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Liam is a journalist with the NSW bureau of The Australian. He started his journalism career as a photographer before freelancing for the NZ Herald, news.com.au and the Daily Telegraph. Liam was News Corp Australia’s Young Journalist of the Year in 2022 and was awarded a Kennedy Award for coverage of the NSW floods. He has also previously worked as a producer for Channel Seven’s investigative journalism program 7News Spotlight. He can be contacted at MendesL@theaustralian.com.au or Liam.Mendes@protonmail.com.

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Chief Minister Eva Lawler voted in the 2024 Northern Territory general election. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin.

‘Lies’, ‘muck raking’ ahead of poll

Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler has accused the opposition of ‘lying’ about election costings ahead of Saturday’s NT poll.

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John Elferink in 1986 when he was a serving officer in the Northern Territory Police Force. Taken in western desert country in the Macdonnell Ranges - it was on the inside of the Gosses Bluff (Ngnorla) meteorite crater.

Ex-cop returns medal in apology protest

A former senior NT police officer and MLA has returned his police service medal in protest at police chief Michael Murphy’s apology to Indigenous people.

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Chelsea Ryan, CLP candidate Yanja Thompson and Northern Land Council chief Matthew Ryan

Election hopeful’s ‘dirt file’ outrage

As Territorians prepare to go to the polls on Saturday, documents claim Northern Land Council chair Matthew Ryan’s daughter sought out damaging video of Country Liberal Party candidate Yanja Thompson.

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Alice Springs looking into a pastor, Terry Medling. Source: Facebook

Alice Springs pastor faces child assault charge

The self-declared longest-serving missionary in Alice Springs has been accused of physical assaults on young Aboriginal children, but says he’s an innocent ‘man of God’.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Simon Baker attends the 2024 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on February 10, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI)

The Mentalist star Simon Baker facing multiple drink driving related charges

The Mentalist star Simon Baker has been charged by police with two drink driving-related offences.

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13-08-2024 - Gavin Morris, principal of Alice Springs Indigenous school Yipirinya departs Alice Springs local court with solicitor Luke Officer. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

Assault case: principal in court

Yipirinya principal Gavin Morris has appeared in court for the first time, denying serious allegations of historical aggravated assault against multiple children.

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25/04/2023: Alice Springs based Yipirinya School principal Gavin Morris on the school grounds. He is with school minibuses similar to the one that was written off after a mob of students stole it in August 2022 for a joy-ride. PIC: Grenville Turner

‘Deeply concerned’ Yipirinya school council breaks silence

The principal of central Australia’s largest Indigenous school has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault against children.

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‘Shock’ as details of alleged assaults by NT principal emerge

Gavin Morris, principal of the prominent school for Indigenous children in Alice Springs, has been charged over allegations of aggravated assaults on multiple children.

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NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy, baker Darren Clark, former senior constable Carey Joy.

Fury over top cop’s Garma apology

NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy is in a feud with his force – and it all started at the home of an Alice Springs businessman.

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NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy delivers an apology to First Nations people at Garma. He pledges to eliminate racism and is determined to improve relations between police and First Nations people. Photography Teagan Glenane / YYF

NT police chief quits Police Association over racism

Commissioner Michael Murphy conceded police had ‘protected settlers over Aboriginal people’ in breach of their duty.

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