The CEO of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has turned to the public in a bid to fund her “David and Goliath” legal battle against the provider. But months after it began, the target of $60k is still yet to be met.
NT Corrections boss has revealed the ‘challenges’ the Territory’s surging prison numbers have taken on the system. Read how they’re keeping up with demand.
The NT’s youth week ambassadors have been revealed. Education access, inclusivity, and engagement are high on their goals for the year.
A desperate attempt to escape a desert prison in the middle of summer has renewed calls to provide air conditioning in Alice Springs Correctional Centre.
The Kulaluk and Minmarama are the latest communities to enter self-imposed lock-ins in a bid to curb the Territory’s Covid-19 outbreak.
The buzz word this week has been ‘resilience’ but what does that practically mean for the Territory?
Celebrities and organisations have commandeered social media in an effort to raise the age of criminal responsibility.
NT Gov has called on Territorians to take some “personal responsibility” after scrapping interstate travel testing requirements and locking in residents of remote communities.
Covid has ‘ripped out-of-control’ in Aboriginal communities across the Northern Territory, with almost a third of cases on Saturday coming from remote.
The Chief Minister has slapped down calls to thrash out issues over youth justice, saying there was “no merit” in debating the future of the Territory’s most infamous prison.
Emotions ran high as news broke the Aboriginal flag would be made available to all, following the commonwealth’s announcement an agreement worth $20m had been reached.
From tackling a fun run to watching a muster of utes parading around the Top End and a showcase of diversity, here’s how the NT celebrated Australia Day. SEE PICTURES AND VIDEOS
Almost five-years on from the Royal Commission, Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is locking-up kids for 23 hours a day.
Community leaders calls for Federal support has been backed by human rights giant, Amnesty International.
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