Convicted royalties thief defends past in bid for council role
Rosalie Lalara says she wants to serve the community and has learned from past mistakes that led to a stint in prison for stealing almost $500k in Aboriginal royalties.
Indigenous Affairs
Police investigate fascist posters in Darwin
A neo-Nazi poster was plastered up in Darwin as the CLP prepares to repeal hate speech protections for Territorians.
CLC chair shares criminal history: ‘My mistakes are teaching others’
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has called for Warren Williams to stand down, saying it’s ‘unacceptable’ for him to be leading efforts to reduce Indigenous disadvantage while having spent time in prison for DV offences.
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.
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‘Action, certainty and security’: Chief Minister’s pledge
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s will lay out her blueprint today for the year ahead. Read what it is.
Dutton’s royal commission gets tepid support
The Chief Minister has offered tepid support to her federal counterpart’s push for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities.
‘Hungry all the time’: Women describe disgusting watch house conditions
Two Aboriginal women have described ‘shocking’ conditions inside an NT watch house, claiming to have been kept in a cramped, hot, smelly, and unsanitary cell, left to go hungry and without medication.
Call for inquiry into $60m paid through Indigenous scheme
A Territory politician has called for a full parliamentary inquiry into what has been claimed to be the NT’s largest known fraud scandal, after investigations were quietly dropped two years ago.
Taxpayer-funded Welcome to Country on Coalition chopping block
NT Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says she’ll review federal funding for Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremonies – currently costing Australians more than $200k a year – if elected.
‘Unintended consequences’: Federal government resists welfare changes
A plan to reform welfare payments in the Territory could have unintended consequences, the Commonwealth warns. Read why.
Why shipping company is targeting locals over FIFOs
In the interest of ending their reliance on fly-in fly-out workers, a Northern Australian shipping company has joined forces with Charles Darwin University in hope of generating local manpower.
Department failed to report girl missing for three months
A judge said it was a ‘sad state of affairs’ that she had to order a warrant to spark some urgency in the search for a missing teenager.
Nationals’ sights set on breaking up Territory land councils
David Littleproud has affirmed support for breakaway land councils if elected, decentralising the powerful bodies managing Aboriginal land and royalties in the Northern Territory.
‘Serious concern’ about NTG’s Aboriginal child placement plan: Children’s Commissioner
Australia’s national Children’s Commissioners have warned against proposed changes to child protection laws in the Northern Territory, arguing they would undermine basic protections for First Nations children to be able to grow up with their culture and community.
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