Chief provides prison update and reveals NT ICAC, costing $7m per year, isn’t operating properlyChief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says pressure on the prison system will start to ease when the new youth detention centre...
NT prison staff threatening to walk off the job, with fears of riots amid Corrections crisisUnited Workers Union NT Secretary Erina Early says it’s highly likely prison staff will walk off the job in the...
Corrections crisis also impacting police and calls for spit hoods to be used on youths in the fieldNT Police Association President Nathan Finn fears there could be riots at NT prisons, which are overfull and understaffed, with...
The Week That Was – 25th October 2024Katie Woolf is joined in the studio by Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment Josh Burgoyne, Opposition Leader Selina Uibo,...
Treasurer promises Darwin V8 Supercars will go ahead with a major issue casting doubt on the eventTreasurer Bill Yan says the Department of Infrastructure and Logistics has been tasked with finding an immediate solution to ensure...
Corrections Commissioner explains plans to expand prison capacity and hand back watch housesNT Corrections Commissioner Matthew Varley says 2,328 people are currently in NT prisons, with 157 in police watch houses, putting...
Labor welcomes CLP’s Corrections plan but not moving youth offenders from Alice to DarwinOpposition Leader Selina Uibo has welcomed the CLP’s Corrections plan but doesn’t want to see young offenders from Alice Springs...