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'Need to heal': Parks Australia admits sacred damage

'Need to heal': Parks Australia admits sacred damage

Parks Australia has admitted it violated a sacred site in Kakadu National Park during construction work, following a landmark High Court decision in May.

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

Plan for 1000 new prison beds in the Northern Territory

After promising it would not incarcerate more people, the NT government has unveiled a plan to increase the number of jail beds over the next four years.

MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

MPs urged to suspend gender-affirming care for kids

The Northern Territory speaker has a tabled a petition from the Australian Christian Lobby to stop gender-affirming care for children.

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Broken protection system a pipeline of broken youth

Broken protection system a pipeline of broken youth

The background and experiences of youth in detention reveal failures of child protection "pipeline" them into the justice system, a watchdog's report says.

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Experts lash search and seizure laws for school kids

Proposed laws to be introduced in the Northern Territory would mean children as young as 10 could be searched for knives while at school.

Medibank could face $21.5 trillion fine over data theft

Medibank could face $21.5 trillion fine over data theft

The Australian Information Commissioner will take Medibank to court over a 2022 data breach, seeking penalties that could reach into the trillions of dollars.

Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Australian human rights advocate Grace Forrest will become only the second Australian to receive a Four Freedoms Award for work battling modern slavery.

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Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protest forces Gabba lockdown ahead of play

Protesters entered the Gabba stands ahead of play on day two of the Australia-West Indies Test in Brisbane, forcing the venue into a brief lockdown.

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

Nannas dig in as UN expert condemns anti-protest laws

A UN investigator has taken aim at Australia's crackdown on the right to protest as aging climate activists await a court ruling on 'scary' new laws.

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