Corrections officer loses eye in prison attack
A worker has reportedly lost his eye following a prison assault, as his fellow Corrections officers voice their fears amid rising rates of violence behind the wire.
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Revealed: Man guilty of sending hate mail to Aussie politicians
A Darwin man’s campaign of online abuse against three Federal politicians has landed him before a judge in what his lawyer has called a ‘very unusual’ step against hate mail.
$100m toll of spiking NT prison numbers
A half a billion spend on the Territory’s prisons is being driven by rising prisoner numbers. See why the government has not ruled out further cash splashes on Corrections.
CLP ignores expert advice on controversial domestic violence changes
Experts warn women and children will be at greater risk of being assaulted, jailed or killed as a direct result of the Territory’s proposed mandatory sentences for DV order breaches.
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NT Government won’t step in to restore axed bail service
The Attorney-General has not confirmed if she will take any action after a young girl was held in solitary isolation for 48 hours. See why advocates are calling for a critical bail service to be restored.
Outback Wrangler seeking to ‘significantly shorten’ conspiracy trial
The mystery surrounding what occurred in the horrific wake of a Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson’s fatal chopper crash will be examined in just three months’ time. See why a reality television star is fighting to cut down his anticipated two-month trial.
Outback Wrangler flags talks with WorkSafe after tourist crash on croc-infested waters
Reality television star Matt Wright and his wife Kaia have flagged negotiations with the Territory’s work safety watchdog following an airboat crash that fractured a woman’s skull.
Girl kept in ‘solitary confinement’ for 48 hours at police watchhouse
A young girl’s treatment in a Top End adult police facility has been compared to a stint in ‘Guantanamo Bay’, as legal experts call for a critical after hours service to be restored.
NT lawyer says police probe into leaked footage ‘disingenuous’
NT Police will not lay charges after a senior barrister’s ‘humiliating’ drink driving cop shop interview was ‘accidentally’ unlawfully leaked to the public.
NT FIFO worker who allegedly beat father to death denied bail
The witnesses of a 71-year-old man’s killing have been exposed to ‘loud expletive-laden music’ from the alleged killer’s mother ahead of his manslaughter trial, a court has heard.
Bullet discovered outside NT ambulance station
Top End paramedics were warned to steer clear of a major ambulance station as a police investigation was launched into a suspicious discovery.
Mum sues NT Health over child’s chroming death
A Territory mother who lost her 22-year-old child to a chroming incident while a patient at a Darwin Hospital has accused the health department of ‘negligence’.
Drink driving lawyer challenges police over leaked interview footage
A prominent Territory barrister who drove into the back of a cop car has called on police to expose who leaked confidential footage of his boozy watch house interview.
NT celebrity chef’s vast gun collection seized
A highly respected Territory chef had his collection of 200 firearms seized after he pleaded guilty to sending a 99-year-old pistol through the mail.
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