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NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has been contacted for comment in the wake of the tragedy. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

‘Emotions are raw’: Alice Springs shaken by death in custody of Yuendumu man

Leaders are calling for healing and calm amid an investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man who was forced to the ground by police in an Alice Springs supermarket.

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Minister Jinson Charls at a press conference with an update on the Northern Territory Art Gallery, Darwin NT. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Minister quotes Nazi propagandist to attack Labor in racism debate

The Territory’s Multicultural Affairs Minister has defended a speech where he compared the Labor Opposition to a Nazi propaganda chief.

Generic imagery of Northern Territory Corrections. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

‘Catastrophic’: Corrections workers warn against NT bail changes

Proposed bail changes are projected to turn the Territory into the most incarcerated place on the planet, with Corrections workers concerned about more people entering already crammed jails.

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Stolen wages class action lead applicant Minnie McDonald and Shine Lawyers associate Harry Tilse. Picture: Supplied

$10k payments may be ‘inadequate’ after decades of NT stolen wages

A Federal judge said a plan to pay $10,000 to Territorians whose wages were ‘stolen’ for decades may be seen as an ‘insult to what they and their Elders endured’, while lambasting a legal firm’s bid for another multi-million dollar payment.

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Corben Mudjandi alongside other Mirarr Traditional Owners held a protest outside the Energy Resources of Australia Annual General Meeting of shareholders at the Oaks Darwin Elan Hotel, Wood St over a proposed mine lease extension for Jabiluka. Picture: Zizi Averill

Major step in bid to expand Kakadu National Park

Territorians are celebrating a move that could expand Kakadu National Park, as a uranium-rich deposit is granted special protections.

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Chief Minister Eva Lawler and other politicians travelled to Maningrida to sign a historic 10-year Local Decision Making Agreement in May, giving the Kunibidji people and neighbouring clang groups greater say on issues like education, law and justice, community support, and economic development.Â

‘Creators of their own destiny’: Historic agreement signed in Arnhem Land

A remote community – known as the place where the Dreaming changed shape – has struck a historic 10-year agreement with the NT government.

Chief Minister Eva Lawler and Minister Selena Uibo announce a $2.2bn budget for health in the 2024 NT Budget at the Palmerston Regional Hospital. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Majority of NT ministers fly to Arnhem Land

A town in the heart of Arnhem Land has called the Territory’s leaders to their doorstep to sign a new agreement over their community’s future.

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Prison isolation overhaul after NT anti-torture report

One Territorian was locked in isolation for 144 hours for blowing a kiss. See why prisoners told the anti-torture watchdog they were being ‘broken’.

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NT coroner Elisabeth Armitage tours the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre (JESCC) to see how triple-0 calls are taken and dispatched to police.

DV to have $1.1bn toll on Northern Territory if crisis not tackled

‘How much does a life cost?’: Australia’s largest ever coronial inquiry into domestic violence grills leaders over ‘piecemeal’ funding.

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NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy gave evidence at Australia's largest domestic violence coronial inquest at Darwin Local Court on May 20, 2024. Picture: Zizi Averill

NT Commissioner reinstated cop after ‘racist and misogynistic’ act

NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy admitted to reversing disciplinary action against a senior Alice Springs cop who shared a photo of a topless Aboriginal woman in a group chat.

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Gunbalanya School's first Families as First Teachers Educator Nuala Scannell works through conversational reading exercises with a parent and child as part of the FAFT program. Picture: Sierra Haigh

‘Life changing’ education plan saved from funding cliff

Educators have been kept in the dark over the funding future of a ‘life changing’ remote preschool program helping more than 2600 mums and bubs.

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Generic photo of a woman who is the victim of domestic violence.

‘Falling through the cracks’: High-risk DV review rejected by NT

Territory Families has rejected calls to review the safety net which is meant to protect women at ‘high risk of serious injury or death’.

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Munupi family members embraced NT Coroner Elisabeth Armitage following the death in care coronial investigation for 47-year-old Pukumani Alimankinni on April 24, 2024. Picture: Zizi Averill

‘Bed blocked’: NT mum’s harrowing experience in Darwin’s ED

A Tiwi mum was repeatedly sedated and kept under guard while a patient for hours in hospital due to chronic ‘bed block’, coroner hears. Watch her family’s emotional tribute.

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Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett. Picture: Kane Hibberd / Supplied

Aussie rock legend calls out plans for Kakadu

An Australian rock legend has claimed “people will be ready to rally from every corner of the nation” if a uranium licence is extended in Kakadu National Park.

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