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'Warrior' cop failed to become 'guardian'

An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has been told the former soldier turned NT policeman who shot him was undisciplined warrior.

AAP · Nov 24, 2022

Cabcharges misused on 'luxury limousines', unauthorised personal travel, according to internal NT Health email

An all-staff email says widespread Cabcharge misuse has been identified in a recent audit, with "quite a number" of excessive fares racked up in a government department $90 million over its allocated budget.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

NT cop's inquest evidence ruling in weeks

An NT policeman is expected to know within two weeks if he'll be forced to answer a coroner's questions about the night he shot dead an Indigenous teenager.

AAP · Nov 24, 2022

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Lawyers for Constable Zachary Rolfe argue against giving evidence at Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Lawyers for Constable Zachary Rolfe and Sergeant Lee Bauwens have argued the officers should not be compelled to answer questions which could lead to disciplinary action within the police force.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

NT's 'tough-on-crime' approach not working as young people jailed over TikTok copycat ramraids

Northern Territory police will target repeat offenders in their homes as incarceration rates in the NT continue to soar.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Territory rights bill likely to pass Senate next week, allowing for euthanasia debate in ACT and NT

The ACT and Northern Territory are a step closer to being able to legislate for voluntary assisted dying after a vote in the Senate today.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Territories rights laws to pass next week

Laws overturning a ban on territories legislating on voluntary assisted dying are expected to pass next week after a last-minute hitch in the Senate debate.

AAP · Nov 23, 2022

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Tough new NT anti-discrimination laws pass

NT schools can no longer discriminate against staff and students on the basis of their religion, sexuality and gender identity after new laws were passed.

AAP · Nov 23, 2022

NT Police sending 40 additional officers to Alice Springs on Wednesday night as crime continues to rise

Residents urged to stay out of the Alice Springs CBD on Wednesday night, as stolen cars cause mayhem in the main streets.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles introduces urgent legislation to stop politicians from getting $3,000 pay rise

The NT government is moving to rush through legislation to prevent an independent tribunal from increasing politicians' pay.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Former Assistant NT Police Commissioner Nick Anticich tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest police force needs a 'long-term cultural fix'

Former NT Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Anticich says he was offended "as a police officer" that other officers had been involved in sending racist text messages.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Northern Territory parliament passes anti-discrimination law reform amid fierce backlash

The reforms have come under fire from a range of faith groups but have been praised by members of the LGBT community.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Without Foodbank NT, David Nicholls would be 'skipping meals and going hungry'

Paranoid schizophrenia took David Nicholls from a fully-independent worker to relying on charity for his groceries. He says without Foodbank NT, he'd be skipping meals and going hungry.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Police fight to stay silent at NT inquest

Two NT police officers are arguing a coroner's ruling on controversial evidence was wrong and they can refuse to answer inquest questions.

AAP · Nov 22, 2022

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ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Central Australian regional council flags jump in alcohol-related harm after NT grog bans lifted

The impacts of long-term alcohol bans being lifted across the Northern Territory are laid bare in a submission by a regional council servicing remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Northern Territory teachers face court, pay total of nearly $6,000 in fines for lapses in registration

Thirteen NT teachers have faced court in the NT since early last year for teaching while unregistered. The education union says this can be avoided.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

The NT's anti-discrimination laws are being updated for the first time in 30 years. Here's what you need to know

A bill to amend the Northern Territory's Anti-Discrimination Act for the first time in decades is expected to return to parliament today. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Where are the government's workplace laws? Will they pass this year?

A report into the government's contentious workplace relations bill is set to be handed down today, likely to prompt a sense of which way two key Senate crossbenchers are leaning.

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ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

National Aboriginal Art Gallery being built on sacred site divides community as Indigenous leaders call for 'respect'

It's being spruiked as a future tourist magnet that will celebrate 65,000 years of culture, that will stimulate central Australia's economy. But it is dividing the Alice Springs community

AAP · Nov 21, 2022

Killer NT cop given 'favourable treatment'

A NT policeman tasked with investigating Kumanjayi Walker's death for his inquest says the officer that killed him was given special treatment by investigators.

ABC News · Nov 20, 2022

Ex-chief minister Michael Gunner begins work as lobbyist, integrity experts says NT lacks 'basic' rules and transparency

The Northern Territory's regulations around political lobbying have come under renewed scrutiny following the announcement former chief minister Michael Gunner was taking up a role spruiking projects for a mining magnate.

ABC News · Nov 20, 2022

What does youth detention look like in other parts of the world?

David McGuire says the youth custodial facilities he runs in Spain aim to educate and rehabilitate young offenders, but the "main objective of the Australian centres is punishment".

ABC News · Nov 20, 2022

Team of divers complete three-year mission to create 3D map of sunken World War II Japanese submarine

A crew of divers are hoping their efforts to map a sunken Japanese submarine off the NT coast will help solve long-standing questions about the vessel and help preserve final resting place of 80 submariners.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

NT government to look into 'viability and benefit' of crisis accommodation in Katherine

All major jurisdictions in the Northern Territory have established short-stay accommodation centres for remote visitors and people in need, yet Katherine remains without one.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

Religious leaders in the NT urge government to revise proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws

New anti-discrimination laws are expected to pass through the Northern Territory's parliament in the next week, but religious groups fear the reforms go too far and would "completely remove" protections for religious schools.

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