Richard Fejo quits as Waterfront boss in protest of CLP policy
The respected Larrakia elder has resigned from the plum role effective immediately, saying ‘I will not play any part of this’.
Indigenous Affairs
NLC appoints new boss after months-long search
The Northern Land Council has appointed a new chief executive from interstate, following an extensive search after former boss Joe Martin-Jard exited the role earlier this year.
Territory stars bring ‘love and motivation’ for Wadeye youths
Forget Taylor Swift or Troye Sivan, if you ask a kid in Wadeye who their favourite artist is, you’ll likely get a different answer.
Gunlom Falls exposes cracks in Kakadu Park management ‘marriage’
A five-year fight over an illegal walkway has brought up dark memories of dispossession and voicelessness for Kakadu National Park Traditional Owners.
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Plans to move Alice Springs kids to Don Dale amid severe prison overcrowding
REVEALED: As the overcrowding crisis in NT prisons worsens, Central Australian kids may be separated from family and health and legal services and shipped 1500km away to Don Dale.
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.
Drone shots expose illegal foreign vessels hiding in Territory mangroves
The sighting of multiple foreign vessels off a northwest Arnhem island has triggered calls for greater security, with the Northern Land Council claiming there has been a “trending increase” in foreign illegals exploiting the area. See the pictures.
Cattle group to plead over Wave Hill Walk Off site destruction
A cattle company that allegedly razed the birthplace of Australia’s land rights movement has indicated it will plead guilty following an eight month legal battle.
Voters ‘felt disenfranchised’ during election: Paech
Shadow Attorney-General Chansey Paech says the failed Voice to Parliament referendum played “a role” in the election result, maintaining voters were “disenfranchised” heading to the ballot box.
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.
East Arnhem CEO holds grave fears new Groote council will be a puppet
The CEO of East Arnhem Regional Council, which will hand over the Groote Archipelago to a newly created council later this year, fears government underfunding will lead the new body into the arms of a controversial land council.
‘Support us’: Flood-prone community holds emergency meeting with authorities
A remote Top End community with a long history of being hit by floods has met with authorities, calling for greater emergency support and a long-term solution to house their residents.
‘Crocodiles in the court’: Battle over Kakadu waterfall to end
A historic battle over a popular waterfall in Kakadu National park will return to the lands of the Jawoyn people for an unusual bush court hearing. Read how this five-year-long drama will end.
‘Black cloud’ hangs over community after sistergirl’s alleged murder
‘Some people have bigger dreams, she had those’: The matriarch of the Tiwi sistergirls and a Territory celebrity has mourned the loss of her daughter following an alleged domestic violence stabbing.
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