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Justine Davis talked about keeping people out of prison – and still won a ‘tough on crime’ NT election

Independent in Darwin’s north says ‘if you spend time listening and talking’, people begin to think differently about law and order – and locking up children

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'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached for thousands of Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen over four decades in the Northern Territory.

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Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy

The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.

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Labor dealt another blow as Greens claim victory

Former Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has lost her seat to the Territory's first Greens member after more than a decade in the job.

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Compulsory income management implies First Nations people ‘cannot manage finances’, inquiry says

Minister for social services commits to committee recommendation for SmartCard, which quarantines 50% of income, to become voluntary

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Dawn of a new era as fund returns to Aboriginal control

More than half a billion dollars in mining royalties from First Nations land has returned to Aboriginal control in a new fund to drive wealth and wellbeing.

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Be prepared: north told to brace for spring bushfires

After recent above-average temperatures, the national council for fire and emergency services is predicting a risky spring fire season in northern Australia.

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Landmark move by NT Labor after crushing defeat

NT Labor has appointed the first Aboriginal woman to lead a major political party in the nation's history as it regroups after a devastating election loss.

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Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

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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.

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Government 'secrecy' blasted over Jabiluka uranium mine

A uranium mining firm has accused the federal and Northern Territory governments of hiding their reasons not to extend a 42-year lease to the Jabiluka mine.

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The NT Is Lowering The Age Of Criminal Responsibility Back To 10 Years Old

"We’re lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 so that young people can be held accountable."

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View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers switches to attack dog but the style could bite him later

Is the Albanese government trying to cast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as Australia’s Donald Trump? And if so, what’s the thinking and why is Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the vanguard of the charge?

The Conversation

Crocodile culling an ineffective and expensive way to reduce attacks, Northern Territory study finds

Education campaigns to change human behaviour and relocation of problem reptiles are better ways of managing risk, researchers say

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Should WA and NT drop rural default speed limits to 100kph? Here’s what the evidence says

The spotlight is back on speed limits, as the Western Australian government prepares to host a road safety summit in early September. Ahead of the meeting, at least one expert has called for the WA government to lower default speed limits on rural roads in WA to 100 kilometres per…

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Australia records hottest ever winter temperature with some areas set to be 10C above average

‘What’s really interesting about this warm stretch of weather, is it is going to last for a long time,’ BoM says

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Croc culling not the answer for stopping attacks: study

Scientists say education, awareness and removal of problem saltwater crocodiles are a more effective way to reduce the number of attacks than culling programs.

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Country Liberals to lower criminal age to 10 years old in NT as Finocchiaro talks tough on law and order

Country Liberal party chief minister, Lia Finocchiaro, says parents of children who commit crimes may also have their government benefits cut

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New chief minister vows swift legislation to hit crime

The Northern Territory's chief minister-elect has vowed to quickly tackle youth crime by toughening bail laws and lowering the age of criminal responsibility.

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Labor to examine NT fallout ahead of federal poll: PM

Anthony Albanese says the federal government will examine the implications of NT Labor's loss in the territory election, ahead of next year's national vote.

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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

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NT election loss an 'indictment' on crime and disunity

As a federal election looms, Labor has been urged to take lessons following its devastating defeat in Saturday's Northern Territory contest .

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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.

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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.

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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.

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