On Monday last – in the midst of an unprecedented leadership crisis in the NT police force and with corrections and the justice system descending into chaos – the NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro was a guest of Katie Woolf’s on her morning show on Darwin commercial radio MIX104.9FM. Katie Woolf is regarded by some [...]
A joint media release by the Northern, Central, Tiwi and Anindilyakwa Aboriginal Land Councils issued earlier today, 12 March 2025 The Northern Territory’s four land councils have united in calling for the Territory Coordinator Bill to be dumped. The Bill excludes Aboriginal people from involvement in development decisions on their traditional lands and prevents them [...]
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA v YUNUPINGU (ON BEHALF OF THE GUMATJCLAN OR ESTATE GROUP) & ORS 2025 HCA 6 The following is a summary of the landmark native title compensation case that was provided by the High Court of Australia at 10am this morning. The 175 pages of the complete judgement of the Full bench of [...]
Part Two – Michael Murphy, the Voldemort clause, the Police Union & the NT ICAC This is Part Two of an article examining recent events involving the NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy, the NT ICAC, the NT government and the NT Police Association. You can read Part One here. Operation Apollo & The Voldemort clause [...]
Part One – Michael Murphy and the battle against racism in the NT Police This is Part One of a two part article examining recent events involving the NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy, the NT ICAC, the NT government and the powerful police union the NT Police Association. Part Two will follow in due course. [...]
It was a hot Friday night in October 1979 and a construction crew were well into a session at the Adelaide River Inn, 100 kilometres or so south of Darwin in the Northern Territory, then as now a very comfortable pub set in roomy tree-shaded grounds. Most of the building crew were relaxing with a [...]
The O.J. Simpson known to the public, to TV audiences, movie audiences, sports audiences, was an utter fabrication. I knew he had hit his wife.
By Media Release earlier today the Northern Land Council (NLC) advised in relation to the employment of the Chief Executive Officer, Joe Martin-Jard, that: The Northern Land Council has announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joe Martin-Jard, is leaving the role, effective Friday.The NLC would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Martin-Jard for [...]
Part Two: The Queen v Albury [2004] NTSC 59 Andy Albury interviewed by NT Police This is Part Two of a series examining recent developments in the indefinite incarceration of convicted murderer Andy Albury. You can read Part One here. In 2004 the Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions applied to Chief Justice Brian Martin [...]
Part One: The King v Andy Albury [2024] Andy Albury at Darwin Airport, c1984. He’s been called the Northern Territory’s own Hannibal Lecter and is one of a select few that has been sentenced to remain in an NT prison for the term of his natural life. But the NT’s justice system still has to [...]
