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Child abuse remains rife in remote lands
The coordinator-general for Remote Indigenous Services, Brian Gleeson, would not name the community but says the State Government is moving far too slowly to protect children. In 2008, an inquiry conducted by former South Australian Supreme Court
Tags: Mr Gleeson, child abuse, sexually abuse, child protection, portolesi says, Australia, Sydney, Little Children are Sacred, Indigenous Australian communities, Northern Territory
NT laws 'need rights testing'
Dan Harrison May 23, 2012 Read later 'Stronger Futures' proposals are not subjected to parliamentary committee examination. UN official has called on the Australian government to subject its proposals for an extension of the federal intervention in
Tags: Human Rights, Northern Territory, Aboriginal, Parliamentary Committee, Australia, Sydney, Law enforcement in Australia, political-news, Government of Australia, Senate of Canada
Origin of the species: what a state we're in
Story continues below Who knows what he has against hipsters. But he got one thing right: The advent of the State of Origin may be the only occasion where anyone cares about this part of Australia which Captain Cook named in ignorant bliss, before
Tags: NSW, CLP, Australia, Aboriginal, Melbourne, Australian Aborigines, Northern Territory
Taxi seized after alleged town camp grog run
Police say they followed the taxi, after it took passengers through a drive-through bottle shop. Under Northern Territory intervention measures, town camps are prescribed areas where alcohol is not permitted. Territory Police Commissioner John
Tags: Alice Springs, town camps, taxis seized, Australia, Central Australia, Northern Territory
Stronger Futures laws slammed at UN
The chairman of the National Congress of Australia's First People, Les Malezer, spoke at the UN permanent forum on indigenous issues in New York this week, where he criticised the proposed 10-year extension of the intervention. He said a "major
Tags: stronger futures, Mr Malezer, New York City, Law enforcement in Australia, Human Rights, political-news, Government of Australia, Northern Territory, special rapporteur
Miner faces sacred site desecration charges
The Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority has issued nine new charges against the company. It is now pressing four counts of desecration and seven counts of damage to an Aboriginal sacred site. The new charges relate to operations of the miner at the
Tags: sacred site, Australia, Sydney, Northern Territory, law crime
Police struggling to cope with NT violence
The Northern Territory Government has been horrified by recent attacks, including the alleged sexual assault at gunpoint of two European tourists in Alice Springs. The tiny community of Yuendumu again plunged into violence last week , with an alleged
Tags: Alice Springs, Australia, States and territories of Australia, Northern Territory, Northern Territory Police
What happened to the markets in April?
Chairman - Ray White Group April that fluffy month with Easter holidays traditionally signals the end of the fabulous Summer selling season. It's the month that can bring a sharp dose of brutal realities. It's the month where there seems to be less
Tags: property management, Indonesian, ray white, New Zealand, Australia, Townsville, north Queensland, Business Finance
Teens held over Red Centre tourist sex attacks
One of the Aboriginal teenagers has been charged with sexual assault. The other two are still being interviewed by Northern Territory Police and are expected to be charged later. Police say the youths attacked the women tourists, aged 21 and 28,
Tags: assault, Australia, Alice Springs, Central Australia, Geography of the Northern Territory, social issues, Northern Territory, law crime, Northern Territory Police
Remote mayoral candidate stabbed
Queensland's Gulf Country was stabbed the night before the state's council elections. Eric Walden, 42, polled the second highest amount of votes in the contest for Doomadgee, a remote community near the Northern Territory border. Mr Walden spent the
Tags: Australia, Brisbane, political-news, Northern Territory, Indigenous Australian communities, law crime
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