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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
'This is neglect': Controversial NT child protection laws passes despite overwhelming opposition
Controversial changes to child protection laws have passed the Northern Territor...
Children's watchdogs urge NT to halt child protection reforms
Advocates for children across the country have called on the Northern Territory...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Jul 2026
‘We must work as a country’: Indigenous ministers urge vaccinations amid record diphtheria outbreak
Indigenous Ministers have urged Australians to vaccinate amid the nation's large...
Alexandra Giorgianni 25 May 2026
Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

The case of a young Aboriginal man fatally shot during a botched arrest will be used in police training as an example of "officer-induced jeopardy" following a coroner's recommendation.

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Lloyd Jones Mar 20, 2026
NT Administrator appointment: What do we tell our children?

At 8.30am on Friday morning David Connolly was sworn in as the 24th Administrator of the Northern Territory. It should have been a moment which brought Territorians together.

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Jade Ritchie Feb 27, 2026
Indigenous businesses excluded from NT’s new Defence Industry Council

Indigenous business leaders in the Northern Territory say the NT government's newly announced Defence Industry Council represents "another missed opportunity" to strengthen the Territory's defence eco...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 25, 2026
NT business accelerator program supports new cohort of Aboriginal enterprises

A new cohort Aboriginal tourism businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the Northern Territory are set to take part in this year's NT Aboriginal Tourism Business Accelerator Program.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Feb 24, 2026
NAAJA rejects NT Government push to redirect funding, warns comments based on 'inaccurate information'

The Northern Territory Government's calls to allocate a section of funding earmarked for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) to Legal Aid NT (LANT) is based on "inaccurate informati...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 20, 2025
Calls grow against NT government’s sacred sites amendments amid Darwin Waterfront hotel plan

The Larrakia Development Corporation (LDC) says it does not support the Northern Territory Government's amendments to the Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act, arguing the changes blatantly disrespect Traditio...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 1, 2025
High Court to hear Traditional Owners' appeal over Singleton Station water licence

The High Court has granted Traditional Owners leave to appeal the Northern Territory Government's approval of a massive groundwater extraction licence at Singleton Station.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 5, 2025
Family of famed NT Supreme Court judge urges PM to intervene over NT’s ‘punitive’ laws

The family of the late Northern Territory Supreme Court Justice James Henry Muirhead AC QC has called on the Prime Minister to step in and override what they describe as the "regressive actions curren...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2025
Protest planned at Palmerston watch house amid claims of overcrowding, abuse of youth detainees

A protest will be held outside the Palmerston watch house on Friday as anger at the Northern Territory Government's hardline crime policies continues to grow.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 8, 2025
'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Detainees crammed into cells, unable to shower or brush their teeth for days on end and denied toilet privacy. Legal advocates say an overcrowding crisis in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses...

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Lloyd Jones Aug 4, 2025
“The reality is killing our people”: Children’s Ground says Closing the Gap data reveals continuing, devastating failure

First Nations organisation Children's Ground says Closing the Gap data released this week shows governments are continuing to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 1, 2025
NT government "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

The Northern Territory government's response to a coroner's report on the deaths of four Aboriginal women fails to address "critical gaps" in combating domestic violence, a coalition of community serv...

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Lloyd Jones Jul 30, 2025
Finocchiaro flags changes to Coroner's Act after Walker inquest exposes institutional police racism

Despite the coroner delivering more than 30 recommendations in the inquest into the police shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker — many calling for changes to police conduct — the North...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2025
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