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Administrator backlash prompts apology, advice

A territory administrator has apologised for controversial social media posts ahead of his swearing-in ceremony following a backlash over his appointment.

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Plea to PM amid territory administrator backlash

The backlash over a territory administrator's controversial appointment has ramped up before his swearing in ceremony, with the prime minister asked to step in.

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Australia's Northern Territory considers passing assisted dying laws for second time in 31 years

The Northern Territory government in Australia plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a second time

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MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

The Northern Territory speaker has a tabled a petition from the Australian Christian Lobby to stop gender-affirming care for children.

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Labor concedes voters lost faith as parliament resumes

The Northern Territory's parliament has been sworn in ahead of the government legislating to grapple with a "crime crisis".

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Country Liberal Senator Jacinta Price denies party split over Indigenous Voice to Parliament after Lawson Broad's resignation

The Northern Territory senator has denied her party is fractured over the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, despite conflicting positions held by the rank-and-file, parliamentary party and outgoing president.

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Concerns Alice Springs health workforce crisis threatening Aboriginal life expectancy gains

Life expectancy gains for Indigenous communities in Central Australia have been hard-won. But there are fears a healthcare staffing crisis in Alice Springs could unravel the progress made.

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Alice Springs to begin flood-mitigation designs, six years after report recommendations

The Northern Territory will begin design work for flood-mitigation action for Alice Springs that modelling suggests would help protect some residents from the effects of flooding.

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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 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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New Northern Territory alcohol laws to be introduced this week, as Alice Springs politician calls for parliament liquor ban

Northern Territory's parliament looks set for testy first sittings of 2023, as political opponents and crossbenchers criticise the Labor government over its liquor ban backflip.

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NT opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Fyles Labor government

Tensions are rising in Northern Territory politics as the government prepares to bring new alcohol ban laws to parliament.

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NT Attorney-General Chansey Paech referred to ICAC for alleged conflict of interest

An independent NT politician has referred the Attorney-General to the ICAC over his alleged dealings with an Alice Springs Aboriginal organisation.

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Northern Territory prisons facing 'unprecedented pressures' and record inmate numbers

Northern Territory inmates are sleeping on the floor on "uncomfortable" mattresses as prison numbers reach record highs and authorities struggle to come up with solutions.

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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.

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Labor MP says detail needed on plan to reduce crime by removing unsupervised children from families in Alice Springs

Federal Labor politician Marion Scrymgour says she wants more detail around what the Northern Territory government is calling an "intervention" to get children deemed at-risk off the streets of Alice Springs at night.

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NT Government minister accused of 'abrogating responsibility' over outback town poker machine plan

A plan to install dozens of new poker machines in an outback town facing high rates of poverty and social problems has been met with silence by the Northern Territory's gaming minister.

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NT's booze law causing alleged crime wave

A Northern Territory politician says central Australia has been hit by a crime wave after an Intervention-era booze ban ended in remote Aboriginal communities.

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Northern Territory government facing calls to pause new post-intervention alcohol laws

Pressure is growing on the Northern Territory government to change its alcohol policy, as frontline services report spikes in alcohol-related incidents following the end of alcohol bans.

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CLP responds to NT senator Sam McMahon's allegations of 'abuse' by former staffer

Outgoing senator Sam McMahon last week used parliamentary privilege to accuse a former staffer of 'abuse'. The Country Liberal Party's president Fiona Darcy says "it's not a CLP issue".

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NT Chief Minister defends action on crime in Alice Springs after broad daylight attacks

The NT government says it's doing all it can to combat crime after two people were allegedly assaulted in unprovoked attacks in Alice Springs this week and a police officer was allegedly kicked in the head.

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Club Eastside vicious attack leaves man cut, bruised, patrons in shock

Northern Territory police are calling for witnesses to a violent incident at an Alice Springs club where a group of people allegedly threatened and assaulted patrons and staff members in an unprovoked attack.

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