NT Lawfare
Starting from the first posts - some have gone missing. Lot of 'lefty' links there already, but don't let that deter any of you village idiots.
Reply #1 - Apr 09th 2024
ABC News (AU)
Humane treatment of youth at Unit 18 not possible, inquest into Cleveland Dodd's death hearsA coronial inquest into WA's first recorded death in youth custody has heard it's not possible to treat detainees lawfully and humanely at the notorious maximum security wing he was being kept in.
WARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm and contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.
Cleveland Dodd was 16 when he died in October 2023 after self-harming in his cell at Unit 18 — a section of the adult Casuarina Prison.
Coroner Philip Urquhart on Tuesday questioned youth custodial officer Nina Hayden about whether the Department of Justice policy of "ensuring young people are treated lawfully, humanely, fairly and equally" at Unit 18 was achievable.
Ms Hayden said it was not.
The inquest has previously heard from another officer, Daniel Torrijos, who said he believed the cells at Unit 18 were "unliveable" due to damage from detainees.
Reply #2 - Apr 15th 2024
Dailymotion·
Community leaders at Harsts Bluff meet to sign new agreement with governmentAs the youth curfew continues in Alice Springs ... remote Aboriginal communities outside the town say they are a key part of the solution. Community leaders at Harsts Bluff, about 200 kilo-metres west of Alice Springs, concede many of the kids behind the town's youth crime problems belong to remote communities. They met last week to sign a new agreement with the territory and federal governments
Reply #4 - Apr 16th 2024
ABC News
Government praises Alice Springs curfew for reducing crime The Alice Springs curfew is set to be lifted at 6am on Tuesday morning. The Government is praising the curfew as having helped stopped spiralling crime in the town, but with an election just around the corner the timing is being questioned.
Apr 19th 2024
ABC News
Violence epidemic of First Nations women and children in the spotlight of Senate inquiry held in DarwinMore than 300 First Nations women are either missing or were killed under suspicious circumstances between 2000 and 2022. The harrowing number was revealed by an ABC Four Corners investigation that is now the subject of a senate inquiry held in Darwin.
Apr 29th 2024
Sky News (jayzuz - it's a miracle!!)...
‘Where is the money being spent?’: Jacinta Price calling for answers into Alice Springs funding.Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Jacinta Price is calling for answers into the millions of dollars of funding which was to be used to tackle youth crime in Alice Springs.
“There’s been calls from our mayor, from locals, from people on the ground for an understanding and an audit into the millions of dollars that have been spent here already,” Ms Price told Sky News Australia.
“15 months ago, the Prime Minister was shamed into visiting Alice Springs, making an announcement of $250 million.
“But what did the $250 million– now $300 million do in order to stop the riot that took place on our streets?
“This is what we need to understand – where is the money being spent?”
Australia has ‘got to fix’ underlying youth crime issues in Alice SpringsAlice Springs business owner Darren Clark says Australia has “really got to get into” the underlying issues around youth crime in Alice Springs and “get them fixed.
Mr Clark said it’s “going to take a long time” but the youth of Alice Springs “deserve a shot at life”.
“It’s going to take a long time, but we’ve got to give these young kids a chance – that’s all we can ask for.
“The people of Alice Springs are willing to work with whoever they have to work with to actually change the lives to the betterment of the town and the northern territory.
“Someone’s got to rip the bandaid off, have a look at the underlying problems … and how we can change it.
“If you don’t look at that and you’re not open and honest about it, nothing will ever change.”