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Doctors warn care standards compromised as NT's busiest hospital ages
By Roxanne Fitzgerald

From a mother forced to labour in a hospital's tearoom, to a baby sent home with jaundice on a busy night, doctors warn they are no longer able to provide NT patients with the standard of care they deserve.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/royal-darwin-hospital-infrastructure-equipment-outdated-nt-rdh/106779938

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Women forced to labour in tearoom, run-down wards at NT's busiest hospital

From a mother forced to labour in a hospital's tearoom, to a baby sent home with jaundice on a busy night, doctors warn they are no longer able to provide NT patients with the standard of care they deserve.

ABC Feeds4d ago

Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm Australia's economy
By Roxanne Fitzgerald

One of Australia's biggest gas producers has lost a bid to stop industrial action at its Darwin facilities after claiming strikes would force shutdowns and cause significant damage to the nation's economy.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-14/fair-work-commission-inpex-strike-economy-threat-global-crisis/106796470

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Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm the economy

One of Australia's biggest gas producers has lost a bid to stop industrial action at its Darwin facilities after claiming strikes would force shutdowns and cause significant damage to the nation's economy.

ABC Feeds6d ago

NT government axes controversial $1.1 million private midwife contract
By Roxanne Fitzgerald

The Northern Territory government has axed a $1.1 million contract awarded to a Darwin midwife, banned from working unsupervised, almost 10 months after doctors began raising concerns about the deal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/nt-claire-marks-private-midwife-service-contract-cancelled/106779836

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NT government axes controversial $1.1 million private midwife contract

The Northern Territory government has axed a $1.1 million contract awarded to a Darwin midwife, banned from working unsupervised, almost 10 months after doctors began raising concerns about the deal.  

Independent News/Media #AuspolJan 11, 2023
Hundreds of kilometres from regulatory eyes, out of sight and scrutiny, environmentalists claim the Northern Territory is the perfect hotbed for cowboy antics.
Via: @ABC By: #RoxanneFitzgerald #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-11/land-cleared-for-cotton-farming-northern-territory/101651092
Images suggest land being cleared for cotton farming before permits granted

There's global demand for cotton and big profits to be made for farmers — but the growing industry is putting one of the last tropical savannas and untouched river networks in the world under threat.

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