Update after young boy attacked by Kakadu croc
The condition of a young boy who was on Saturday attacked by a crocodile while he was swimming in Kakadu National Park has been made known.
Indigenous Affairs
Ex-cop Zach Rolfe to face public grilling on racist texts in February
Zach Rolfe will soon be forced to face questions about his use of racist slurs in the months before he fatally shot a 19-year-old Aboriginal man during a botched arrest in 2019.
‘Make every pathway possible’: West Arnhem school’s major milestone
A school nestled in West Arnhem Land’s lush greenery is celebrating the bittersweet end of its graduating cohort’s academic journey.
‘None of this is unexpected’: Human Rights Commissioner slams NT prisons
A national human rights defender has narrowed in on the Territory’s prison conditions: ‘Being imprisoned means that you lose your liberty but it doesn’t mean that you’re not still a human being’.
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Cash splashed on staff wages while residents wait for homes
THE government’s remote housing program spent almost $10m on staff wages and expenses in a year.
Football clubs must change their language: NO MORE campaigner
A new voice behind the NT’s biggest anti-domestic violence campaign says football clubs can bridge the “gender gap” through their words.
Big beef over Katherine water rights hearing
Beef and barra are the main opponents to Land Rights claim over the beds and banks of a major section of three Katherine region waterways.
NT Covid supplies rationed in ‘challenging’ phase
Covid supplies in the Territory are being rationed under a leaked Chief Health Officers letter to regional and remote health workers. SEE THE FULL LETTER HERE.
Police letter condemned as ‘one step closer towards a dictatorship‘
The NT has been accused of edging closer to a dictatorship following a leaked letter from Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker. SEE THE FULL LETTER HERE.
Health experts furious over slow reporting of Covid data
Experts are furious with the government’s slow response as covid death toll rises in the NT.
Mine rehab leaves ERA scrambling for cash
The largest mine rehabilitation in Australia’s history has left Energy Resource Australia scrambling for cash.
Rate of kids locked-up to come under review
Recidivism rates will be used by the NT government to assess success of toughened youth bail laws.
’Denial, minimisation and deflection’ after little girl’s suicide
Calls to reform the treatment of NT children have been met with denial, minimisation and deflection following suicide of a nine-year-old girl in care
Santa Teresa residents welcome housing appeal ‘validation’
Residents in the Centralian community of Santa Teresa will have their bid for compensation over sub standard government housing reheard, following a victory in the Supreme Court.
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