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Victoria digs its heels in over public school funding

Victoria has dug in its heels over an offer from the federal government on public school funding, arguing the Commonwealth should fill a known shortfall.

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Is the Beetaloo gas basin going to damage our water resources? Plibersek has asked experts to find out

The Greens and crossbenchers are urging Plibersek to use the expanded ‘water trigger’ powers but she has vowed to listen to ‘independent scientists’

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Hate crimes bill: LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups disappointed Labor has dropped plan to outlaw vilification

New laws will expand the existing offence of urging violence but won’t criminalise conduct such as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule

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'Waterways are drying up': plea for environmental laws

Traditional owners say their way of life is under threat if environment laws are not changed to protect crucial NT water sources from over-extraction.

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Indigenous cultural heritage objects returned from UK

A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance has been handed back to the Warumungu Community of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

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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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Harris’ lead dips in national US polls and it’s very close in the key states

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 48.7–46.2. In my previous US politics article on August 30, Harris led Trump by 48.8–45.0.

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For a little bit there, I dared to hope. But Dylan Voller’s plea shows that nothing has been learned from Don Dale

The former child prisoner’s photo should have served as a stark warning when it first hit the public. Instead the NT is falling over itself to repeat these abuses

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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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Albo continues Newspoll slide

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approval rating continues to fall (though Peter Dutton’s isn’t doing much better), and the Greens plan to set up a renting regulator with the power to dish out fines to real estate agencies.

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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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Locking up 10-year-olds is racist by design and in effect

If the age of criminal responsibility is lowered, almost all of the extra children arrested, incarcerated and institutionalised will be Indigenous.

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Middle Arm looks like another win for Labor lobbyists Brookline

Should party strategists be lobbyists? The Greens have raised concerns about a senior member of Labor’s 2022 campaign team representing a firm that will benefit from a key decision made during the campaign.

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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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