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Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Deaths in custody and tougher youth crime laws will be a focus as a peak Indigenous group meets to discuss Closing the Gap progress with government ministers.

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Territory abandons 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target

A 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target has been abandoned by a territory administration despite an election promise.

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Land clearing for defence housing remains on hold

An Indigenous site where a defence housing agency controversially cleared land must be left alone while a legal challenge is resolved.

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Zachary Rolfe offered speaking services on ‘leadership, ethical decision-making’ for up to $10,000

Former NT police officer, who was cleared of murder over the shooting death of Indigenous man Kumanjayi Walker in 2022, listed as speaker at Sydney summit

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Proposed law change protects questionable pub jokes

Accusations that anti-discrimination laws are being watered down to allow free rein to offensive comments have been rejected by a chief law officer.

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Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

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Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

A territory's crime crackdown and tough new bail laws have led to a surge in lockdowns in an overcrowded and understaffed prison system.

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Australian Human Rights Commission president calls for end to police investigating deaths in police custody

Hugh de Kretser said independent police oversight authorities should be established in all jurisdictions to stem the ‘mistrust and injustice’ of police investigating themselves

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Couple sues tour operator over outback bus crash

Two passengers physically and emotionally injured in a fatal bus crash on a remote stretch of road are taking on a "anachronistic" compensation laws in the NT.

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Public pepper spray trial triggers stinging backlash

A 12-month trial allowing the public to carry pepper spray in a crime-hit territory has been slammed by critics who say it is an "admission of failure".

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Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

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Police feature in complaints to territory ombudsman

The use of spit hoods has been defended by a crime-troubled territory's chief minister, amid a soaring number of complaints about police to the ombudsman.

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Indigenous man dies in police custody in Northern Territory

Death in custody at Darwin hospital announced as hundreds turn out in protest over death of another Aboriginal man in Alice Springs last month

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Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

A coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal man in custody after Australian Federal Police apprehended him allegedly intoxicated at an airport.

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'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

Hundreds of people have gathered to demand justice over the death of a young Aboriginal man in custody, marking the beginning of events planned nationwide.

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Record prison guard hiring in crime-troubled territory

Hundreds of prison guards are being recruited and trained after the new government of a crime-troubled territory toughened its bail laws.

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The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain

The Top End of Australia’s Northern Territory contains an extensive, awe-inspiring expanse of tropical savanna landscapes. It includes well-known and much-loved regions such as Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land and Nitmiluk Gorge.

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Fireworks on way to ensure Territory Day isn't a fizzer

A territory's explosive celebrations are back on track after a seized shipment of fireworks was released, ensuring the beloved event is not a fizzer.

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Call for federal police to examine death in custody

An investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody should be taken over by federal police, an Indigenous MP says.

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Calls persist for external probe into death in custody

If a territory government fails to set up an external probe into the latest death in custody its federal funding should be cut, an Aboriginal authority says.

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A scuffle in the lolly aisle. The sickening death toll climbs. Another family face gut-wrenching grief

Australians will rally this weekend to mourn Kumanjayi White, a Warlpiri man with disabilities who stopped breathing after being restrained by NT police

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Claims waterfront funds were misused are rejected

Explosive claims that the husband of a territory chief minister was embroiled in the misuse of funds at a popular waterfront precinct have been rejected.

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Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

A chief minister has rejected calls for an external inquiry into the death in custody of a young and mentally disabled Aboriginal man.

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As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?

The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028.

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Riding the New Wave: how Aussie movies won the world

The accents and colloquialisms of 1970s Aussie movies initially baffled the world but that changed when one was subtitled with Parisian street slang at Cannes.

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