OPINION: After the alleged rape of another child in the Tennant Creek, there needs to be a review of the Barkly Regional Deal, which was announced after the rape of a two-year-old girl in 2018, but which has failed dismally, writes Elliot McAdam.
Opinion: Urgent need for review of psychedelic therapy rules
Psychedelic-assisted therapy regulations are counterproductive and limited by obfuscation and too much bureaucracy, with change needed for the sake of patients, writes Australian Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Practitioners chair Dr Anthony Bloch.
Workers can no longer be on rolling fixed term contracts
OPINION: Workers will have to be made permanent after two years on fixed term contracts under changes to federal law, which will hopefully benefit the NT public service, writes industrial relations consultant Lucio Matarazzo.
Editorial: The lobbyists are on the payroll in the NT and our democracy is paying the price
EDITORIAL: It is “absolutely appropriate” Nicole Manison told Territorians this week for the Chief Minister’s most senior adviser to also run a company that lobbies for the gas industry, and in so doing, proved just how corrupt, incompetent and morally compromised this government is.
Letter to the editor: It’s time to vote Greens
Letter to the editor: Arrogance, immaturity, born-to-rule ethos and vested interests bordering on corruption emanate from too many NT ALP and CLP Legislative Assembly members, it’s time to vote Greens.
EDITORIAL: Opposition’s failure raises serious ethical concerns about our entire Parliament
EDITORIAL: The Opposition CLP has failed to do its job this week in Parliament, which won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s been observing NT politics for any amount of time, but their latest failure raises troubling questions about our democratic institutions and who is actually protecting and defending them.
Letter to the editor: Statement about missions was wrong
A statement by Andrew Liveris in The Australian about Aboriginal missions is incorrect, and it was the introduction of the welfare state that was a disaster for Aboriginal people, not missions, writes Gerry Wood.
Fyles self-inflicted a fresh cream pie to the face that won’t come off
ANALYSIS: The Chief Minister now has a lot in common with the previous scandal-plagued Giles CLP government, with no credibility left and her political career in tatters for arrogantly lying to Territorians to further her own interests and failing to accept responsibility.
Editorial: The old Territory conundrum; is it incompetence or corruption?
EDITORIAL: The Fyles Government’s failure to recruit a new ICAC Inspector while a major corruption investigation into their members and staff is underway is deeply troubling for our democracy and could lead one to believe they did it on purpose, to delay the release of Michael Riches’s investigation into their alleged theft of taxpayer money during the last election campaign.
Opinion: Colonialism is alive and well in Australia today and still impacts First Nations people
Opinion: First Nations people still feel the effects of colonialism but their lives could be very different with appropriate awareness, knowledge, skills, and the roll-out of appropriate language based information and education for both the original Australians and mainstream English speaking people, writes Richard Trudgen.
Editorial: Minister’s handling of Barkly Regional Council also needs to be investigated
EDITORIAL: Local Government Minister Chanston Paech has taken action….about 18 months after he would have first been made aware of serious problems in the Barkly Regional Council that directly affected how Indigineous Territorians received crucial services.
Opinion: Fracking for gas is a health hazard to communities
OPINION: It is clear that climate change is a major public health issue in both Australia and the US, yet it is ignored by governments in their continued quest for export income from fossil fuels, writes Emeritus Professor David Shearman and Professor Melissa Haswell.