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Taminmin College locked-toilet policy 'at odds' with human rights, researcher says

Students at a Darwin school are choosing to go thirsty to limit the need to use the toilet after the introduction of a locked-bathroom policy to deter anti-social behaviour.

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Remote Top End community of Peppimenarti lodges discrimination complaint over violence, under-policing

Residents in Peppimenarti lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging that they are being denied adequate policing based on their race, after years of worsening violence including a recent death and shootings.

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Federal government blocks access to Darwin Port advice given to Prime Minister's office, citing national security risks

The federal government has refused to release advice given to the prime minister's office about possible "paths forward" for the Darwin Port on the grounds it could "cause damage to the defence of the Commonwealth".

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Anti-vaccination protester who trashed former Chief Minister Michael Gunner's office handed suspended sentence

Paul Holland, 47, pleaded guilty to damaging property, unlawful entry and being armed with an offensive weapon during the attack in July last year.

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Founder of Alice Springs crime page, Action for Alice, says his account has been suspended by Facebook

The founder of a social media page highlighting crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs says his Facebook account has been temporarily suspended, barring him from sharing content with his more than 60,000 followers.

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Five stolen vehicles, eight arrests following pursuit through Alice Springs CBD

Police have arrested multiple young people after five vehicles were stolen from a government building premises in Alice Springs overnight.

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Greg Craven criticised for comments about voice referendum working group

Tony McAvoy SC said Craven had incorrectly labelled the views of the some in the group as ‘misplaced intransigence’ and ‘egotism’

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NT opposition leader urged to oppose Indigenous Voice by senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

The CLP's leader in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, has previously indicated her parliamentary team could vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament even if the rank-and-file members oppose it.

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Golden Guitar award-winning singer Josh Arnold boosts country communities with town anthems

Josh Arnold immortalises outback towns in song. Back Roads joins him on a 1,000km road trip to find out why he hung up the mic to compose music with school kids.

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Concerns Alice Springs crime is sparking healthcare staffing emergency as doctors, nurses burn out

Amid concerns crime is sparking a healthcare staffing emergency in Alice Springs, doctors and nurses say they are exhausted.

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Thousands turn out to commemorate 81st anniversary of the bombing of Darwin

More than 230 people were killed during the first Japanese raids on the city during World War II, in which hundreds of bombs were dropped.

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Children explore virtual reality as part of trial for new NT youth mental health project

Young people are stepping into a virtual world as part of a new trial aimed at overcoming the barriers to mental health care in the Northern Territory.

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Territory Labor, CLP announce Tiwi Islands candidates for NT's Arafura by-election after former member's sudden death

Labor is pushing to retain a seat in NT Parliament as the race for the huge remote electorate of Arafura gets underway ahead of the former member's funeral.

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Alice Springs alcohol rehabs call desperately for support as liquor bans reinstated

Alcohol rehab services in Alice Springs are desperate for more funding, with some facilities "falling to pieces" as liquor bans are reinstated.

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Invasive neem trees threaten Mataranka's environment so these Northern Territory locals are trying to stamp it out

Mataranka locals band together to tackle the rapidly spreading neem trees, which are choking native vegetation and putting the town's native environment at risk.

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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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Listening to voices on fracking 'difficult': council

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has grilled Aboriginal land council figures about fracking, suggesting traditional owners' opinions were being ignored.

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NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles pressures Country Liberals on Voice to Parliament before Arafura by-election

The Northern Territory's opposition will abstain from a motion expressing support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which the government has brought forward ahead of the upcoming Arafura by-election.

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Northern Territory communities revert to dry zones

Alcohol is now banned in Northern Territory communities and town camps under new laws while residents vote on alcohol plans for their local areas.

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is tragic but not new. How should fresh funding tackle it in the NT?

In recent weeks, the Australian and Northern Territory governments announced new funding to address the longstanding, much-publicised challenges facing Central Australia.

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Northern Territory Country Liberal Party introduces bill to allow police to arrest and fine people for drinking in public

Public drinking was decriminalised in the NT in 2019 in accordance with recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Now the CLP wants to change that.

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Alcohol bans are returning to the NT, and some Indigenous leaders see them as a 'second chance'

Last year Indigenous community leader Phillip Goodman made a troubling prediction about alcohol bans. It came true – but now he just wants to see things put right.

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CSIRO under fire over 'nonsense' report on fracking offsets for Beetaloo Basin greenhouse gas emissions

An emissions integrity expert is calling for a review of a report on offsetting carbon pollution from fracking the Beetaloo Basin, declaring "something has gone wrong" at Australia's peak scientific agency.

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Australia to swelter through another heatwave as hot weather warnings issued around the country

BoM forecasts parts of the country will reach the high 30s and low 40s on Thursday

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Australian private school enrolments rise in 2022 as public education numbers drop

Number of students in independent sector grew 25% in last decade while overall rate of year 12 completion fell last year

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