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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 ex...
Dechlan Brennan 27 May 2026
Indigenous kids' rights cut after sentencing changes
Children in a jurisdiction's youth justice system, who are overwhelmingly Indige...
Lucinda Garbutt-Young 26 May 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...
Dechlan Brennan 22 May 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...
Dechlan Brennan 10 May 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 No...
Giovanni Torre 7 May 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
NT youth justice system failing Aboriginal children, NAAJA warns in scathing senate submission

The Commonwealth Government must take a more active role in holding the Northern Territory Government accountable for youth justice outcomes, according to the Territory's largest provider of Aborigina...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 3, 2026
NT opens women-only bail accommodation in Mparntwe/Alice Springs

The Northern Territory Government has announced the opening of a women-only bail accommodation facility in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, following months of criticism over the treatment of people held on re...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 22, 2026
Investigation into death of Aboriginal woman in custody continues

Northern Territory Police say they are continuing to investigate the death of an Aboriginal woman at the Tennant Creek watch house, as criticism continues over police conducting internal investigation...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 5, 2026
High Court challenge to NT's 'punitive' bail laws launched

The Northern Territory's controversial bail laws — which have driven a sharp increase in the number of people held on remand, the majority of them Aboriginal — are set to be challenged in...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 23, 2025
Territory mourns loss of Central Australian leader Geoffrey Shaw OAM

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. Territorians are mourning the death of Geoffrey Shaw OAM, a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 19, 2025
NAAJA raises alarm on prison conditions in the NT after UN access denied

The Northern Territory's largest Indigenous legal organisation has welcomed UN criticism of states and territories' "tough on crime" policies, which they says fail to make communities safe.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 15, 2025
Ombudsman finds inmates in ‘inhumane’ NT watch houses need to be removed as a matter of urgency

All inmates currently held in Northern Territory watch houses should be removed "as a matter of urgency," the Territory's Ombudsman has found, describing the facilities as "unacceptably poor" and "inh...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 1, 2025
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