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Archive for June 18th, 2021
Court clash for wharfies in Howard Springs
A stevedoring firm challenging a Northern Territory government order for 13 wharfies to undertake COVID-19 quarantine has failed to win the men’s release. June 18. 2021 Darwin wharfies forced into COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without adequate personal protection equipment will remain in isolation. Their employer, stevedoring company Linx […]
Juukan inquiry looks into Glencore NT mine
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory have testified to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 The Juukan Gorge inquiry has been told Aboriginal sacred sites are under threat at Glencore’s massive Northern Territory lead and zinc mine. The parliamentary committee inquiry into the destruction of […]
Murder accused NT cop case back in court
Lawyers defending a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal man during an arrest won’t get full access to secret reports into the death. June 18, 2021 The legal team defending a Northern Territory constable accused of murdering an Indigenous man during an arrest won’t get full access to secret police reports into the […]
Federal inquiry probes Glencore NT mine
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory have testified to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 The Juukan Gorge inquiry has been told Aboriginal sacred sites are under threat at Glencore’s massive Northern Territory lead and zinc mine. The parliamentary committee inquiry into the destruction of […]
Quarantined NT wharfies head to court
A stevedoring firm is challenging the Northern Territory chief health officer in court in a bid to have 13 wharfies released from mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. June 18, 2021 More than a dozen Darwin wharfies forced into two weeks’ COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without personal protection equipment could be […]
Juukan inquiry for NT traditional owners
Traditional owners of the country around Glencore’s McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory will testify to the Juukan federal parliamentary inquiry. June 18, 2021 A delegation of Northern Territory traditional owners are set to testify before a federal inquiry into a massive lead and zinc mine’s impacts on Aboriginal sacred sites. Glencore’s McArthur River […]