Australia: Return to a secret country, by John Pilger

In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of A Secret Country, his best-selling history of Australia, with a description of Aboriginal Australia and its relationship with white authority following Prime Minister...

Cane toad survives after being eaten by greedy dog

A cane toad is suprisingly alive after being eaten by a dog and vomited up 40 minutes later.  The Northern Territory News reports how dog owner Jackson Crews rushed his dog Bella to an animal clinic when she mistook the poisonous toad for a pie and swallowed it...

AUSTRALIA: THE Northern Territory INTERVENTION IN ACTION

700 CHECKS, TWO ABUSE REFERRALS:THE NT INTERVENTION IN ACTIONWednesday, 05 September, 2007By Anna LamboysCrikey.com.auWhen John Howard and Mal Brough announced the "national emergency" over child sexual abuse it was seen by many people as an appropriate call to arms.What has...

NT assault rate outstrips national average

"The Northern Territory has a rate of assault five-and-a-half times higher than the national average. According to the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, injuries that lead to hospitalisation and death are significantly higher in the Territory...

Falconio killer loses appeal

" The man found guilty of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio has had an appeal against his conviction dismissed in the Northern Territory's Court of Criminal Appeal. In December 2005 Bradley John Murdoch...

3 caught drink-driving same car

Amazing but true story - Three people were arrested for drink-driving the same vehicle in three separate incidents in the Northern Territory this morning. Katherine police say a 25-year-old man was the first to be arrested, with a blood-alcohol reading of 0.141 per cent,...

Top End plan to produce more Indigenous graduates

"The Northern Territory based Batchelor Institute is leading an international two-year project aimed at improving leadership practices in institutions for Indigenous students. The project got underway earlier this month with delegates from six Australian based and three...

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