Inquest into Top End toddler’s death
A Territory toddler who died in Palmerston Hospital after suffering flu-like symptoms will be subject to a mandatory death in care inquest.
Closing The Gap
‘On the brink of collapse’: $1m NT Legal Aid boost ‘insufficient’
A decade of ignored warnings about NT Legal Aid’s budget has resulted in the critical service scaling back services, despite a $1m cash injection.
Gunlom Falls exposes cracks in Kakadu Park management ‘marriage’
A five-year fight over an illegal walkway has brought up dark memories of dispossession and voicelessness for Kakadu National Park Traditional Owners.
Commonwealth to pay record-breaking fine for Kakadu sacred site breach
Gunlom Falls could reopen to the public next year as Kakadu traditional owners start the process of ‘healing’ after a five-year battle with the Commonwealth.
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Why this door could cost the government $190,000
What is the price of a renter’s distress? Judges pushed to put a price tag on the feeling of ‘disappointment’ when living in a dilapidated home after an Aussie grandmother won a landmark tennant’s rights victory.
$12M bipartisan promise to back Territory rangers
The Territory’s network of rangers who spend their lives on the water, out bush and caring for country could be in financial limbo. Here’s why a $12m funding pledge could provide four-years of security.
Teen sets fire to own cell in infamous children’s prison
A child has reportedly set fire to their own cell in Australia’s most infamous children’s prison, while in Central Australia eight teens have caused damage and climbed onto the roof.
Embattled NT legal agency defends chair’s assault history
The NT’s Domestic Violence Minister says it’s ‘totally inappropriate’ for a perpetrator to lead the Territory’s largest justice agency, as NAAJA defends giving its chair a second chance.
New justice agreement to be signed at Treaty birthplace
Thirty-six years after a Prime Minister promised a Treaty at Barunga Festival, the Territory Government is expected to sign a historic agreement giving Barunga and Wugularr communities a greater say in law, culture and justice issues.
Potential path to NT Voice sparks political rift
Battlelines have been drawn over an inquiry into a future Voice to parliament, with Labor calling for all future policies to provide an explanation on how it will impact the human rights of Territorians. But others warn this may become a ‘tick the box’ exercise.
Major step in bid to expand Kakadu National Park
Territorians are celebrating a move that could expand Kakadu National Park, as a uranium-rich deposit is granted special protections.
‘Creators of their own destiny’: Historic agreement signed in Arnhem Land
A remote community – known as the place where the Dreaming changed shape – has struck a historic 10-year agreement with the NT government.
Majority of NT ministers fly to Arnhem Land
A town in the heart of Arnhem Land has called the Territory’s leaders to their doorstep to sign a new agreement over their community’s future.
Prison isolation overhaul after NT anti-torture report
One Territorian was locked in isolation for 144 hours for blowing a kiss. See why prisoners told the anti-torture watchdog they were being ‘broken’.
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