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Don Dale: the children with profound disability held behind bars in the NT

At least 15 children with a diagnosed disability, including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, are being held in detention in the Northern Territory

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Traditional owners, environment group lodge legal challenge over McArthur River Mine Supreme Court decision

Lawyers lodging the appeal on behalf of traditional owners and environment groups say the recent Supreme Court decision is serious, and if left unchallenged "could set a dangerous precedent".

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NT Court of Appeal reserves judgement on Zachary Rolfe appeal over Kumanjayi Walker inquest evidence

Despite former constable Zachary Rolfe being dismissed from the NT Police Force last week, for unrelated matters, the court has been told his appeal argument could be relevant to other police officers called to give evidence at coronial inquests.

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Former NT police officer Jared Porch pleads guilty to child abuse material offences

The offending took place while Jared Porch was working as a police officer in Alice Springs and surrounds, with the victims including a six-year-old child.

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Man convicted of raping unconscious woman in Moil's Butters Park given six year sentence

The21-year-old victim was "targeted" by the man while she was heavily intoxicated, the Northern Territory Supreme Court has heard, as he was sentenced to six years in prison over the attack.

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Man, 29, pleads guilty to daylight rape of unconscious woman in Butters Park in Darwin's northern suburbs

The court heard the "brazen" assault happened in a public park and the offender was interrupted by three separate witnesses.

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Supreme Court appeal means Zachary Rolfe will not be called to Kumanjayi Walker inquest this month

The Northern Territory police officer who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 will likely not give evidence when the inquest into the death resumes later this month, the ABC understands.

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NT Police and attorney-general to argue Zachary Rolfe should be forced to front Kumanjayi Walker inquest, with protective certificate

Lawyers for the Northern Territory attorney-general and police force will urge the NT Court of Appeal to force Constable Zachary Rolfe to appear at the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, with a certificate protecting him against self-incrimination.

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Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe appeals judge's decision compelling him to give evidence at Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe is seeking a declaration that the territory's coroner "cannot direct or compel" him to answer questions that "would tend to expose the appellant to penalty".

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Supreme Court rules Constable Zachary Rolfe can be forced to front Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Constable Zachary Rolfe will be forced to front the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker when it resumes next year.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Joseph Marrday, 22, convicted of attempted rape of three-year-old in Darwin suburb of Karama handed suspended sentence

The 22-year-old will soon be released from prison to serve a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to attacking the three-year-old last year.

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Claims of an antiracism ‘cult’ are an excuse for the settler justice system to ignore its failures

An NT judge says the system is doing a terrible job of protecting Indigenous communities. So maybe it’s time to try something different

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‘Where is the evidence?’: critics take aim at NT judge who says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion’

Opponents say it is ‘surprising’ for Judith Kelly to claim that ‘on the whole, modern Australian society is not racist’, in speech on Indigenous domestic violence

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NT Supreme Court Justice Judith Kelly criticises anti-racism 'ideology' sentiment in speech on domestic violence in Aboriginal communities

One of the Northern Territory’s most senior judicial officers has told a legal networking event that fear of being "labelled a racist" has made it difficult to discuss domestic violence in Aboriginal communities.

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A NT Supreme Court Judge Thinks Antiracism Is Turning Into A ‘Religion Or A Cult’ Really, Babe?

Do we really want to be comparing fighting racism to a cult?

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NT supreme court judge says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion or a cult’

Justice Judith Kelly uses speech on Indigenous domestic violence to claim there’s a ‘culture in some communities that tolerates violence against women’

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NT corruption watchdog withdraws report

The Northern Territory's corruption watchdog will not republish a controversial report into a government grant after a court review found its processes failed.

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ICAC permanently removes controversial Darwin Turf Club report, as legal action against the office is withdrawn

One of the most significant findings made by the Northern Territory's anti-corruption watchdog has been wiped from the office's website.

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NT ICAC failed to offer procedural fairness to Darwin Turf Club board member in investigation into $12 million grandstand grant, court finds

An Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation into a controversial multi-million dollar grant ended up in the Supreme Court. The court has found one man wasn't offered fairness.

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'Lenient' seven-year jail sentence of violent Darwin rapist Troy Benning appealed by prosecutors

Troy Benning pleaded guilty to charges including rape — which he committed while brandishing a pair of scissors — deprivation of liberty and making a threat to kill and was sentenced to a total of seven years in jail, with a non-parole period of four years.

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Alice Springs man who pleaded guilty to death of cyclist Stephen Yates eligible for release late 2023

A man who suddenly veered his car onto the wrong side of the road and hit and killed a cyclist last year has been sentenced and will be eligible for parole at the end of next year.

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