$11k scholarships for Aboriginal medical students
In an effort to increase Indigenous representation in the medical field, the AMA issued 38 scholarships in 2023. Now the association is calling on the next wave of applicants.
Indigenous Affairs
Feds tip in $17.5m for Borroloola health and community hub
A new multipurpose service centre in the Roper Gulf community will include a government service hub, child and family centre and renal dialysis clinic helping patients access lifesaving treatment closer to home. Here’s what to expect.
Critics condemn NT bid for ‘authoritarian’ economic powers
Traditional owners and environmentalists condemn sweeping proposed powers which could green light controversial industrial projects.
Commonwealth to pay record-breaking fine for Kakadu sacred site breach
Gunlom Falls could reopen to the public next year as Kakadu traditional owners start the process of ‘healing’ after a five-year battle with the Commonwealth.
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‘Stop crime before it happens’: Police powers to arrest, fine public drunks
Nuisance public drinkers could be arrested and fined more than $900 under new laws to be introduced by the NT government.
How this top NT creative just plugged us into nation’s fashion ecosystem
The Darwin creative behind uber-cool Parap arts hub Laundry Gallery has opened the doors to the country’s first 100 per cent Aboriginal-owned centralised screen printing and licensed textile manufacturing hub.
Company reveals big play to boost Aboriginal workforce
More than 15 per cent of the company’s workforce is Indigenous. However, that figure is set to rise, with the company planning to bolster its Aboriginal recruitment over the next 12 months.
Internal documents reveal mining minister was ordered to reject Jabiluka bid
Confidential documents show the Commonwealth did not believe Rio Tinto would back a fight against Territory Traditional Owners who are pushing to expand Kakadu National Park.
As visitor numbers slump, NT tour operator reveals new play to boost business
Pre-Covid tourists “aren’t coming back”, claims a Top End tour operator, who has called in interstate expertise to help keep his business running.
‘Dysfunctional justice’: Judges condemn ‘unacceptable’ court chaos
A judge said he was being kept up at night by the thought of leaving Territorians — who have the right to the presumption of innocence — in crowded cells, with no access to their lawyers. See why people are being ‘denied access to basic justice’.
IN PICTURES: CareFlight’s exclusive behind-the-scenes event
It was a case of two birds-one stone when CareFlight celebrated one of its rescue helicopter’s 10 years of service, with dozens of Indigenous students given the opportunity to see the aeromedical service’s inner workings. See the pictures.
‘Historic’ remote council strikes on the table
A remote Territory council’s workforce are prepared to walk off the job, scale down services and take action against their employer after pay negotiations reach a deadlock. See why this pay fight could make NT history.
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.
‘Give back’: NT law student‘s Queensland win
A Territorian working on a law degree on the Gold Coast has won a major award through the Queensland Law Society.
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