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Boost for Central Australian roads in federal budget infrastructure commitments

The Northern Territory will receive a modest slice of the $18 billion in infrastructure spending the federal government will announce in its upcoming budget, with a key tourist road to receive $132 million.

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NT Indigenous workers underpaid between 1933 and 1971 join class action against government

John is one of thousands of workers in the NT who were underpaid — or not paid at all — for their work between 1933 and 1971. He's hoping to see justice in his lifetime and has joined a class action against the government to make it happen.

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Child protection system failing vulnerable kids across Australia as case workers speak out

Former kids in state care and child protection workers say the cracks in Australia’s child safety system have become craters, as children are forced to stay with sexual predators and subjected to broken bones.

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Australian budget 2022: Coalition unveils $17.9bn pre-election cash splash on road and rail projects

Largest new spending is $3.1bn for Melbourne Intermodal Terminal with package also allocating $140m for a regional road safety program

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Jurors who sat in the Zachary Rolfe murder trial might now feel cheated – that’s understandable

In criminal trials, the information that is excluded from a jury can be just as important as the information they get to see and hear

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Veterans’ affairs minister threatened to quit over budget; Australia reports 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Andrew Gee calls backlog of veteran’s compensation payments ‘a national disgrace’; WA teenager among 30 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Half of all NDIS plans reviewed in the NT had funding slashed over last six months

Disability services are warning of a 'general trend of substantial cuts to funding’ in the NT with some facing cuts of more than 50%

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Funding for NT legal service helping Indigenous Australians in custody set to run out in three months

Uncertainty over whether NT or federal government will continue to fund service protecting Indigenous people taken into custody

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NT mental health funding boost welcomed by mother who lost daughter to suicide

Before Lidia lost her daughter to suicide, her family struggled to find the support they needed. She's hoping new mental health funding will help more families in desperate need.

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NT Chief Minister defends action on crime in Alice Springs after broad daylight attacks

The NT government says it's doing all it can to combat crime after two people were allegedly assaulted in unprovoked attacks in Alice Springs this week and a police officer was allegedly kicked in the head.

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Today's COVID-19 case numbers and statistics from around the country

Looking for today's COVID numbers? Find them all in the one place here.

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Rare earths miner says Nolans Project separation plant crucial to supply chain diversity

Arafura Resources says its planned facility near Alice Springs will be pivotal in reducing Australia's reliance on China for materials essential to the production of renewable energy technology.

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Australia's chief vet travels to Indonesia as urgent vaccine rollout begins for lumpy skin disease

Australia's cattle herd is facing its most serious threat in decades, experts say, as authorities race to contain a disease outbreak in Indonesia.

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NT Police Commissioner rejects political interference claims in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder charge

The Northern Territory's top police officer says he had no prior knowledge of a decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder four days after the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Rolfe case claims 'sadden' NT police chief

The Northern Territory's police commissioner has explained how the decision was made to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with Kumanjayi Walker's murder.

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Gas industry peak body tells Beetaloo Basin Senate inquiry fracking cannot happen without consent from traditional owners

Traditional owner Johnny Wilson lives within 20km of fracking wells in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. This week, the peak body for oil and gas attempted to quell his concerns.

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Zachary Rolfe investigated for alleged perjury but police found insufficient evidence, court documents show

Investigation followed judge saying Rolfe had “lied” in his evidence about arrest of Indigenous man in 2018 Alice Springs court case

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AFL grand final border breacher Mark Babbage pleads guilty in NT court, avoids more jail time

A Melbourne man who falsified Northern Territory documents to attend the AFL grand final in Perth has been handed a six-month suspended sentence.

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River project to boost Darwin water supply

A proposed water storage project on the Adelaide River could secure Darwin's water security for the next 50 years, the Northern Territory government says.

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Darwin man in his 60s dies with COVID as NT records 341 new cases

There are now 14 patients in NT hospitals with coronavirus and one patient in intensive care.

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A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin is sitting in Darwin today. Here's what it means

Politicians, environmentalists, traditional owners and gas company representatives will be in Darwin for a public hearing into the Beetaloo Basin. Here's what it's all about.

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Cost of living measures 'responsible': PM

As the government announced a $60 million tourism investment, Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised the upcoming federal budget would be responsible.

AAP

Skilled migration rules relaxed for NT

The Commonwealth has relaxed migration rules to help Northern Territory employers fill critical skilled worker shortages.

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NT cattle station owners take on fight against gas company Sweetpea Petroleum over Beetaloo Basin fracking concerns

A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

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Indigenous suicide rate 'national tragedy'

The Commonwealth and the Northern Territory government will spend $43 million to help prevent suicide, with a focus on Indigenous communities.

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