The board of embattled law firm the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) has defended itself amid suggestions the organisation is unable to do its job.
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"The funding is plugging a couple of the gaps that we have identified in our service provision, which goes a long way to improving our services for women and children in our community.”
Alice Springs’ only women’s shelter receives $4 million boost. https://t.co/wFdGqHzVrl
This is a great story - Alice Springs crime stats in all of their shattering reality turned into music. Worth a listen. https://t.co/FZuHNUTbBN via @ABCaustralia
Legal Aid NT has confirmed a cohort of people facing court in Alice Springs will be forced to represent themselves from next week, making the prospect of judicial fairness "a fantasy", according to a legal expert. @MsSarahMatthews https://t.co/DmjoTegMSS
“It’s like asking someone to do their own surgery” — some of Alice Springs’ most vulnerable residents may have to represent themselves in criminal court, as troubled Aboriginal legal aid firm NAAJA grapples with a mass exodus of lawyers. @abcnews https://t.co/p1VBsohiza
"We can't allow this level of harm to continue."
After eight weeks of evidence, across the past six months, Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has adjourned her landmark inquiry into the NT's domestic, family and sexual violence system.
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Huge, huge news. The High Court has just ruled that Aboriginal people in remote housing can be compensated for distress and disappointment suffered due to dilapidated housing.
Ms Corbo and her colleague Carmel Simpson told the court they wanted Ms Rubuntja to be remembered for the "generous, wonderful, strong, witty, funny, courageous, resilient and loving woman that she was".
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The inquest began today, with hours of horrific evidence put to the coroner.
At the same time, NT Police released new statistics which showed officers attended 597 domestic and family violence-related call outs in the past seven days. An average of 85 a day. @abcnews@abcdarwin
“People should be paying attention because these women mattered. Their lives mattered. They were very loved; they are very missed," Dr Chay Brown said.
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Forty-five paediatricians backed by @Mon4Kooyong have urged the NT government to withdraw support for fracking over health concerns @abcnews https://t.co/5gcuQt6n8N