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Archive for September, 2021
Indigenous kids with disability hearing
The Disability royal commission will continue examining the experiences of Indigenous children in care with evidence from Aboriginal health services. September 20, 2021 Aboriginal health services are among those expected to give evidence to the royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability when the latest hearing resumes. The 16th hearing […]
NT COVID-19 case has 24 close contacts
The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case with dozens of close contacts after a man travelled from NSW via Brisbane. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case after a man travelled from NSW to Darwin and tested positive. Dozens of close contacts have been identified in the community, […]
Inquiry on Indigenous kids with disability
Some Indigenous children with disability are being taken from their families amid a shortage of support programs, the Disability Royal Commission has heard. September 20, 2021 Some Indigenous families are having their disabled children taken from them amid a supply shortage of specialised support programs, an inquiry has been told. The children often need constant […]
Concerns over NT remote education failure
A Northern Territory member of parliament has criticised the territory’s education department for failing to consult Indigenous communities over a new policy. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory government has failed to adequately consult Indigenous communities for its new remote education strategy, an Aboriginal leader says. The NT Education Department is set to launch a […]
NT child protection fails to report abuse
Territory Families failed to refer the alleged sexual abuse of an Indigenous child to police, the Disability Royal Commission was told. September 20, 2021 The Northern Territory child protection agency failed to refer the alleged sexual abuse of an Indigenous child under its care to police, an inquiry has been told. The girl was under […]
Disabled boy detained from age 10 in NT
A disabled Aboriginal teen has been intermittently imprisoned in the Don Dale detention centre since the age of 10, the Disability Royal Commission has heard. September 17, 2021 A Northern Territory Indigenous teenager with disability has been intermittently imprisoned in the Don Dale detention centre since the age of 10, an inquiry has been told. […]
Hearing on Indigenous kids with disability
Indigenous children suffer disabilities at more than double the rate of non-Indigenous children, public hearing 16 of the Disability Royal Commission has heard. September 17, 2021 First Nations children suffer disabilities at more than double the rate of non-Indigenous children and account for almost half of all children in care despite only making up six […]
Disability inquiry on Indigenous children
Public hearing 16 of the Disability Royal Commission will examine the experiences of Indigenous children with a disability in out-of-home care. September 17, 2021 The royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability will focus on the experiences of First Nations children with disability in out-of-home care. The 16th public hearing […]
Littleproud questions NT’s COVID-19 plan
The federal minister for northern Australia has expressed disappointment over the Top End’s COVID-19 plan once 80 per cent of the territory is fully vaccinated. September 16, 2021 The federal Minister for Northern Australia David Littleproud has expressed disapproval over the Top End’s new COVID-19 management plan. Chief Minister Michael Gunner on Wednesday revealed a […]
Aust scientists solve gamma ray mystery
Australian National University astrophysicists have discovered where one of the most energetic light forms in the universe comes from. September 16, 2021 Australian scientists have solved another mystery of the universe. Astrophysicists from the Australian National University have discovered where “empty sky” gamma rays come from. They’re some of the most energetic light forms in […]
NT trials cyclone-proof tropical fruit
Northern Territory farmers are exploring new tropical fruit growing methods in a bid to cyclone-proof the Top End food bowl. September 16, 2021 Top End farmers are investigating new ways of growing tropical fruit in a bid to cyclone-proof the northern food bowl. The Northern Territory’s traditional low-density horticulture production systems are highly susceptible to tropical cyclones. […]
NT starts 50 day race to vax and reopen
The Northern Territory plans to have 80 per cent of its eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early November as it gets set to fully reopen. September 15, 2021 The Northern Territory is aiming to have 80 per cent of its eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early November. If it does, sweeping […]
NT remote education is ‘failing students’
Education policies are failing Northern Territory students in remote Indigenous communities, with few able to pass basic writing tests, teachers say. September 14, 2021 Commonwealth and Northern Territory education policies are failing remote Indigenous students, with few able to pass basic writing tests, teachers say. Less than 15 per cent of NT students in remote Indigenous […]
NT remote vaccine rates below 10 per cent
Less than 10 per cent of Aboriginal residents in some remote Northern Territory communities have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. September 14, 2021 In some remote Northern Territory Indigenous communities, less than 10 per cent of the population have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Pockets of vaccine hesitancy persist in Central Australia […]
NT vaccine rollout hits Darwin schools
The Northern Territory has started rolling out the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Darwin schools, with Year 12 students facing exams set to be jabbed first. September 13, 2021 The Northern Territory has started rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine in Darwin schools, with students at one school already rolling up their sleeves. Senior students are being prioritised […]
NT Labor declares by-election victory
Territory Labor has declared victory in the Daly by-election, with candidate Dheran Young wresting the seat from the Country Liberal Party. September 13, 2021 The Northern Territory Labor party has declared victory in the Daly by-election, with Chief Minister Michael Gunner calling it a historic and humbling win. First-time candidate Dheran Young is set to […]
NT police murder trial judge set to retire
The judge hearing the postponed trial of a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager has announced he’s retiring. September 13, 2021 The postponed trial of a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager has been dealt another blow with the judge announcing he’s retiring. Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, has pleaded […]