Police say Tennant Creek death in custody was result of 'medical episode'
By Roxanne Fitzgerald and Jason Walls
Northern Territory Police say the death in custody of an Indigenous woman in Tennant Creek on Saturday was the result of a "medical episode", while admitting there was no nurse on duty at the time.
NT government pulls funding for puberty blockers, hormones for children
By Jason Walls
Northern Territory Health Minister Steve Edgington announces the withdrawal of public funding for puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children, labelling them "dangerous, ideologically-driven practices".
Northern Territory Health Minister Steve Edgington announces the withdrawal of public funding for puberty blockers and hormone treatments for children, labelling them "dangerous, ideologically-driven practices".
NT police restarts investigation into mysterious disappearance of Yolŋu leader
By Jason Walls
The announcement from NT police follows a months-long ABC investigation into the Northern Territory cold case.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/nt-police-restarts-investigation-into-yolngu-leader/106116104
#MissingPerson #Police #IndigenousAustralians #Crime #JasonWalls
Controversial remote NT rent hikes struck down by High Court
By Oliver Chaseling and Jason Walls
A remote rent policy that saw some Northern Territory residents slugged with hikes of up to $300 a fortnight has been struck down on appeal by the High Court.
Filmmaker reveals eyewitness saw police allegedly murder Aboriginal clan leader
By Jason Walls
Acclaimed filmmaker George Gittoes has revealed a former NT police officer told him he witnessed his colleagues taking a Yolŋu clan leader out to shoot him and dump his body in Darwin Harbour in 1934.
BOM declares cyclone warning for Darwin as Fina tracks south-west
By Matt Garrick and Jason Walls
The Bureau of Meteorology has declared a cyclone warning for Darwin as Cyclone Fina intensifies while tracking towards the Northern Territory capital.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/nt-cyclone-fina-friday-warning-darwin/106036168
Cyclone watch extends to Darwin as Fina forecast to begin tracking south-west
By Jason Walls
Darwin is officially on cyclone watch, with Tropical Cyclone Fina now forecast to pass between the Northern Territory capital and the Tiwi Islands on Saturday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-20/cyclone-fina-thursday-watch-area-extended-to-darwin/106030822
#Cyclones #WeatherWarnings #ExtremeWeatherEvents #JasonWalls
Former Indigenous school principal's $85k pay rise 'based on student numbers'
By Roxanne Fitzgerald and Jason Walls
The future of an independent Indigenous school in Alice Springs is under a cloud after just 50 students turned up to class on Thursday, down from a peak enrolment of 360 in December last year.
#IndependentSchools #Teachers #IndigenousAustralians #RoxanneFitzgerald #JasonWalls
Staff at NT Indigenous school to fight back against 'shock' redundancies
By Jason Walls and Paul Serratore
Staff at Yipirinya School in Alice Springs say they will fight back after the school's statutory manager announced up to 20 redundancies amid plunging enrolments and a multi-million-dollar debt.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/alice-springs-yipirinya-school-shock-redundancies/106002876
Nampijinpa Price asks for $125k in donations to meet 'urgent end of 2025 goal'
By Jason Walls
Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is asking supporters to dig deep ahead of the festive season and help bankroll a $125,000 campaign fund three years out from the 2028 federal election.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #LiberalPartyofAustralia #AustralianFederalElections #FederalGovernment #JasonWalls
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