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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 protect...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Aboriginal Tripartite Forum chair resigns, citing collapse of partnership under NT Government
The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protect...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Jul 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
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal

Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreement to support key Aboriginal services in remote communities has yet to be spent, despite the Territory's declining closin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 25, 2026
NT youth justice changes risks traumatising vulnerable children, legal organisation warns

Changes to the Northern Territory's youth justice laws, which would give police the power to charge, question and detain young people for up to 48 hours without a legal guardian present, will "expose...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 22, 2026
NT Government the 'most racist' I've seen: Lidia Thorpe

Aboriginal people are "homeless on our own country", Senator Lidia Thorpe has told a housing conference in Darwin, as she labelled the current NT Government the "most racist" she has seen in her lifet...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 20, 2026
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