The Commonwealth has relaxed migration rules to help Northern Territory employers fill critical skilled worker shortages. March 21, 2022 Relaxed migration rules are set to help Northern Territory employers fill critical skilled worker shortages, the federal government says. The designated area migration agreement will be updated to increase the number of migrant workers who can travel […]
Parks Australia is immune from prosecution after an Aboriginal sacred site in Kakadu was allegedly illegally disturbed, the Commonwealth Attorney-General says. March 21, 2022 The Commonwealth is immune from criminal prosecution after allegedly illegally disturbing an Aboriginal sacred site at a former movie set in Kakadu National Park, a court has been told. The Northern […]
Two teenagers have been charged after a woman was allegedly knocked off an electronic scooter, assaulted and robbed in Darwin. March 21, 2022 A 62-year-old woman who was allegedly knocked off an electronic scooter, assaulted and robbed by two teenagers in Darwin chased after one of her attackers as he fled. A 14-year-old boy allegedly […]
The Commonwealth and the Northern Territory government will spend $43 million to help prevent suicide, with a focus on Indigenous communities. March 21, 2022 Ingidenous people are dying of suicide at more than double the rate of the non-Indigenous Australians and it is a national tragedy, the federal government says. The Commonwealth and the Northern […]
A court battle between the Commonwealth and the Northern Territory over a criminal charge for illegally disturbing a Kakadu Aboriginal sacred site has started. March 21, 2022 A court battle between the Northern Territory government and the Commonwealth over claims Parks Australia illegally disturbed an Aboriginal sacred site in Kakadu National Park has started in Darwin. […]