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'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

Defunct jail opens to inmates as prisoner numbers soar

Defunct jail opens to inmates as prisoner numbers soar

More than a decade after it was decommissioned, a notorious jail is again taking on inmates as authorities scramble to deal with rising prisoner numbers.

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

After promising it would not incarcerate more people, the NT government has unveiled a plan to increase the number of jail beds over the next four years.

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'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.

Tiger Brennan Drive-Berrimah Road overpass project cost balloons to $165 million

The cost to grade-separate two of Darwin's key arterials has blown out by at least $100 million, with the NT government blaming a broad increase in the cost to build infrastructure.

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.

Alice Springs mayor Matt Paterson calls for federal police, ADF assistance amid crime crisis

A police operation to stamp out crime in the Central Australian town has seen more than 300 people arrested since November – but mayor Matt Paterson says it's not enough.

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NT government ministers defend response to youth crime wave in wake of recent Alice Springs incident

NT government ministers defend response to youth crime wave in wake of recent Alice Springs incident

Senior Northern Territory government ministers say they're in control youth crime in the region but have held off announcing any new plans to curb it.

Fannie Bay by-election candidate Brent Potter defends himself against opposition claims of potential conflict of interest

Fannie Bay by-election candidate Brent Potter defends himself against opposition claims of potential conflict of interest

Brent Potter, who is running for Labor in the seat of Fannie Bay, has been accused by the opposition of a potential conflict of interest over a government funding commitment, ahead of tomorrow's by-election.

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