The 7th Duke of Manchester was at a revenge reprisal of Woolwonga people, ordered and armed by the South Australian government, but in an example of fanciful euphemistic language used to disguise the truth of frontier massacres, he wrote there was no rage of revenge shown, writes Dr Robyn Smith.
The NT’s legal “system” is a system no more. A 20-year descent into mediocrity has brought about its collapse which, although still able to operate by jailing Indigenous men, women and children at record accelerating levels, is essentially a broken shambles, writes John Lawrence.
From Darwin to Melbourne, Alessia Allfree says her journey of self discovery highlights the importance of LGBTQI+ representation. Now, as part of Australia’s most-followed LGBT couple, she advocates for visibility, inclusivity, and support for young people in regional areas.
The job of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption is to find, consider, and weigh evidence, and come to a conclusion based on that evidence, however Michael Riches has clearly failed to live up to the requirements of the ICAC legislation and needs to be investigated by the Inspector for this breach, writes Dr Don Fuller.
EDITORIAL: Hush money, cover-ups, lies, institutional racism, domestic violence allegations, and more lies – this is what the two men running the agencies tasked with investigating our public officials and keeping the streets safe have been caught up in personally over the last fortnight, while the Chief Minister cannot say for sure what she is doing to restore integrity.
EDITORIAL: Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has repeatedly said it will take courage to rid the force of racism. What he doesn’t seem to understand is this rules him out of being Police Commissioner. He has proven he is a coward and a liar and a man who buries racism rather than investigate it.
The NT government and the Development Consent Authority should show leadership and not allow any more small block, ‘sardine’ developments, like Northcrest, and what is being proposed for Holtze writes, Gerry Wood.
ANALYSIS: It was odd that the current Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, the man who has yet to make his mark on the role after three years, was calmly and methodically engaging in woodwork in his home garage, while the people he was hired to investigate savagely wrapped up their last week of sittings down the street with the most important investigation of his tenure hanging over them.
ICAC and the Auditor-General’s evidence of Batchelor Institute’s serious failures raises the question of why the education of young Aboriginal people is being so severely compromised, in full view of responsible government agencies, Dr Don Fuller writes.
We need a different and innovative workforce plan to address both the NT’s serious occupational therapist shortage, and its particular needs, as to attract an appropriate workforce and deliver the required services, writes Occupational Therapy Australia CEO Samantha Hunter.
The NT Labor government removed the legislation scrutiny committee, which has allowed bills to be rushed though like the new curfew laws, writes Gerry Wood, who asks whether the CLP would bring the committee back if elected.
The Don Dale youth jail should be refurbished into low security, open style units, with gardens and workshops for female inmates, and with rehabilitation the aim rather than retribution, writes Greg Chapman.
