The Greens said while the NT has some of the worst protections for renters in Australia, the Country Liberal Party is doing nothing to address the problem. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The Country Liberal Party has passed a new law allowing police to detain a child in a watch house for up to 48 hours if it is “not reasonably practicable” to take them to a detention centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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As part of its joke climate resilience plan, the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is accelerating fracking for gas in the Beetaloo Basin. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The leniency of a community correction order handed to a man who ran down two Aboriginal men, killing one and seriously injuring the other, is being challenged, including by the dead man’s sister and the Department of Public Prosecutions. Paul Gregoire reports.
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The honeymoon, if there was one, is over for Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro. Suzanne James reports on the growing pushback against her riding roughshod over democracy.
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Frontline workers in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the Country-Liberal Party’s destructive “tough on crime” policies. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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Northern Territory Courts cut the after-hours bail service, creating more danger, particularly for minors. Stephen W Enciso reports on the community push-back.
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The NT Country Liberal Party has contracted the controversial private British-Danish security firm G4S to provide “much-needed relief” in the corrections system. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party is moving fast, in a Trumpian direction, to ride roughshod over the environment and peoples’ livelihoods. Stephen W Enciso reports.
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The NT Country Liberal Party has appointed a Territory Coordinator even before a law has been passed detailing their brief and powers. However, as Stephen W Enciso reports, it is clear what the CLP’s intent is.