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Pressure mounts on NT government to reimpose alcohol bans to restore law and order in Alice Springs

Medical experts say crime and antisocial behaviours are being driven by increased access to alcohol, while Labor MP calls for restrictions on alcohol sales

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NT federal Labor MP says families need to be more accountable for youth crime

State proposal to take unsupervised children off Alice Springs streets a ‘Band-Aid solution’ that will fail, Marion Scrymgour says

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'Target families, not crim kids': Labor MP

Federal Labor MP Marion Scrymgour wants Northern Territory families to be made accountable for their children's criminal behaviour in Alice Springs.

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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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CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

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NT senator calls for urgent action to tackle Yuendumu crime after attack on grandmother

As feuding among family groups escalates in the remote outback town, Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Price says her grandmother needed to be rushed to hospital with head injuries.

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Notorious croc spot reopens as visitors flock to Top End

Notorious crocodile viewing area has been closed since May, but re-opened on Wednesday following a $3 million upgrade at the site.

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NT senator Jacinta Price prepares bill calling for return of remote community alcohol bans

Anecdotal evidence suggests alcohol-related crime and abuse is climbing after the scrapping of NT alcohol bans – and now a senator wants parliament to reverse it.

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AEC appeals to NT land councils to address Lingiari's low voter turnout ahead of referendum

Around 20,000 Aboriginal voters are thought to be missing from the NT electoral role, but with a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament on the horizon, there's a desperate push to see rates increase — and positive signs are already emerging.

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Northern Territory remote rent changes delayed after backlash over rising costs

The Northern Territory government has pulled back on controversial reforms to remote housing, deferring the rollout of a new rental scheme after concerns from Aboriginal land councils.

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Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation

A record 11 Indigenous representatives recently took their seats in the new federal parliament – three in the House of Representatives and eight in the Senate. Of these, nine are women and just two are men.

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Future of income management unclear as the end of the cashless debit card draws near

As the federal government moves closer to scrapping the cashless debit card program, questions have been raised about the future of income management in Australia.

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Uluru statement campaigners welcome Albanese’s referendum commitment

Campaign director Dean Parkin says the prime minister flagging set referendum question brings ‘level of clarity’

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Anthony Albanese reveals ‘simple and clear’ wording of referendum question on Indigenous voice

Prime minister uses Garma festival speech to suggest Australians should be asked a simple yes or no question on enshrining a voice in the constitution

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NT federal politicians Jacinta Price, Marion Scrymgour highlight Indigenous policy failures in maiden speeches

Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price and Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour both address Aboriginal disadvantage, domestic violence and alcohol laws in their maiden speeches in federal politics.

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Labor MP slams lapse of NT alcohol ban

The new Labor MP for Lingiari in the Northern Territory has criticised the former government for allowing community alcohol restricting laws to lapse.

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Alice Springs stores rushed with customers as intervention-era alcohol ban expires in NT

Some liquor stores are being forced to intermittently shut their doors to manage high demand in Alice Springs after long-term alcohol bans ended for hundreds of remote Northern Territory communities.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises action to improve remote voting after Lingiari turnout hits all-time low

Anthony Albanese accuses the former government of deliberately making it more difficult for remote voters to cast a ballot, after turnout in an electorate covering some of the most disadvantaged parts of Australia drops to a new low.

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Labor's Marion Scrymgour formally claims narrow federal election victory in Northern Territory seat of Lingiari

After a tight race, Labor's Marion Scrymgour has officially claimed victory in Lingiari, previously held by Warren Snowdon for more than two decades.

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Australia's 47th Parliament features new, more diverse faces, marking turning point in political representation

The 47th Parliament of Australia is a new high-water mark for diversity in federal politics. Here are some of the new faces set to enter parliament.

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Federal election results for the NT are becoming clearer. Here's what we know so far

While some election candidates are already booking flights to Canberra, others are packing up their corflutes and contemplating their next political move.

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Labor’s Marion Scrymgour set to win Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, fending off CLP’s Damien Ryan

The ABC's election analyst, Antony Green, has called the Northern Territory's seat of Lingiari for Labor, saying Marion Scrymgour's lead is now large enough that it can't be overturned by postal votes.

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Labor's Luke Gosling is set to win NT seat of Solomon, locking in historic third term

Labor MP Luke Gosling is projected to retain the marginal Northern Territory seat of Solomon, becoming the first politician to win the Darwin-based seat three times in a row.

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In the battleground seat of Lingiari, the Coalition hopes to dim Labor’s star power with a first-time upset

A Labor stronghold since its creation in 2001, the party faces the possibility of losing to the rising popularity of a CLP candidate

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Labor and the Country Liberal Party running hard to land Northern Territory seat of Lingiari

Whoever voters decide will inherit Lingiari from retiring MP Warren Snowdon also takes on some of the nation's toughest challenges – and the hopes of residents that they'll urgently seek out new solutions.

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