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.
Closing The Gap
‘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.
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‘Why would I care?’ Indigenous elders say the Voice the least of their worries
Some of the neediest Indigenous remote communities say they neither understand nor care about the Voice, arguing there are far more pressing issues they’re dealing with on a daily basis.
‘City folk don’t understand’: The tiny town that Australia forgot
In this tiny Australian town things were meant to be improving, but hardships are getting worse not better. It faces issues that locals say “city folk” couldn’t truly understand.
Closing the Gap: The critical targets going backwards
Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while nine are still not on track and the final four have gone backwards. FULL LIST
‘We won’t live in the past’: The town that couldn’t be destroyed
Residents in this small Aussie town were forcibly evicted, and their homes burnt to the ground. But despite all odds, the town remains and has become a symbol of pride.
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