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Edged weapons used in two break-ins, nine arrested: police
Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.
Part II: The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill
A post-euthanasia legislation education campaign in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities in 1996 revealed deep cultural fears about whitefella “kill business”, evidence that informed a federal inquiry, but it was moral arguments from outside the Territory that ultimately drove the law’s override, writes Dr Robyn Smith.
Letter to the editor: Community scrutiny sidelined in planning
The approval of a major development on the Kulaluk lease despite overwhelming public opposition raises serious doubts about the NT planning system, contradicting Josh Burgoyne’s claim it is “robust” and highlighting how key risks can be deferred by the Development Consent Authority, writes Planning Action Network convener Nick Kirlew.
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