Remote maternity unit keeps doors open amid local staff ‘deficit’
Katherine mums will be able to give birth at their local hospital despite fears that critical staffing shortfalls would result in the maternity unit’s closure.
Closing The Gap
Locked up NT kids bearing the brunt of ‘a failed system’
A Territory child was reported as the victim of abuse and harm 70 times before they ended up in the clink. See why the children’s watchdog believes we’re failing vulnerable kids.
‘Profound grief’ over alleged DV death of young woman
Domestic violence advocates have called Katherine one of the most dangerous places in Australia to be a woman after the suspected homicide of a 22-year-old woman on the outskirts of town.
Top End clothing store banned from Centrelink credit scheme
A store has been accused of signing vulnerable Territorians up to a credit repayment scheme without confirming if it would push them into dire financial hardship.
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‘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.
‘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’.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.’
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.
$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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