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Archive for July, 2022
Garma Indigenous leaders urge Voice unity
July 31, 2022 A day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s historic Voice to parliament speech at the Garma Festival, Indigenous leaders have started planning the next steps in their push for reconciliation. Indigenous Australians and Uluru Statement campaigners must come together with a clear strategy for moving forward, Uphold and Recognise chair Sean Gordon told the festival in Arnhem […]
Indigenous leaders urge unity for Voice
Indigenous leaders have outlined the next steps in their campaign for constitutional recognition and a Voice to parliament. July 31, 2022 A day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s historic Voice to parliament speech at the Garma Festival, Indigenous leaders have started planning the next steps in their push for reconciliation. Indigenous Australians and Uluru Statement campaigners must come […]
Garma moves focus to Indigenous health
The Garma Festival in Arnhem Land continues with forums on key policy issues for Indigenous people on Sunday. July 31, 2022 The high rates of illness in Aboriginal communities will be among the issues raised at the Garma Festival a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a key speech at the event. The four-day festival at Gulka, a […]
Focus on Indigenous health after PM speech
The Garma Festival in Arnhem Land continues with forums on key policy issues for Indigenous people on Sunday. July 31, 2022 The high rates of illness in Aboriginal communities will be among the issues raised at the Garma Festival a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a key speech at the event. The four-day festival at Gulka, a […]
PM’s Garma push for Voice referendum
The prime minister has recommended changes to the constitution and committed to a public vote on an Indigenous Voice in an historic speech in Arnhem Land. July 30, 2022 Australia could be on the cusp of historic change, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlining plans for constitutional amendments and a referendum for an Indigenous Voice […]
Albanese reveals path to Indigenous Voice
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will recommend changes to the constitution in a speech at the Garma Festival, ahead of a referendum on an Indigenous Voice. July 30, 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will recommend changes to the constitution as Australia takes historic steps towards an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Mr Albanese will tell Indigenous leaders, campaigners and […]
PM lays path to vote on Indigenous Voice
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will recommend changes to the constitution in a speech at the Garma Festival, ahead of a referendum on an Indigenous Voice. July 30, 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will recommend changes to the constitution as Australia takes historic steps towards an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Mr Albanese will tell Indigenous leaders, campaigners and […]
Govt to accept Uluru Statement offer: PM
Anthony Albanese has told Indigenous leaders he will walk with them on their journey towards reconciliation and accept the offer of the Uluru Statement. July 29, 2022 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Indigenous leaders he will walk with them on their journey towards reconciliation, as Australia prepares to write a new chapter in its […]
Momentum building for Voice at Garma
An Uluru Statement leader says momentum is building for an Indigenous Voice to parliament but warns it may take another generation if the chance is missed. August 29, 2022 Momentum is building for an Indigenous Voice to be enshrined in the constitution, an Uluru Statement from the Heart leader says, as the annual Garma Festival gets underway in […]
Nation’s voices gather for Garma Festival
Australia’s largest Indigenous festival returns to the Northern Territory, with a prime ministerial visit and focus on a First Nations voice to parliament. July 29, 2022 Aboriginal leaders have started arriving at Australia’s largest Indigenous gathering, GarmaFestival, in a remote corner of the Northern Territory. The annual event held in Gulkula, a significant ceremonial site on […]
Indigenous voice at heart of Garma
The push to get an Indigenous voice in federal parliament is expected to be a key theme at this weekend’s Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land. July 28, 2022 Details about the voice to parliament and wider Indigenous recognition will be in focus at this year’s annual Garma Festival in the Northern Territory. Prime Minister Anthony […]
Former NT chief Gunner to quit politics
Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is expected to resign from parliament on Wednesday night. July 27, 2022 Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner is expected to quit politics in the Top End after more than a decade on the job. Mr Gunner has been on the backbench since May when he resigned from […]
NT’s booze law causing alleged crime wave
A Northern Territory politician says central Australia has been hit by a crime wave after an Intervention-era booze ban ended in remote Aboriginal communities. July 27, 2022 Parts of the Northern Territory have been hit by a crime wave after an Intervention-era booze ban expired in many remote Aboriginal communities, a central Australian politician says. The […]
NT defends Indigenous opt-in booze ban
The Northern Territory chief minister has defended her government’s new opt-in alcohol ban for many remote Aboriginal communities. July 26, 2022 Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has defended her government’s controversial opt-in booze ban for many remote Aboriginal communities. The amended liquor law – which requires communities to choose whether they want alcohol restrictions […]
NT triple murderer reveals why he did it
Convicted triple murderer Benjamin Hoffmann has taken the stand during sentencing submissions to tell his side of the story for the first time. July 25, 2022 A gunman convicted of murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled Darwin shooting spree has told his side of the story for the first time. Benjamin Hoffmann […]
NT gunman’s antics disrupt sentencing
Convicted triple murderer Benjamin Hoffmann has disrupted his sentence hearing with a series of rambling accusations about his lawyers and a witness. July 25, 2022 A gunman convicted of murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree across Darwin has disrupted his sentence hearing with a series of rambling accusations. Benjamin Glenn […]
NT gunman returns to court for sentence
Convicted triple murderer Benjamin Hoffmann may be sentenced when his case returns to court in Darwin after multiple delays. July 25, 2022 A gunman convicted of murdering three people and killing another during a shooting spree across Darwin is set to face a sentencing hearing after multiple delays. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann pleaded guilty mid-trial in […]
Monkeypox detected in Northern Territory
An overseas traveller infected with monkeypox has been placed in quarantine after arriving in the Northern Territory. July 21, 2022 A monkeypox case has been detected in the Northern Territory after an overseas traveller returned to the Top End. The traveller has been quarantined and is not a risk to the community, NT Health said […]
Chemist staff foil alleged NT armed robber
Northern Territory police say a pharmacy worker tackled a would-be armed robber during a hold-up in the outback town of Tennant Creek. July 20, 2022 A pharmacy worker has tackled an armed robber during a hold-up in an outback town in the Northern Territory. A 47-year-old man had attempted to rob the United Chemist in Tennant […]
Uni courses for workers in Arnhem Land
Residents in a remote corner of the NT will soon be able to study at university, in what industry says is a win for the local community and business. July 19, 2022 Residents in remote Arnhem Land will soon be able to study at university on home soil, to learn trade skills and boost their […]
NT corruption watchdog withdraws report
The Northern Territory’s corruption watchdog will not republish a controversial report into a government grant after a court review found its processes failed. July 19, 2022 The Northern Territory corruption watchdog will not republish a controversial report into a multi-million dollar government grant to the Darwin Turf Club after the Supreme Court criticised its processes. […]
Gun found with three bodies at NT property
Northern Territory Police say investigators found a gun with the bodies of three people at a remote property about 25km north of Alice Springs. July 18, 2022 A gun was found with the bodies of a man, a woman and an infant at remote community near Alice Springs, Northern Territory police say. Investigators are treating […]
Darwin prison guards strike over wages
About 60 corrections officers have walked off the job in Darwin over the Northern Territory government’s public sector pay freeze, a union says. July 18, 2022 Dozens of prison guards have walked off the job in Darwin over the Northern Territory government’s four-year public sector pay freeze. The protected 24-hour strike on Monday is also […]
Two adults, baby found dead at NT property
Northern Territory Police say the deaths of three people, whose bodies were found at a remote property about 25km north of Alice Springs, is a tragedy. July 18, 2022 Northern Territory Police say the the deaths of a man, a woman and an infant, whose bodies were discovered at a remote property near Alice Springs, […]