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New NT administrator apologises for ‘racist’ posts as MPs plan to boycott swearing-in ceremony

Aboriginal leader says David Connolly won’t be welcome in communities amid calls for prime minister to scrap appointment

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26

Plea to PM amid territory administrator backlash

The backlash over a territory administrator's controversial appointment has ramped up before his swearing in ceremony, with the prime minister asked to step in.

AAP · Feb 25

Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

A Speaker has shut down opposition motions to debate the controversial appointment of a new territory administrator, saying members must show him no disrespect.

AAP · Feb 3

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Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

A crime-troubled territory is introducing Australia's strongest sentencing laws for domestic violence murders, with a mandatory non-parole period of 25 years.

AAP · Feb 3

Call to dump administrator over social media posts

Past social media posts continue to haunt a territory's new administrator, with a peak Aboriginal body calling for him to be dismissed over his views on race.

AAP · Jan 23

Federal MPs urge administrator to apologise over posts

Criticism continues to mount over "offensive" social media posts by a newly appointed territory administrator, with a call for him to apologise.

AAP · Jan 20

Incoming NT administrator insulted PM and claimed First Nations people ‘main group’ behind crime

Exclusive: David Connolly says he won’t publicly express political opinions after he was announced for a role similar to that of a state governor

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19

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Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Questionable social media posts by a newly announced territory administrator have sparked calls for his appointment to be reviewed.

AAP · Jan 19

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

AAP · Jan 16

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

AAP · Jan 16

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

AAP · Jan 12

'Classic glass cliff': women leaders mark Liberal first

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

AAP · Dec 9, 2025

Cyclone Fina cuts power and damages homes across northern Australia

Thousands left in the dark as damaging winds, flash floods and a second major storm batter two states

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

Drop in territory offences put down to crime crackdown

A territory's law-and-order crackdown is working, its chief minister says, with police data showing a significant drop in crime rates.

AAP · Oct 17, 2025

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AAP · Oct 15, 2025

Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate

Trans women inmates in male prisons will suffer yet more physical and sexual assaults now a territory has barred them from female jails, rights groups say.

AAP · Oct 9, 2025

Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Months after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal, a crime-hit territory has named a new police commissioner with the force under the spotlight.

AAP · Sep 30, 2025

Pepper spray trial slammed after use in nightclub brawl

A trial of the public sale of pepper spray is under fire after the eye irritant was used in two incidents at the same nightclub.

AAP · Sep 23, 2025

Top law officer under pressure over hit-run driver link

An attorney-general has failed to declare a conflict of interest before commenting on the case of her sister's stepson, who fatally struck a man with his car.

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AAP · Aug 2, 2025

'Third world conditions' in packed Top End watch houses

Overcrowding in Northern Territory prisons and watch houses has led to "third world conditions" and a denial of human rights, legal advocates say.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025

The NT’s newest youth justice law changes will heap more trauma on to traumatised kids while worsening youth crime

Evidence shows reacting to kids who offend with violence increases chances that the offending behaviour escalates. In stark terms: there will be more victims because of the CLP’s policies

AAP · Jul 28, 2025

'Senseless violence': boy attack fast-tracks law reform

Tough youth justice laws will be introduced "urgently" after a 15-year-old was accused of stabbing another teenager in front of shocked show-goers.

AAP · Jul 16, 2025

Killer's death robs Falconio family of hopes for peace

Hopes of finding the remains of Peter Falconio are now considered "remote at best, impossible at worst" after the death of his killer Bradley Murdoch.

AAP · Jul 4, 2025

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 · Jun 30, 2025

Nice work if you can get it: premier pockets plenty

Parliamentarians in one state have been granted a pay rise, propelling the premier to the position of Australia's second highest-paid politician.

AAP · Jun 11, 2025

Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

A 12-month trial allowing the public to carry pepper spray in a crime-hit territory has been slammed by critics who say it is an "admission of failure".

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