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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
Australia helps Pacific Islands dodge worst of aid cuts
International funding and financing for the Pacific Islands has largely avoided...
Noah Secomb (AAP) 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
SA Police: Aboriginal death in police custody to be treated with 'utmost importance'
The death of a 23-year-old Aboriginal man in custody will be treated with the "u...
Dechlan Brennan 27 Jul 2026
Supreme Court action launched over decision not to prosecute officers after Kumanjayi White's death
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 27 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
PNG, New Zealand sign defence co-operation agreement

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have signed a defence co-operation agreement, as Wellington seeks ‌to deepen security ties in the Pacific amid growing strategic competition and ‌China's exp...

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Lucy Craymer (AAP) 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
'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
Review calls for overhaul of NT child protection following Kumanjayi Little Baby's death

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 21, 2026
$10 million in federal funding for ailing Royal Darwin Hospital

The federal government has announced a $10 million investment to upgrade the maternity ward at Royal Darwin Hospital. The announcement, made on Monday, will fund refurbishments to the hospital's exist...

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
Voice referendum a 'turning point' where racism towards First Peoples became 'publicly acceptable'

The failed Voice referendum was a "turning point" where racism towards First Peoples became "publicly acceptable", the chair of a Senate inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
Exclusive: NT, Queensland refuse to back Aboriginal child placement principle

A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) has been signed by ministers from every state and territory except Queensland and the Northern Terr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
First Nations children facing rising tide of coordinated online racism

First Nations children are paying the price for online racism in "increasingly organised, coordinated and deliberate attacks", the peak body for Indigenous children and families says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
Prime Minister defends decision not to attend Garma festival

Anthony Albanese has been forced to defend his decision not to attend this year's Garma Festival, despite previously promising he would attend the gathering every year he was Prime Minister.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price shares podcast clip reviving false claims Labor is 'importing' Indian migrants

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been accused of sharing anti-immigrant sentiment that falsely claimed Labor was "importing" Indian migrants.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 16, 2026
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