Gary Meyerhoff

  • Why oppose NT Labor's 'anti-drugs' laws?

    DARWIN — The Northern Territory Labor government has announced that "a legislative package on illicit drugs" will be introduced into the NT parliament this month. Justice minister Peter Toyne has also announced that Labor will

  • Drug users 'surrender' to police

    DARWIN — Four drug law reform advocates handed themselves into the Darwin Local Police Office on April 12 to raise awareness of the Northern Territory Labor government's proposed "drug house" legislation. The four activists,

  • Socialist Alliance: 'Ratbags and proud of it!'

    DARWIN — "No votes for ratbags" was the headline of the editorial in the March 7 Northern Territory News. The News was referring to the Socialist Alliance and its candidate for Lord Mayor of Darwin, Ruth Ratcliffe. The same

  • NT Labor to the right of CLP on zero tolerance

    DARWIN — The NT Labor government's zero tolerance policies towards illicit drug users look set to be harsher than those of the former Country Liberal Party (CLP) government. On February 21, the government announced its

  • Socialists condemn proposed curfew

    DARWIN — Socialists, youth workers and human rights activists are alarmed at proposals by Northern Territory police and businesspeople for curfews to be placed on young people aged under 16 in Darwin. Proponents of "zero

  • Crossin condemns refugee policies

    DARWIN — "It is time both parties stopped playing the game — who can be tougher on refugees?", ALP Senator Trish Crossin told a public meeting on February 5, becoming the latest ALP politician to speak out against inhumane

  • Victory for anti-racists in NT

    DARWIN — The Northern Territory's draconian Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act may soon be repealed by the NT Labor government. Pippa Rudd, spokesperson for NT Attorney-General Peter Toyne, told Green Left Weekly on

  • NT drug users in for stormy year

    DARWIN — The Northern Territory's illicit drug users are in for a stormy year. The methadone reduction program remains closed, the Public Order and Anti-Social Conduct Act remains in place and the Labor government is to

  • NT Labor embraces zero tolerance

    Drug user advocate groups have long argued that the Northern Territory should replace its methadone reduction program, which only gives opiate users access to the drug for three months, with a long-term methadone maintenance

  • NT: Martin's sorry doesn't go far enough

    DARWIN — There have been mixed reactions to the October 24 apology made to indigenous people by the Northern Territory Labor government before a gallery packed with members of the stolen generations: some see it as the dawning

  • Mandatory sentencing: is it time to celebrate?

    DARWIN — Mandatory sentencing has been a hot topic in the Northern Territory since it was implemented by the Country Liberal Party government four years ago. The new Labor government, elected in August, repealed the legislation

  • There's a new sheriff in town

    DARWIN — The Northern Territory Labor Party said very little about mandatory sentencing during its successful August election campaign, and what it did say was highly confused. The only people who seemed to be saying that Labor