Dunblane Primary School massacre survivor and former Bondi Beach resident John Phillip writes that legislative changes to lawful firearms ownership risks undermining legitimate, culturally embedded, practical, and legal uses of guns in the Northern Territory.
OPINION: Unlike in the past, none of the exposure following the damning NT Ombudsman’s report into the unlawful conditions in our watch houses, and the refusal to let the UN observe, presents any political concerns for the CLP Government who are happy to own it, writes John Lawrence. If anything, it’s seen as a vote winner.
A recent decision by the NT Planning Minister Josh Burgoyne that was not made public, to change some rural area land to allow for smaller blocks, gives the feeling Trumpism has arrived in the Territory, writes Gerry Wood.
Seniors and those with disabilities who are recovering from injury and surgery are being turned away from access to the Palmerston Regional Hospital hydrotherapy pool by NT Health, writes Craig Hubbard.
Leanne Liddle’s current role is a big gig – not only does she have to convince police that their workplace is mired in systemic racism, she has to teach them exactly what that means and convince them to reject it – no easy task when you consider the colonial history of Australia, never mind the tinderbox that is the Northern Territory where the CLP government trades heavily on its tough-on-crime mantra, writes Dr Robyn Smith.
The NT government has effectively outsourced public housing and accountability to organisations like Venture and Yilli Housing which have become taxpayer-funded distractions from a broken housing system, writes Luke Sheahen.
EDITORIAL: We simply cannot afford to build a billion dollar Ship Lift facility for a bunch of billionaires to profit from while the rest of us pay for it over the next 50 years – when will Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro stand up for Territorians and shirtfront the Paspaley Group over this?
Aussie pub culture is built on the harsh climates of remote Australia and we are in the perfect place to benefit from this, writes Owen Pike. So how can we turn the disadvantageous weather at this time of year into an economic advantage? The Australian Pub Championships.
EDITORIAL: There’s no sense arguing anymore if the previous Labor government was worse than the current Finocchiaro CLP Government – this government has simply picked up where Labor left off and every other self-serving, egomanic government we’ve had over the years, that puts its elected members’ interests and its mates above all Territorians.
EDITORIAL: There is no way to overstate the damage the Justice Blow report has had on the already fragile Northern Territory Police Force, its members and the trust every Territorian should have in its police service. It shows an organisation paralysed in the face of its challenges, overcome with infighting and accusations, its senior and most experienced officers’ morale shattered and the culture of a once-proud police service left to rot from the inside out.
Australia’s first national climate risk report warns Northern Australia faces the harshest impacts, with extreme heatwaves, bushfires, flooding and tropical cyclones, intensifying safety and security risks, potentially resulting in loss of life, destabilisation of community structures, and increased migration away from the north, writes Steven Turton.
EDITORIAL: If we needed any further proof that Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby is completely out of her depth in her role as the Northern Territory’s first law officer, it came this week during her latest disaster that led the public to once again question the integrity of its government institutions. It’s time for her to resign or be sacked to restore some modicum of confidence in our beleaguered justice system.
