‘Rivers of grog’ fear as ban ends
Linda Burney is seeking an urgent meeting with the NT leader amid concern about the decision not to extend alcohol bans on Aboriginal outstations and communities.
Amos Aikman
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Empire builder: How an NT fracker is trying to ease gas crisis
In a remote part of the Northern Territory, ASX-listed Empire Energy is pushing ahead with an idea to fix the east coast gas crisis by building a beach underground.
Baby dead in outback murder, suicide
Police in the Northern Territory are investigating the deaths of a man, a woman and a baby at an outstation about 25km north of Alice Springs.
Burney calls for calm in Wadeye
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has urged calm in the strife-torn remote Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Wadeye and blamed overcrowding for escalating social tensions that overflowed into violence earlier this year.
Bush town at war with itself
Outside the shop at the heart of Wadeye, a sign proclaims ‘no violence’. You could be forgiven for thinking no one reads it.
Rolfe’s return to work sparks Yuendumu ‘disgust and outrage’
Northern Territory policeman Zachary Rolfe has been cleared to return to work, sparking outrage in the troubled remote community where teenager Kumanjayi Walker was shot.
Wadeye residents still homeless weeks after violence
Local locals say that dozens of people remain without proper accommodation months after civil unrest in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye forced many families to flee their homes.
Indigenous increase a mystery
Natural population growth cannot account for more than half of the increase in people identifying as Indigenous in the latest census data.
Treaty risking a Territory of micro-states
The NT could be balkanised to create Aboriginal micro-states responsible for everything from fixing roads to determining tax rates under proposals from the Top End’s Treaty Commissioner.
Court rules watchdog treated accused unfairly
A court ruling has forced the NT’s trouble-prone anti-corruption watchdog to take down a public report detailing adverse findings made against five people involved in one of its highest-profile misconduct investigations.
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