EDITORIAL: It is not in the political parties’ interests to fix the Territory’s crime problem, so we need to take the politics out of the debate and start looking at solutions that already exist.
Too much haste will produce bad law, ask the community for answers: Civil Liberties Australia
The NT government’s response to the horrendous stabbing homicide of Declan Laverty at the Airport Tavern BWS at the weekend must not be panicked, but should be calm and considered, writes the Civll Liberties Australia’s chief executive officer Bill Rowlings.
Opinion: Don Dale’s survival is a measure of our country’s moral decline
OPINION: Thirty years of neoliberalism’s distinctly punitive approach to marginal groups, and the institutional degradation it set in train, is bearing its predictable fruit in the NT, writes John Lawrence, and the current polity is incapable of, and has little will, for addressing the ever-growing ills, including juvenile crime.
OPINION: Letter from the NT Independent’s owner three years on
After three years, commercial viability is still a challenge for the NT Independent but from an editorial standpoint we have exposed so much and done so with very little resources, while having a few laughs along the way at the extent of our impact, writes NT Independent owner Owen Pike.
A tale of two treaties: Unresolved questions around US nuclear weapons in Darwin
An Australian-initiated treaty, which federal Labor promised to sign, would guarantee B-52s and other visiting USA platforms won’t bring nuclear weapons to the NT, writes founding member of the Independent Peaceful Australia Network and Darwin-based anti-nuclear activist Justin Tutty.
As Australia’s military ties with the US deepen, the Top End becomes even more vital to our security
A strategic vision for Australia’s security will focus on the place of the US alliance, and the role of China in shaping our regional order. But a compelling narrative must incorporate regional centres such as the NT, writes John Garrick and Michael Hatherell.
Editorial: DPP needs to explain Gwynne case stuff-up to Territorians ASAP
EDITORIAL: The Director of Public Prosecution’s bungling of the Colleen Gwynne abuse of office case is the latest blow to the public’s confidence in this crucial office and the director’s outright refusal to tell Territorians what happened in this matter directly contradicts his own published “mission” statement to publicly explain terminated high-profile cases.
‘I was a good cop’ – Zach Rolfe breaks his silence
Constable Zachary Rolfe breaks his silence in an opinion piece for the NT Independent, in which he explains those text messages, Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s legacy and how the ongoing coronial inquest is failing the community.
Editorial: Here’s why the unredacted Pollock/Proctor report matters and what it means for the NT’s justice system
EDITORIAL: Previously redacted sections of the Pollock/Proctor report revealed by the NT Independent this week is the closest to a smoking gun yet that the NT Police, at the direction of Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s office, attempted to pervert the course of justice by charging Zach Rolfe with murder while aware there was insufficient evidence for the most serious charge in criminal law.
Heggie’s appointment shows inadequacy of how the NT’s highest office is filled
ANALYSIS: Newly sworn-in Administrator Hugh Heggie is indelibly intertwined with some of the most controversial policies, and by extension legislation, the NT has ever seen, however as this government ordered, we will not get to see the reasons why the former CHO made the decisions he did for two years. The Administrator is intended to be apolitical – so why does the Chief Minister and friends get to select their boss of bosses and what are the problems this raises for the NT?
Letter to the editor: Sewage overflow into the Howard River
With sewage flowing into the Howard River Gerry Wood asks are there any safety risks, and what happened to the long promised upgrade to the Coolalinga sewerage infrastructure.
Letter to the editor: Will Holtze planning be for the people or the developers?
OPINION: The final plan for Holzte could be made in accordance with the views of developers, and the rural area will have a repeat of Zuccoli or Durack, former independent MLA for Nelson Gerry Wood writes.