It’s a long-standing complaint that journalists sometimes find dealing with Defence Australia difficult but I don’t think many people realise just how bad it is despite the expenditure of millions of taxpayer dollars (thread)

“This is nuts”: Tingle says false balance at ABC and other media has degraded Voice coverage smh.com.au/politics/feder…

The family of 16yo Cleveland Dodd who died in custody in Perth have released a statement calling for justice. “We will not rest until justice for our boy, and for all other First Nation’s children, is secured…” “Our boy deserved a future. We want answers.”

Water rights are the new land rights. If you’re searching for an inspiring podcast, listen to the wise and wonderful words of Dr Josie Douglas, giving the keynote at our recent NT State of the Environment Conference. Thank you to Water Watch Radio 🙏🏻 waterwatchradio.com/podcast/episod…

Mechelle Turvey, mother of Cassius Turvey, announced as 2024 WA Australian of the Year abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

The scale of the fires currently burning across northern Australia is pretty unfathomable. This animation visualises just the last two months of fire captured by #DEAHotspots - for context, the map covers an area larger than France, Spain and Germany combined...

Judge Armitage warned that if the deaths continued, "we will be having more inquests, sadly." "If we don't look back and learn from the past, we'll repeat the same mistakes." ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

Important story: Indigenous people in Alice Springs may have to represent themselves in court, due to an exodus of lawyers from the town's main Aboriginal legal agency. abc.net.au/news/2023-11-1…

Geoffrey Watson: “I don’t know what’s going on up there… I’ve never seen such a comparably obvious conflict of interest.” The NT Chief Minister’s adviser’s company is registered as a lobbyist for Beetaloo fracking company Tamboran. ntindependent.com.au/fyles-senior-a…

Glad to see this issue getting the national attention it deserves Emily Jane Smith "Despite the interpreter being available, I saw [the defendant] say they wanted to plead guilty and then demonstrate they didn't understand what they are pleading guilty to." abc.net.au/news/2024-01-2…

Australia's population will click over to 27m in the next few hours. We'll have analysis on the ABC News channel after 4pm AEDT

Just watched the first installment of Indonesia Decides by Natasya Salim Hellena Yoranita Souisa, PhD Erwin Renaldi and can confidently say there’s no better way to learn what you need to know about the 2024 🇮🇩 presidential election than with this doco youtu.be/Knh8SKkNtMQ?si…

‘Nowhere else to go’: protesters rally in support of Brisbane woman refusing to leave rental home of 22 years theguardian.com/australia-news…

Former Constable Zachary Rolfe has just arrived at Alice Springs Local Court to give evidence at the Kumanjayi Walker inquest. ABC News

The legacy of the one and only Sophie Trevitt lives on in Alice Springs, with former NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe referring to her as a "recidivist" complainant about police misconduct. Forever remembered as a staunch and unrelenting advocate for holding police to account.

UPDATED (again) Facing a second day of intense questioning, Mr Rolfe said he was "not at all" concerned by findings of a Local Court judge that he lied, lacked credibility and likely "deliberately banged" a man's head into the floor during an arrest.

Nearly 40% of MPs and their families own 3 or more properties and 20% own 4 or more. No housing crisis in parliament. openpolitics.au/analysis/nearl… #housingcrisis #auspol24

“Some people [within Labor] were aware and tried to stop it. My instinct is this is f---ing terrible.” Labor MPs "gobsmacked" by PM’s $4.3 million ‘clifftop perfection’ home buy. By @liv_ireland and me smh.com.au/politics/feder…

“The total population of the Northern Territory is about the same as Hobart, and less than that of Geelong. If we had experienced the loss of seven people to family violence in one regional town in four months, the whole country would be outraged.”