Holtze youth prison set to open next week amid corrections crisis
The first detainees to be housed at a new youth justice facility in Darwin are set to be shipped in next week, as corrections admits there’s ‘bound to be teething problems’.
Politics
Judge considering axing trial following NT Legal Aid cuts
A homeless Darwin man accused of robbery risks facing a ‘manifestly unfair’ Supreme Court trial without a lawyer after justice service cuts.
Territory Coordinator powers aim to limit regulatory double ups: Chief
A plan to allow a senior bureaucrat to skip regulatory checks and balances will cut duplicated red tape, Finocchiaro says, despite a leaked consultation paper also suggesting regulations ‘problematic’ to economic growth could also be bypassed.
‘Absolute shambles’: Hundreds of prison staff support strike
A proposed walk off by prison staff has the support of nearly 400 union members, sources say, as the NT corrections system remains in an ‘insane and dangerous’ state of emergency.
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Defence maintenance hub confirms plans to service extra vessel classes
A Top End regional maintenance provider, which already landed a $150 million contract, could soon be servicing the navy’s Armidale Class and Arafura Class patrol boats.
‘Shock and pain’: Ex-Chief Minister gives evidence in crepe attack trial
An anti-vaxxer who slapped the Chief Minister with a cream crepe has tried to downplay the alleged assault. ‘How can you get a sharp bit of cream? Just a bit more than a bird s—t’.
Remote maternity unit keeps doors open amid local staff ‘deficit’
Katherine mums will be able to give birth at their local hospital despite fears that critical staffing shortfalls would result in the maternity unit’s closure.
Voters ‘felt disenfranchised’ during election: Paech
Shadow Attorney-General Chansey Paech says the failed Voice to Parliament referendum played “a role” in the election result, maintaining voters were “disenfranchised” heading to the ballot box.
Locked up NT kids bearing the brunt of ‘a failed system’
A Territory child was reported as the victim of abuse and harm 70 times before they ended up in the clink. See why the children’s watchdog believes we’re failing vulnerable kids.
‘No apologies’: Finocchiaro, BBC lock horns on age of criminal responsibility
The British Broadcasting Corporation has taken an interest in Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility, with an international reporter asking the CLP leader why she was not following the United Nation’s direction on jailing kids.
Meet the council candidates who want to revive Barkly after bad run
The NT Electoral Commission has declared 21 candidates – including four already elected by default – for the upcoming Barkly election. The previous council was dismissed earlier this year.
‘Crocodiles in the court’: Battle over Kakadu waterfall to end
A historic battle over a popular waterfall in Kakadu National park will return to the lands of the Jawoyn people for an unusual bush court hearing. Read how this five-year-long drama will end.
NT cop ‘snapped’ and attacked husband’s mistress
A Northern Territory cop who uncovered her husband’s two-year-long affair with her best friend in his arrest paperwork has told the court she ‘snapped’ after her life ‘completely caved in’.
’Drinking took over my life’: Why woman wants NT floor price to stay
The government’s plan to scrap minimum alcohol pricing in the NT will have Territorians ‘paying the price’ of increased health costs, alcohol-fuelled violence, and economic drain, researchers warn.
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