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Investigation after sleeping babies placed in ‘very dangerous situation’

Territory parents have received ‘insufficient’ warnings about the dangers of co-sleeping, experts warn, as the coroner prepares to open an investigation into the deaths of three babies in Central Australia.

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NT Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby, with Wanguri MLA Oly Carlson and Fannie Bay MLA Laurie Zio. Picture: Fia Walsh.

NT Government won’t step in to restore axed bail service

The Attorney-General has not confirmed if she will take any action after a young girl was held in solitary isolation for 48 hours. See why advocates are calling for a critical bail service to be restored.

The 200-strong crowd outside Alice Springs Court House joined a Territory-wide day of action in Tuesday calling for domestic violence funding reform.

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Anger after second Alice Springs woman allegedly killed in weeks

The Territory’s Domestic Violence minister failed to respond to questions as Alice Springs mourns the loss of the second woman allegedly killed since the start of the year.

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, Alcohol Minister Steve Edgington and Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby at Bundilla Beach in Darwin, NT. The CLP will introduce new laws allowing police to arrest and fine nuisance public drinkers in the Northern Territory. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Territorians denied rights amid ‘nightmare’ court chaos

The Territory’s justice system has been compared to the Titanic, as crippling arrest rates exceed police cell, court and corrections capacities.

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Report reveals some Top End voters disillusioned with pollies

A grassroots organisation has launched their report into political sentiments in some of the Territory’s safest seats.

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Mirarr Traditional Owners Yvonne Margarula met with the NT Chief Minister and Mining Minister on Friday, April 19, over the proposed Jabiluka mine lease extension. Picture: Zizi Averill

Radioactive battle lines drawn over NT mine proposal

Territorians are fighting to expand Kakadu National Park to stop another radiactive scar from being carved into Country.

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NT cops locking up victims of abuse

‘The world around her is slowly disappearing’: Domestic violence advocates describe how Territory women are being trapped in a world of abuse, with police often adding to the danger.

NT Attorney General and Treaty Minister Chansey Paech at the NT Treaty Symposium at Darwin on Monday April 8.

NT Treaty process not ‘mucking around’

The Attorney-General has recommitted NT to a Treaty pathway following last year’s Voice failure. ‘We don’t need the rest of the country’s permission to do what we need to do.’

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NT Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to a reported riot in which fires were lit at Don Dale Detention Centre on Wednesday, April 3. Picture: Zizi Averill

No charges laid against alleged Don Dale rioters

Police are yet to charge anyone five days after 14 young people allegedly lit fires and climbed onto the roof of Don Dale.

A million dollars in Aboriginal Tourism Grants have been released, with NT Indigenous owned organisations able to access between $30,000 to $100,000 in funding.

$1M cash splash for Aboriginal tourism experiences

Only half of the visitors arriving in the Territory for an Indigenous cultural experience ever end up booking a tour. Here’s how a $1m grant program is hoping to boost our local tourism businesses.

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Northern Territory

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Echoes of NT Intervention slammed as ‘draconian’ and ‘racist’

Territorians alarmed by the revival of Intervention-Era politics have slammed calls for military and federal police to be rolled out on the streets, punitive income management and leaders who said remote communities had a “culture of not working”.

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Northern Territory

Darwin parents Sarah and Murray Liddle with their children Bradley, 12, Orlando, 9, and six-year-old Brooklyn getting the keys to their new home through the Yilli Rreung Housing Aboriginal Corporation.

$20m to help Territorians on the brink of homelessness

A Darwin mum who spent three months in homelessness with her four children has described her relief after being given the keys to her new home. See how a $20m investment has helped her and 42 other Top End families.

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Northern Territory

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‘Appalling’: Slain teens family goes unrepresented at his inquest

The court heard ‘no one had a bigger interest’ in the inquest into the 15-year-old’s death than his family but they were denied the opportunity to call witnesses or make submissions.

Northern Land Council Chair Matthew Ryan. Photo: Wayne OÃ¢â¬â¢Donoghue.

New Northern Land Council chair elected

One of the most powerful voices in Territory politics has announced its new leader, five months after the passing of Dr Bush-Blanasi.

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