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'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are "truly shocking", according to submissions to the NT coroner.

AAP · Sep 20, 2024

Kids allegedly locked in cells while Don Dale on fire

Conditions at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre are again in question, sparking new concerns for detainees.

AAP · Apr 13, 2024

Extra police to remain in Alice Springs after curfew

As Alice Springs prepares to emerge from a curfew aimed at curbing youth crime, residents are hoping increased police patrols will keep the violence at bay.

AAP · Apr 12, 2024

NT coroner to probe car crash, suicide deaths of two Indigenous teenagers in care of Territory Families department

The deaths of two teenagers last year while both living in out-of-home care are set to be examined by the Northern Territory coroner.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Central Land Council defunds WYDAC youth program, says continued support 'irresponsible'

The Central Land Council has defunded a youth program servicing four remote communities in Central Australia, saying it has failed to deliver quality services and continued contracts would be "irresponsible".

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

No action taken over fresh vision of 'excessive force' in Don Dale, NT government slammed over 'lack of transparency'

The Northern Territory government says an internal review of the incident found "there was no malicious intent" by the officers to cause harm to the teenager.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

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.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

'Intervention' to remove children from families flagged by Northern Territory government facing Alice Springs crime crisis

Unsupervised children picked up by police late at night in Alice Springs could be taken to a "safe place" for a child protection assessment instead of being returned home, under a plan flagged by the Northern Territory government.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

The Northern Territory is 'considering' alternatives to spit hoods on kids in police custody, but won't say if they could be banned

It has been six months since the Northern Territory government promised to look at alternatives to using spit hoods on children in police custody. It still won't commit to banning them altogether.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Self-harm incidents inside Don Dale spark intervention of NT Children's Commissioner

The NT Children's Commissioner points to "continual and systematic use of extended lockdowns" inside Don Dale, which she says have increased since the NT government introduced tougher youth bail laws last year.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022