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Aboriginal organisations condemn Finocchiaro's homeless shelter 'waste of money' comments
Comments from Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro that funding Dar...
Dechlan Brennan 4 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
Federal funding boost for North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency rehabilitation programs
The federal government has announced an additional $2 million in funding for the...
Giovanni Torre 28 Aug 2026
Living our truth: NT ACCOs celebrate Aboriginal families and call for more kinship carers
Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across the Northern Territ...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Aug 2026
Parliament protests as NT child protection changes face strong opposition from Aboriginal leaders
Prominent Aboriginal leaders will rally outside Northern Territory Parliament on...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Jul 2026
NT homelessness service shutdown 'difficult to reconcile' with Closing the Gap commitments

The proposed closure of the Northern Territory's largest supported homelessness accommodation program is difficult to reconcile with the government's Closing the Gap commitments, advocates say, with f...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 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
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
Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes

Children in a jurisdiction's youth justice system, who are overwhelmingly Indigenous, are going without legal representation and languishing in over-crowded prisons, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

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 accused of failing to consult Indigenous groups, children's commissioner over child protection review

A number of Indigenous advocates and legal services are calling on the Northern Territory government to widen the scope of a review into the child protection system, announced in the wake of the death...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 10, 2026
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency urges 'meaningful action' on 'systemic failures' putting NT children at risk

The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has urged the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments to take "meaningful action on the systemic failures that continue to put Aboriginal childre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 7, 2026
Legal group demands transparency over NT watch house detentions

The Northern Territory must commit to transparency over people being held in watch houses and end the long-term detention of people in such facilities, a leading Indigenous legal group says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 28, 2026
No NT government department or official to appear before Senate inquiry into youth justice

An inquiry into youth justice hearings in Darwin this week will proceed without any Northern Territory government departments appearing or making submissions, despite the over-representation of Indige...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 27, 2026
Legal service warns of unequal flood support for Aboriginal communities in NT’s Big Rivers region

One of the country's largest Indigenous legal services has called on the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments to "urgently fix glaring inequities and failures" in the emergency response to...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 10, 2026
Grieving family left disappointed as appeal court extends home detention but no prison time imposed

Warning: The following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, with the permission of family, as well as content and language some readers may find distressingThe sister of an...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 20, 2026
Child safety or culture war? NT Minister’s remarks spark backlash from legal groups

The Northern Territory's Child Protection Minister is being urged to work more closely with frontline organisations and her own department to prioritise young people, after a coalition of legal and co...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 6, 2026
Land Councils, NAAJA and Aboriginal Housing NT take united stand against Territory government's attack on procedural fairness

The Northern Territory's four land councils - Anindilyakwa Land Council, Central Land Council, Northern Land Council and Tiwi Land Council - have united with the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Ag...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 5, 2026
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