Lingiari MP Marion Scrymgour says there is a “wall of silence” concerning crime in Alice Springs, claiming the public has the “right to know” whether offenders were on bail when they committed an offence.
Australia’s national Children’s Commissioners have warned against proposed changes to child protection laws in the Northern Territory, arguing they would undermine basic protections for First Nations children to be able to grow up with their culture and community.
‘A really different feeling in the air’: The peak body representing NT teachers has given the thumbs up to the cohort of new recruits about to hit our Territory classrooms. Find out why.
The surge of foreign troops deploying to the Territory is a chance to give local businesses a leg-up, says Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro, who has set her sights on showcasing the Territory’s military value in the coming months.
Lawyers representing three Indigenous tenants in Gunbalanya and one in Laramba have vowed the ‘fight for better housing and a fair rent system’ is not over after an NT Court of Appeal decision.
The Northern Territory Government must sift through more than 500 submissions on the controversial proposed Territory Coordinator Bill ahead of its introduction to parliament.
Families can now claim up to $200 to cover the costs of school uniforms, textbooks and stationery. Find out how to claim.
The federal government has granted $7.8m for up to 56 new domestic violence safe places in Alice Springs, but the chosen site is not without controversy. Here’s why.
The parents of a little girl who died from a preventable disease have welcomed its vaccine being made free for some Territorians: ‘we never had this opportunity’.
Children’s rights are being violated under the Finocchiaro Government, an international human rights organisation claims. However, Attorney-General Marie Clare Boothby says she makes “no apologies”. Details.
Dozens of frontline services across the NT will share in $8.4m funding – while movement on $180m promised to the sector remains stalled.
The Commonwealth has released up to $27m for projects in Alice Springs and the NT, as campaigning unofficially begins. Read where the money’s going.
Hundreds are calling for a $150m development to be stopped, however the City of Darwin says the ambitious project was taken to the community more than two years ago.
The Commonwealth will fund three new programs providing support for Indigenous men and boys to recognise signs of healthy relationships. Here’s where the money’s going.
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