‘I’m so excited’: Brisbane star locked in for Barunga Festival
A Gamilaraay woman and award-winning singer will grace the stage at this year’s Barunga Festival, making her the first woman to headline the famous Top End event.
Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous researchers awarded millions for important health projects
More than $7m has been awarded to three Indigenous researchers for projects aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Wadeye residents drop racial discrimination case against NT govt
Residents of a remote Aboriginal community have dropped a long running class action against the Territory government for allegedly failing to provide essential health and interpreter services.
‘Don Dale Four’ lose $800k payment after being illegally gassed in cells
The NT Supreme Court has axed a $800k payment to four Aboriginal boys who were illegally tear gassed while locked in Don Dale, saying their assault was an ‘honest mistake’.
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Altitude and attitude: CareFlight NT soars to new heights
Altitude and attitude is delivering vital health education to some of the Top End’s most isolated areas. Find out how.
Fight for NT treaty continues despite official axing of negotiations
‘Walking away from treaty is like locking us up and throwing away the key’: Aboriginal groups say they will stay the course as CLP government herald a new era of Aboriginal Affairs in the NT.
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.
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.
‘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.
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