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NT Government extends alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps
The Northern Territory Government has announced an extension of the total alcoho...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Jun 2026
Community safety at risk if alcohol protections lapse, NT Aboriginal health body warns
The Northern Territory Government must provide certainty about how it will maint...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Jun 2026
Experienced leader steps into key Central Australian Aboriginal health role
One of the Territory's most experienced Aboriginal health leaders is set to lead...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Mar 2026
Big Rivers Region welcomes first cohort of Aboriginal health trainees
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Sunrise...
Joseph Guenzler 17 Feb 2026
Katherine West Health Board backs greater urgency, more action to implement Coroner's domestic violence recommendations
The Katherine West Health Board has welcomed the Aboriginal Medical Services All...
Giovanni Torre 16 Feb 2026
Aboriginal leaders urge men to confront violence ahead of holiday period

A Northern Territory health alliance says men, families, and community leaders need to unite to prevent violence against women and children over the holiday period.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 10, 2025
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory welcomes new CEO

Dr Donna Ah Chee has been appointed chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), marking a significant moment for Aboriginal community-controlled he...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 8, 2025
NT Government releases new DV strategy amid renewed calls for urgent reform

The Northern Territory Government has unveiled its domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) Reduction Strategy 2025-2028 and its accompanying Safety Roadmap, one year after Coroner Elisabeth Armita...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 26, 2025
NT Police launch first anti-racism strategy following years of systemic racism accusations

After years of criticism over racism within the force, the Northern Territory Police have launched their first-ever anti-racism strategy. The strategy, led by the NT Police's Cultural Reform Command d...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 7, 2025
Report finds remote NT Aboriginal health services struggling due to chronic neglect

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) are delivering vital care across the Northern Territory, but chronic neglect - including outdated infrastructure, staff shortages, and "burdens...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2025
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT raises alarm over critical Bicillin shortage

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory says it is "deeply concerned" about the escalating shortage of Bicillin L-A and its alternatives; essential medicines used to treat and prev...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 24, 2025
Fifty years of strength, struggle and legacy detailed in moving NAIDOC Week address

In front of more than 8,000 people gathered on Larrakia Country for the 2025 National NAIDOC Week celebration, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) CEO, John Paterson, deli...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 15, 2025
Aged care investment in the NT shows government's “genuine willingness to act”

Labor's aged care funding in the Northern Territory has been welcomed by the Aboriginal Medical Alliance, which commended the government's "genuine willingness to act".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 11, 2025
"Culturally appropriate and culturally safe": new purpose-built health centre opens in Jabiru

A new $20 million, purpose-built health centre in Jabiru has opened, with services being delivered by Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation Red Lily Health Board.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 27, 2024
Peak body calls for better access to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder intervention in the Top End

The peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in the Northern Territory has raised concerns regarding the lack of screening and early intervention for children and young people suf...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 2024
Crumbling facilities crippling NT Indigenous health sector, survey finds

Dilapidated and poorly maintained health infrastructure in the Northern Territory is impacting Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations to deliver vital services, a new survey has revealed...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 15, 2024
Children's Ground says governments need to invest in First Nations led solutions in wake of Closing the Gap data

Organisations from the Northern Territory have responded to the latest Closing the Gap data which showed 14 of 19 metrics are not on target, arguing the government needs to "step away from business-as...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 1, 2024
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