
'Red flags were there’: Jayda Allen Bonner's death must not pass ‘without accountability’

Warning: This story contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who has died. The "entirely preventable" death of 21-year-old Jayda Lou-Eve Allen Bonner, who was allegedly murdered by a man s...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 16, 2026
‘Punitive shifts’ in Victoria’s youth justice system worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children

"Punitive shifts" in Victoria's youth justice system have led to worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children, who remain over-represented in the system, the state's First Nations Children's Commissione...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 16, 2026
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