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Youth crime crackdown won't break cycle, advocates say

New laws stripping more child offenders from access to prison alternatives have been criticised for failing to tackle the root cause of crime in the Top End.

AAP · Jul 4, 2025

Youth worker named NT Australian of the Year

A youth advocate who was instrumental in reducing substance abuse in the Northern Territory has been named the NT's Australian of the Year.

AAP · Nov 6, 2023

Federal funds to address Indigenous disadvantage must make it to Central Australia, leaders say

Despite a constant flow of money into the territory, Indigenous leaders say life is not improving for remote communities. A critic of the state government says the money is being spent on an "boat ramps, footy games" and an "over-staffed public service".

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023