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Analysis: YiSSA and the NT Government's broken relationship with Aboriginal Territorians
When the Country Liberal Party (CLP) took office in August 2024, ending eight ye...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Sep 2026
Darwin shelter closure 'directly undermines’ homelessness strategy
A swathe of service providers from the Northern Territory have become the latest...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Sep 2026
‘Advice is ignored’: Justice experts, Aboriginal organisations suspend partnership with NT Gov
The relationship between the Northern Territory Government and Aboriginal organi...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Sep 2026
Plibersek: NT alone on child placement principle stance
Controversial child protection legislation passed by the Northern Territory Gove...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Jul 2026
Hundreds face uncertainty as NT Government orders homelessness service to wind down
More than 300 vulnerable people, including almost 90 children, who are currently...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Jul 2026
National watchdogs join criticism of NT child protection changes

The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protection laws has continued, with the national First Nations social justice and children's commissioners the latest to critic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2026
Exclusive: Aboriginal Tripartite Forum chair resigns, citing collapse of partnership under NT Government

The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protection reforms continues to grow, with the independent Aboriginal chair of the NT's Children and Families Tripartite Forum...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 23, 2026
CLP says the Aboriginal child placement principle is strengthened under their new laws: So why won't the Child Protection Minister back it?

The Northern Territory's Child Protection Minister has repeatedly failed to confirm whether she believes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) supports the safe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
'This is neglect': Controversial NT child protection laws passes despite overwhelming opposition

Controversial changes to child protection laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament, sparking warnings the impacts will be carried by First Nations families for generations.

'Only intensifies distrust': McCarthy criticises NT child protection laws

Controversial child protection laws in the Northern Territory have been criticised by the federal minister responsible for Indigenous Australians, who argues they will only increase distrust between F...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
Minister attacks critics as NT pushes through controversial child protection laws

Northern Territory Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill says the Territory is putting the safety of children first, despite new laws introduced this week being criticised by experts who say they wil...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 21, 2026
Parliament protests as NT child protection changes face strong opposition from Aboriginal leaders

Prominent Aboriginal leaders will rally outside Northern Territory Parliament on Tuesday as the Territory Government prepares to introduce its widely criticised child protection laws.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 21, 2026
Analysis: When every expert is ignored, who is left to speak for children?

If the Northern Territory Government really cares about children, it has an interesting way of showing it. This week, the Country Liberal Party (CLP)-led parliamentary committee ignored evidence and e...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
Children's Commissioner's resignation lays bare NT government's 'lack of care and accountability'

The resignation of the Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner is evidence that the NT Government shows a "lack of care and accountability" towards First Peoples, the peak advocate for Indigenous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
Aboriginal Territorian launches legal challenge to NT compensation caps

A young Aboriginal Territorian has launched a Federal Court challenge against Northern Territory laws that cap compensation for people unlawfully harmed by the government while in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
NT Children's Commissioner walks away, citing erosion of transparency and child safeguards

The Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner has resigned in a bombshell announcement, citing concerns about the Territory Government's approach to governance, transparency and child protection re...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
'Politics over evidence': Fury as NT committee endorses child protection bill

A Northern Territory parliamentary committee has recommended passing the controversial CLP government's proposed child protection legislation, outraging child safety experts and Labor, who say the gov...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
Canberra issues warning to NT Government over legal aid crisis amid 'tough on crime' crackdown

The federal Attorney-General has written to the Northern Territory government expressing concern that the CLP's "tough on crime" policies are not being matched with investment in legal agencies.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
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