BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Labor MP charged over alleged assault on Northern Territory Administrator

Federal Labor member Luke Gosling, who holds the Northern Territory seat of Solomon, has been charged over an alleged assault on NT Administrator David Connolly.

The Conversation · Jul 30

'Politicisation': MP's lawyer fumes over assault arrest

Arresting a federal politician at his home rather than simply issuing a court summons shows the MP is unfairly being made an example of, his lawyer claims.

AAP · Jul 30

Closing the Gap is failing, yet again. Is it time we do away with it altogether?

Every year, the Productivity Commission reports on the progress state and federal governments are making towards closing the gap in the gross inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous lives.

The Conversation · Jul 29

NT minister claims Earth’s magnetic poles could flip if territory doesn’t use more groundwater

Business minister Robyn Cahill wants to make NT ‘datacentre capital of the globe’, but Environment Centre says scientific claim is ‘completely cooked’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23

Mixed response as territory pursues assisted dying laws

A territory is set to become Australia's last jurisdiction to make voluntary assisted dying legal, more than two decades after the first attempt was overturned.

AAP · Jul 23

Afternoon Update: Kumanjayi Little Baby review exposes failures; Gaza celebrates Spain’s World Cup win; and the case for nude saunas

Interim report tabled in NT parliament unable to draw a link between child protection referrals and the five-year-old Warlpiri girl’s death

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

Damning report highlights red flags before girl's death

Sweeping changes have been recommended for a child protection system after a review found safety threats were missed before a little girl's death.

AAP · Jul 21

Thaicom 4 given stay for 2 months

State enterprise National Telecom (NT) has extended the retirement date of the Thaicom 4 satellite to the end of September 2026, though it is declining to pay Thaicom 4's management fees to Thaicom Plc, citing technical risks.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

PM grilled on AFL team, Garma snub in first Tiwi trip

Anthony Albanese has defended his decision not to attend a major Indigenous festival during a historic maiden trip to the Tiwi Islands as prime minister.

AAP · Jul 19