Lives and property at risk as NT fires rage on In only two months, 12.8 million hectares of Northern Territory land has burnt in what authorities are describing as the worst fire season in decades. AAP · Oct 27, 2023
Indigenous man serves his time for murder he didn't do The NT government has no plans to change mandatory sentencing laws after an Indigenous man served 12 years behind bars for a murder he played no part in. AAP · Oct 27, 2023
After 60 years, when will the biggest job in UK theatre go to a woman? Why not now? Only male artistic directors have run the National Theatre. It’s time to address that, says the Guardian’s chief theatre critic Arifa Akbar The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
After the Voice referendum: how far along are First Nations treaty negotiations across the country? The Uluru Statement from the Heart called for Voice, treaty and truth. On October 14, Australians said “no” to the Voice to the Parliament, choosing not to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory body in the Constitution. Many Indigenous Australians are devastated, seeing the result as a dismissal… The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023
Childcare fees in Australia: see how much costs have risen in your area There is a huge variation in the hourly cost of childcare across the country. Our map shows the average where you live, and how much it’s gone up The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023
‘Digital inclusion’ and closing the gap: how First Nations leadership is key to getting remote communities online There are more than 1,500 remote First Nations communities and homelands around Australia, and about 670 of them have no mobile phone coverage. In research with 495 people from ten remote communities, we found 45.9% were “highly excluded” from increasingly important digital services and tools. The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023
Cessnock deserves a passenger train service Hunter must support saving Cessnock rail service. Newcastle Herald · Oct 22, 2023
Indigenous leaders break silence after voice defeat Aboriginal leaders say the voice referendum defeat represents an attempt to silence Indigenous people, but they will continue to fight for their rights. AAP · Oct 21, 2023
First Nations groups reject Peter Dutton’s call for royal commission into child abuse More than 100 community Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations say safety of Indigenous children ‘should not be politicised’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2023
Methane bubbles in groundwater cast doubts over Beetaloo basin fracking approval, scientists say Experts warn the NT government has ‘significant and critical gaps in the knowledge base underpinning fracking approvals’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
Attention Procrastinators: The Deadlines For Posting Your Xmas Gifts Got Announced By AusPost Australia Post have announced the deadlines for when you need to have all your Christmas gifts and cards posted by for 2023. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 19, 2023
Morning Mail: Australian echoes of Gaza conflict, Biden in Israel, the new Friday work trend Israel-Hamas war is a world away but it has quickly fuelled tensions at home, as the US president says the Gaza hospital blast was caused by Palestinian rockets The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
'He has to answer': Rolfe submission delays NT inquest An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will be delayed as the coroner considers a request by Zachary Rolfe for her to step aside. AAP · Oct 18, 2023
Central schooling scrutiny to see if boarding passes The National Indigenous Australians Agency will conduct an assessment of boarding school capacity and options in central Australia for First Nations students. AAP · Oct 17, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking Minister Tanya Plibersek should strengthen ‘trigger’ protection to ensure projects are assessed for impact on water resources
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 Kumanjayi Walker inquest: coroner to decide on recusing herself after Zachary Rolfe questions impartiality Application by the former NT police officer increases chance case could be further delayed
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Soaring temperatures and wind prompt fire warnings Extreme fire danger warnings are in place on the east coast and Northern Territory due to high temperatures across Queensland and the NT and high winds in NSW.
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Referendum defeat no obstacle to state-based bodies State governments will continue down the path of enshrining their own Indigenous voice and treaty processes despite the emphatic defeat of the voice referendum.
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless' Zachary Rolfe's lawyers say a coroner did not "distance herself" from conversations about "spearing"t he former cop as punishment for Kumanjayi Walker's death.
AAP · Oct 16, 2023 Parliament asked to back green rules on gas projects Crossbenchers have asked federal parliament to better regulate major gas projects to protect Australian water resources.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 ‘Echo chamber of elites’: outer urban areas ignored by yes campaign, Labor MP Mike Freelander say South-west Sydney MP says ‘a lot of people felt disfranchised’ as Hunter MP Dan Repacholi says voters were ‘more keen to hear about cost of living’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2023 AEC responds after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price questions ‘conduct’ in Indigenous communities that voted yes Price claimed there was ‘manipulation’ in remote communities but electoral commission says ‘ability to campaign at any polling place … was the same for everyone’
AAP · Oct 14, 2023 Northern Territory majority rejects voice referendum Two in three Northern Territorians have rejected the concept of an Indigenous voice, backing one of their senators who spearheaded the 'no' campaign.
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum has been heavily defeated nationally and in all states The Voice to Parliament referendum has failed convincingly after the ABC projected large victories for the “no” side in the national vote and all states.
AAP · Oct 9, 2023 NT not a 'failed state' says chief minister John Howard and Tony Abbott have criticised the Northern Territory government's handling of the education and health of Indigenous Australians.