Aboriginal community shaken by second death in Australian police custody Kumanjayi White’s death at Alice Springs supermarket raises painful memories for Warlpiri community. Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2025
Labor gains a Senate seat from the Liberals in South Australia, while Jacqui Lambie is re-elected Buttons have been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Labor gained a seat from the Liberals in SA, with the other two unchanged. There’s also been further counting in close lower house seats. The Conversation · May 27, 2025
Anas Sarwar's top aide accused of 'disadvantaging' left-wing candidates ANAS Sarwar’s top aide has been accused of causing “unnecessary divisions” after a left-wing MSP accused the party of putting them at a… The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2025
Reeves faces anger from her local party over plans to cut disability benefits Labour members from Leeds West and Pudsey to write letter to chancellor over plans to reduce Pip payments The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025
Rachel Reeves faces call from her local Labour party to abandon welfare cuts In its motion opposing the plans, the Leeds West and Pudsey CLP said disabled people ‘are not responsible for the state of the national finances’. The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
Labor likely to gain 5 senators, cementing the left’s Senate dominance I previously wrote about the Senate the morning after the election. About half the Senate is elected at each House of Representatives election. Those up for election include six senators out of 12 for every state and all four territory senators. So 40 of the 76 senators were up for… The Conversation · May 9, 2025
'Taking people with you': leader agrees change is hard After the Northern Territory's CLP government completed its first 100 days on December 2, leader Lia Finocchiaro has admitted change is sometimes hard. AAP · Jan 3, 2025
‘This is our horror’: the grim stories driving the Northern Territory’s reckoning with domestic violence Since 2000, 81 women in the NT have died as a result of domestic violence, 93% of them Aboriginal – a landmark inquiry is looking at what went wrong The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2024
Prominent political leaders join Congress in Manipur Manipur Congress President, K Meghachandra, CLP leader Okram Ibobi, AK Bimol MP and other Congress leaders formally welcomed the new members at Congress Bhawan. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Nov 8, 2024
Proposed powers to exempt NT projects from environmental assessments criticised as ‘terrifying’ and ‘authoritarian’ The Labor opposition, conservationists and Indigenous groups have expressed shock at the move The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024
Sweeping changes for public service under CLP The Country Liberal Party ministry has been sworn in ahead of sweeping changes to the Northern Territory public service. AAP · Sep 10, 2024
'Better NT for everyone': leader unveils first cabinet Community safety is the priority of the new Northern Territory government as Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro reveals her cabinet after sweeping to power. AAP · Sep 9, 2024
Final results give Country Liberals a thumping majority A huge election win for the Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party means the conservative party will be able to pass legislation almost uncontested. AAP · Sep 9, 2024
Harris’ lead dips in national US polls and it’s very close in the key states The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.7–46.2. In my previous US politics article on August 30, Harris led Trump by 48.8–45.0. The Conversation · Sep 9, 2024
The Conversation · Sep 1, 2024 Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is the first time this term there have been two successive ties in Newspoll.
AAP · Aug 30, 2024 NT's youth crime crackdown 'locking up a generation' Legal and health experts have slammed the Northern Territory's plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility and reinstate the use of spit hoods.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2024 Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened This blog is now closed.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2024 Northern Territory thrashing on crime a warning to Labor: tangible success is the only way to campaign Making justice policies against expert advice may solve short-term political problems but eventually they have to work – or be considered failures
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2024 Harris gains in US polls during Democratic convention; Labor thumped in NT election The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.8–44.8. In my previous US politics article last Monday, Harris led Trump by 47.1–44.6.
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2024 NT election: the Country Liberals claim a landslide victory in a contest decided in suburbia The Northern Territory is a different place. On the day prior to this election, Speckles the Adelaide River crocodile was asked to predict the result of the election. He had replaced the previous crocodile, a spiv who got the 2016 and 2020 elections wrong.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2024 Storm warning for Melbourne as wild weather hits Victoria, NSW and South Australia – as it happened This blog has now closed
AAP · Aug 24, 2024 Libs' return to office brings familiar promises for NT Labor's red sea across the Australian mainland is over after Lia Finnochiaro and the Country Liberals' thumping victory in the Northern Territory.
AAP · Aug 23, 2024 Voters step on the gas as NT faces 'turning point' Election day is on in the Northern Territory where green groups, tourism operators and doctors fear an industrial expansion will harm residents and wildlife.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024 Who will win the NT election? With a volatile and transient electorate, everything is up for grabs The campaign may have been underwhelming, but the outcome of Saturday’s vote in the Territory is tantalisingly unpredictable
The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024 This NT election, even pet crocs are campaign fodder. Just don’t mention the ballooning debt The Northern Territory is going to the polls this weekend. The incumbent Labor government is under serious challenge from a rejuvenated Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Lia Finocchiaro. This is an election mainly about crime and the state of the economy, and neither issue is good for Labor.