Former NT Minister claims child neglect is being ‘hushed up’ in Northern Territory Indigenous communities

Growing up in Yuendumu in the 1960s, Bess Nungarrayi Price recalls a childhood surrounded by family, connected to the bush, far from the threats of alcohol and drugs. The former Northern Territory government minister believes that sense of safety is no longer present in the remote and urban Aboriginal communities of Central Australia. “Our families…

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State government admits police officer battered Hannah Thomas during pro-Palestinian protest

Lawyers for the state government have admitted a police officer battered former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas at a pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney’s south-west last year, court documents have revealed. Ms Thomas brought a civil claim against the officer and the state government after she was hospitalised and required a number of surgeries as a result…

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Media outlets ask Supreme Court judge to overturn magistrate’s suppression order in Cairns extortion case

A Supreme Court judge has been asked to overturn a suppression order preventing a high-profile Queensland man at the centre of an extortion allegation from being unmasked. The Cairns Magistrates Court has heard a man charged with extortion — who cannot be named — threatened to reveal information about his former partner and a married…

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TGA cracks down on unregulated peptides, says increased imports are posing a risk to consumer safety

Australia’s medicines regulator has launched a crackdown on unregulated peptides, saying an increase in advertising, imports and supply of the unlawful drugs is posing a risk to consumer safety. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has moved to include unapproved peptides in its priority focus areas, alongside products like weight loss medications, vapes and sunscreens. There…

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Police release body-worn footage of Mongols bikie Brandt Graham’s arrest, lay fresh charges

Police have released body-worn camera footage of the dramatic arrest of fugitive bikie Brandt Graham after the 44-year-old jumped the dock at the Darwin Local Court last week, sparking a five-day, city-wide manhunt. A Northern Territory Police spokesperson said Mr Graham was arrested by members of the dog squad yesterday afternoon and had now been…

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