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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) is disappointed by the NT Government’s response to the coronial inquest into the deaths of four Aboriginal women, which was tabled this week without notice or meaningful consultation — particularly with Aboriginal organisations. The NT continues to have the highest rates of domestic, family and sexual violence … Continued
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) has expressed deep concern at the continued failure to meet Closing the Gap targets in the Northern Territory, following the release of the Productivity Commission’s 2025 Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR). While AMSANT welcomes improvements in some national indicators, such as healthy birthweight, it says the … Continued
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Human Rights Lawyers Condemn NT Reintroduction of Spit Hoods for Children Australia Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) condemns the Northern Territory Government’s announcement this week that it is reinstating the use of spit hoods in youth detention, eight years after the practice was banned. This decision undermines Australia’s international obligations under core United Nations human … Continued
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The Justice Reform Initiative condemns the Northern Territory Government’s latest amendments to youth justice laws as a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children’s incarceration rates and inflict profound harm, particularly on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The changes, expected to be introduced to Parliament tomorrow, include removing ‘detention as a last … Continued
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Red Lily Health Board have condemned the Northern Territory Government’s decision to defer the long-promised tender for a new health facility in Gunbalanya and reallocate the $20 million that had been budgeted for its construction since 2023–24. Despite assurances that funding was secured in the 2024–25 … Continued
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Moves to further restrict children’s access to youth diversion programs in the Northern Territory will drive more children into an excessively punitive legal system and make future offending more likely, not less. The Justice Reform Initiative today urged the Northern Territory Government to rethink its announcement on making more offences ineligible for youth diversion, saying … Continued
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) welcomes the NT Government’s decision to commission a dedicated Incident Management Team (IMT) to respond to the ongoing syphilis outbreak — a long overdue but critical step in addressing this public health issue. Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infection that can be difficult to detect without a … Continued
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) is deeply disappointed by the NT Government’s decision to enforce a “bus dress code” that allows passengers to be refused travel for wearing “dirty or stained clothing”, describing it as a cruel and discriminatory policy that unfairly targets people experiencing poverty, homelessness and mental ill health. AMSANT … Continued
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Thursday 19 June 2025 The Environment Centre Northern Territory is alarmed that the Finocchiaro government has broken its election promise to voters by abandoning all climate emissions targets for the NT. The Country Liberal Party (CLP) government has revealed it will not implement a 2030 emissions reduction target as it promised before the last NT election. … Continued
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) has strongly condemned the NT Government’s decision to allow public use of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray for ‘personal safety’ under a 12-month trial, warning it will do nothing to improve community safety and instead place more lives at risk. AMSANT CEO Dr John Paterson said the misguided … Continued
