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Archive for March 19th, 2021
NT land council boss for Labor in Lingiari
The Australia Labor Party is set to endorse Indigenous community leader Marion Scrymgour for the Northern Territory seat of Lingiari. March 18, 2021 Indigenous community leader Marion Scrymgour is set to be endorsed as the Labor candidate for the fedral Northern Territory seat of Lingiari. Current sitting member Warren Snowdon announced in December he would not […]
More Indigenous birthing centres needed
Researchers are calling for more Indigenous birthing centres after a seven-year study found they improve health outcomes for First Nations mothers and babies. March 18, 2021 More Indigenous birthing centres are needed to reduce pre-term births and improve health outcomes for First Nations mothers and babies, midwifery researchers say. A specialised birthing on country service could […]
Human error behind widespread NT blackout
An investigation into a power outage that left half of all customers on the Darwin-Katherine grid sweltering in November says human error caused the failure. March 18, 2021 Human error was the cause of a widespread Northern Territory power blackout that left thousands of people sweltering, an investigation has found. About 49,000 or half of […]