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The NT raised the age of criminal responsibility, but advocates say the change is too slow

When the Northern Territory raised the age of criminal responsibility last year to 12, the government said the legislation wouldn't begin operationally until "the second half of 2023". But advocates say young children are still being jailed.

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NT chief minister again refuses to confirm Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's employment future

The NT chief minister says conversations have been held with Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker about his employment future, but she has again refused to clarify media reports that he was asked to resign late last week.

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Newly opened remote women's shelter cannot provide refuge due to security risks, building defects

It was supposed to provide a crucial safe space for Yolngu women and children fleeing domestic and family violence, but operators claim this new shelter cannot operate due to safety risks.

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Darwin protest sees thousands call for urgent action on crime in the wake of Declan Laverty's death

The death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty has been the catalyst for a 2,000-strong anti-crime protest outside Darwin’s Parliament House.

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NT Police make three arrests after incidents targeting bottle shops in Darwin area

Police say staff at multiple bottle shops near Darwin have been targeted with knives and verbal threats of violence in a spate of incidents overnight, just days after the fatal stabbing of a young worker at a drive-through outlet.

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Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Australia's first Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner visits Alice Springs to meet frontline workers, acknowledging that better data is needed to set successful targets for the reduction of domestic violence.

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Community football league games should be held in remote areas, says NT sports minister

Moving Central Australia's community football league back into remote communities will bolster their economic development and help grow the sport, Kate Worden says.

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Alice Springs ambulances attacked with rocks, as paramedics 'traumatised' by sustained abuse

There are concerns the incidents are "becoming the norm" and taking a toll on people's welfare, as well as hindering attempts to address a shortage of paramedics in the region.

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NT Police Association survey finds 97 per cent of respondents believe police understaffed

Amid a spike in crime in parts of the Northern Territory, nearly all respondents to a survey put out by the Northern Territory Police Association say they do not believe there are enough police to cover what is expected of them.

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Northern Territory government establishes first Aboriginal Advisory Board on domestic, family and sexual violence

The board aims to address the disproportionate impact of domestic, family and sexual violence on First Nations women and girls.

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Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urges PM to visit Alice Springs amid crime increase

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the government needs to be pouring more resources into dealing with escalating crime rates in the Central Australian town.

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Peter Dutton calls for the federal government to act on Alice Springs crime, as supermarket giants reduce liquor sales

Peter Dutton says he fears there'll be "tragedy" in Alice Springs as the town battles an intense, violent and prolonged crime crisis.

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NT Police Minister Kate Worden to meet with Alice Springs liquor retailers on crime crisis

High crime rates and continued domestic and public violence in Alice Springs has prompted demands for action, with Police Minister Kate Worden set to meet with alcohol retailers to find solutions.

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Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

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Alice Springs crime crackdown sees reduction in Northern Territory police officers tasked to 'Operation Drina'

The number of officers assigned to an operation to crack down on property crime in Alice Springs has fallen, just over a month after Northern Territory police sent 45 members to the Central Australian town.

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Details revealed of new 'circuit-breaker' plan to keep vulnerable Alice Springs children off NT streets

The Alice Springs community is waiting to see whether a new NT government plan to keep at-risk children off the streets of Alice Springs will be effective.

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Senator Jacinta Price votes against Territory Rights bill, citing distrust of NT government, concern for children

Jacinta Price has been slammed by politicians on both sides for voting against a bill which would overturn a ban stopping territory governments making laws on euthanasia.

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NT government ministers defend response to youth crime wave in wake of recent Alice Springs incident

Senior Northern Territory government ministers say they're in control youth crime in the region but have held off announcing any new plans to curb it.

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Labor MP says detail needed on plan to reduce crime by removing unsupervised children from families in Alice Springs

Federal Labor politician Marion Scrymgour says she wants more detail around what the Northern Territory government is calling an "intervention" to get children deemed at-risk off the streets of Alice Springs at night.

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'Intervention' to remove children from families flagged by Northern Territory government facing Alice Springs crime crisis

Unsupervised children picked up by police late at night in Alice Springs could be taken to a "safe place" for a child protection assessment instead of being returned home, under a plan flagged by the Northern Territory government.

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First Nations women call for change in domestic violence policing after Four Corners revelations

NT Police Minister Kate Worden says officers are doing the best they can under difficult circumstances, but women with first-hand experience of violence see things very differently.

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Social Order Response Team offers 'nothing new' to tackle rising Alice Springs crime rate

A NT government plan to address soaring crime in Alice Springs receives cautious optimism from some, but a sceptic says it will likely fail without additional spending and resources.

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NT Police Minister strongly opposes dog squad proposal for Alice Springs

A private security firm wants to trial a dog squad in Alice Springs, but the NT Police Minister says it will not address the key issues behind local crime.

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NT bans police use of spithoods on youths

Northern Territory police will longer be authorised to use spithoods on youths in police custody.

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NT government ends use of spit hoods on children in police custody, years after youth detention royal commission ban

The Northern Territory government has announced an end to the use of spit hoods on young people in police custody, more than five years after they were banned from youth prisons.

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