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Air safety watchdog warning after reality TV star trial

Air safety watchdog warning after reality TV star trial

Helicopter operators have been warned by the air safety watchdog it has zero tolerance for rule breakers following a high-profile trial of a reality TV star.

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

A doctor and a nurse have highlighted stressful working conditions at a large prison where a disabled inmate received inadequate medical care after a seizure.

Call for police anti-racism plan to have teeth to work

Call for police anti-racism plan to have teeth to work

Call for police anti-racism plan to have teeth to work

Call for police anti-racism plan to have teeth to work

A police force's anti-racism strategy has been welcomed by Indigenous advocacy groups who say it must be given the resources and powers to succeed.

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Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Overworked prison medical staff failed to give appropriate care to a disabled inmate who suffered an epileptic seizure, an inquest has heard.

Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure

Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure

Prison guards who roughly handled a one-legged inmate who had just had a seizure suspected he had taken illicit drugs, an inquest into his death has heard.

Rules not followed in watching inmate who had a seizure

Rules not followed in watching inmate who had a seizure

An inmate who suffered a seizure and later died had been swinging his limbs about and screaming as officers tried to calm him, an inquest has been told.

Man killed, two seriously injured in highway fight

Man killed, two seriously injured in highway fight

A violent disturbance along an outback highway has left a man dead and two other people with serious injuries.

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Remote medic named NT Australian of the Year

Remote medic named NT Australian of the Year

Remote medic named NT Australian of the Year

Remote medic named NT Australian of the Year

A medical professional who works in remote areas has been named the Northern Territory Australian of the Year for 2026.

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

An inmate's rough treatment by prison guards after he suffered an epileptic seizure is being examined by a coroner investigating his death.

Prepaid electricity leaving vulnerable people powerless

Prepaid electricity leaving vulnerable people powerless

Prepaid electricity leaving vulnerable people powerless

Prepaid electricity leaving vulnerable people powerless

Families forced to prepay for power are experiencing a high number of electricity disconnections, exposing them to dangerous temperatures, a report has found.

Outback medicos call for funds to fix dated facilities

Outback medicos call for funds to fix dated facilities

Outback medicos call for funds to fix dated facilities

Outback medicos call for funds to fix dated facilities

Aboriginal health service providers are stuck with ageing clinics and staff housing and need an urgent funding boost to deliver quality care, a new report says.

MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

MP's defamation evidence 'illogical and self-serving'

A Liberal senator "just didn't care" that claims she made about the head of an Aboriginal land council were wrong, a defamation trial has been told.

Senator rejects blame for remote Indigenous plight

Senator rejects blame for remote Indigenous plight

Senator rejects blame for remote Indigenous plight

Senator rejects blame for remote Indigenous plight

An outspoken Liberal senator has denied being involved in a coup against an Aboriginal land council boss, who she accused of failing communities.

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

The last wish of a legendary Yolngu film star, a 4000 kilometre journey, and the family who made it all happen are central to a new documentary.

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Governor-General thanks Anangu people for sharing Uluru

The Anangu people of the Red Centre have been thanked by Australia's leaders for sharing the big red rock Uluru with the world after it was handed back to them.

Symbolic handback of Uluru celebrated 40 years on

The symbolic return to the Anangu people of a globally recognised landmark four decades ago is being celebrated by Traditional Owners and Australia's leaders.

Senator denies 'abuse of power' in council ouster claim

A Liberal senator has admitted relying on "say so" before allegedly defaming the head of a large NT Aboriginal land council over a claimed vote of dismissal.

Coroner's vow to bereaved family after death in custody

The family of an Indigenous man who died in police custody has lashed out over the investigation but have been assured an inquest will aim to uncover the truth.

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'Mud sticks': land council boss hurt by senator claims

Outspoken senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price added credibility to a defamatory claim that an Aboriginal land council wanted its boss gone, a court has heard.

Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death

A "pleasantly psychotic" woman seeking treatment for mental illness was sedated four times in a day by health staff before she died, an inquest has been told.

Senator allegedly plotted council 'coup' with principal

An alleged plot to oust an Aboriginal land council chief executive led to Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price defaming him in a media release, a court has heard.

Drop in territory offences put down to crime crackdown

A territory's law-and-order crackdown is working, its chief minister says, with police data showing a significant drop in crime rates.

Principal guilty of assaulting Indigenous students

A judge has found an angry headmaster guilty of four aggravated assaults after he put Indigenous students into choke holds and painfully twisted their ears.

Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate

Trans women inmates in male prisons will suffer yet more physical and sexual assaults now a territory has barred them from female jails, rights groups say.

'Blame game': voluntary assisted dying laws row erupts

Competing bills to allow voluntary assisted dying in Australia's only jurisdiction banning it have prompted political sniping and a call for bipartisanship.

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