Local NT businesses take charge of $13m in homelands upgrades
Works to upgrade homelands will include improvements to housing and infrastructure, fire and electrical safety and sanitation and wastewater management.
Indigenous Affairs
‘Where’s the help’: Pigeon Hole flood victim’s calls to government
Residents in the tiny outback community of Pigeon Hole who were forced to take shelter from rising floodwaters in a lean-to say the government failed to heed their warnings to build on high ground.
Health advocate’s family donates $40k to NT renal care
The family of a staunch health advocate has donated $40k to NT renal care to honour his memory.
Medicos missed chance to help dying prisoner: Expert
A nurse who missed a possible opportunity to rush a dying prisoner to hospital while he was suffering a heart attack has vowed to ‘be a better clinician’. Latest from the inquest.
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‘Only a matter of time’; self-harm crisis in Don Dale
Top End experts have said it is only a matter of time before a child will die by suicide inside Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Read the exclusive story here.
State funeral to be held for Territory icon and leader
A Territory actor, activist and leader will be honoured in an emotional state funeral in Alice Springs on Thursday.
New NT Covid cases drop
The number of new Covid cases reported has dropped, according to the latest data.
12-year-olds put in spit hoods
NT News can reveal Territory Police have continued to use spit hoods on children despite Royal Commission recommendations. SEE THE STATS.
‘We cannot risk another life’: Calls for national ban on spit hoods
A national campaign to ban the use of spit hoods has been launched after Territory Police disclosed their continued use against children as young as 12-years-old.
Tears as voices of Don Dale echo outside parliament
The cries of an invisible 11-year-old child echoed outside the NT parliament: ‘Most days I wake up wishing I could go home’. SEE HIS LETTER HERE
Doctors and nurses ready to be deployed
THE Commonwealth has said it has “clinical teams available” to assist the Northern Territory’s government respond to growing pressures in remote communities.
‘Lip service’ not good enough: mining giant blocked
A landmark decision by NT Government has denied Glencore’s bid to expand the McArthur River Mine.
‘Two point six seconds’: The fatal shooting that captures the nation
NT Police constable, Zach Rolfe, 30, formally pleaded not guilty to murdering 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in the Indigenous community of Yuendumu in 2019.
CLP, readers weigh in on Gunner’s commitment to raise the age
The CLP have weighed in on Gunner’s recommitment to raising the age as Territorians have their say.
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