What's in the News?

• Artists from remote desert communities come together for Desert Mob festival

  Desert Mob is hosted each year in Alice Springs with exhibitions, performances and workshops celebrating desert culture and the work produced at more than 30 art centres. 2024-09-07 10:12:38

• Youth justice advocates condemn NT government proposal to reverse ban on using spit hoods on children

  A network of Central Australian youth justice organisations has condemned plans to reintroduce spit hoods in the NT's youth detention centres, warning the move could put more children at risk of harm. 2024-09-06 22:50:24

• NT advocates say federal $4.7b domestic violence package falls short of what's needed

  Domestic violence advocates have repeated calls for needs-based funding to address the Northern Territory's staggering rates of violence, after the announcement of a new $4.7 billion national plan. 2024-09-06 10:18:40

• NT domestic violence sector calls for needs-based funding

  Territory advocates say their calls to meet the new chief minister have been left unanswered as the sector calls for needs-based funding. 2024-09-06 09:28:46

• Advocates warn against NT government's reintroduction of spit hoods

  Advocates say spit hoods in youth detention will put more children at risk of torture and abuse amid a national campaign to end the use of the controversial devices.  2024-09-06 09:27:45