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Gas heavyweight a step closer to new powers

A former gas company executive will play a key role under new powers to accelerate economic projects and override existing protections.

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Bail laws crack down halts court as arrests explode

Police have made 31 arrests in 24 hours after major changes to bail laws, causing courts to grind to a stop, leaving authorities scrambling for solutions.

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New bail laws increase pressures in 'broken system'

The roll-out of new bail laws has caused havoc with more than one per cent of the Northern Territory's population now behind bars.

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'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.

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Federal support needed as crime in outback town climbs

Politicians across the spectrum agree more support is needed to tackle the ongoing 'crime crisis' in Alice Springs after a two-month-old baby was assaulted.

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Govt vows to rein in NT debt as it soars above $11b

The Northern Territory government has inherited a strengthening economy but "pet projects" and department overspends could cause debt to blow out.

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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

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Northern Territory defies ‘do-gooders down south’ on age of criminal responsibility

Country Liberal party says it doesn’t want children in detention but Labor says it’s ‘absolute crap’ that criminalising a child will help them

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Children As Young As 10 Years Old Can Be Jailed In Australia Under New Law

Australia's Northern Territory lowered the age of responsibility from 12 to combat a 'crime crisis'

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Mike Pezzullo says being stripped of Order of Australia ‘does not amount to a hill of beans’ – as it happened

Pezzullo said the decisionmakers ‘presumably” believed the termination was ‘just and fair’

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Young children face jail again under controversial laws

The Northern Territory government has passed controversial laws to once again lower the age of criminal responsibility.

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Declan's Law: NT enshrines tough bail and weapon reform

Laws giving police in the NT powers to search and seize weapons from anyone over the age of 10 have passed in what the chief minister calls a "historic moment".

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Labor concedes voters lost faith as parliament resumes

The Northern Territory's parliament has been sworn in ahead of the government legislating to grapple with a "crime crisis".

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Spit hoods to return in youth detention changes

The use of spit hoods will be reinstated in NT youth detention centres and police watch houses, as part of sweeping changes to the justice system.

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Youth detention in spotlight amid child-crime 'crisis'

A child's life inside detention highlights Australia's need to learn from overseas justice systems as state and territory governments grapple with youth crime.

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NT government denies that planned crime reforms are form of ‘racial control’

Former NT attorney general alleges Country Liberal party is planning law-and-order changes aimed at controlling Indigenous people

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Drinking in public to become a crime again in territory

The Northern Territory government is planning the criminalisation of public drinking while also making alcohol cheaper to buy.

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Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Proposed laws to be introduced in the Northern Territory would mean children as young as 10 could be searched for knives while at school.

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NT won't waver on lowering criminal responsibility age

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has dismissed calls from medical, legal and social services to rethink her plans on criminal responsibility.

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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.

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NT plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 10 could contribute to ‘child jail crisis’, advocate says

Chair of Indigenous legal service says policy is ‘really concerning’ and part of move towards more punitive policies across Australia

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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.

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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.

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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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New chief plans to address NT crime at National Cabinet

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro plans to raise a range of issues at her first National Cabinet meeting.

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