The Northern Territory Government must act to keep children out of detention by immediately raising the age of criminal responsibility.“Today marks four years since the final report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the NT was...
This opinion piece was published in the NT News on 7 November 2021. The Northern Territory has the worst electoral enrolment rate in the country. It is estimated that some 24 thousand Territorians who could vote, are not on the roll – including more than 16 thousand...
This opinion piece featured in the NT News 12 September, 2021 Two weeks ago a woman was murdered in Darwin. It didn’t make national news. People didn’t take to the streets in protest. The police arrested a man for ‘murder and domestic violence’. In January of this...
To access the submission as a PDF, click here. Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Via email: fpa.sen@aph.gov.au The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT) Community and Social...
We are in a moment of national reckoning, in which survivors have spoken out and shone a spotlight on gender-based violence. This moment demands national leadership. The Government’s Women’s Safety Summit did not meet this moment. Whilst many experts...
It is time for the Territory to be heard on the issue of family, domestic and sexual violence, as the crisis of abuse deepens.Next week the Northern Territory Council of Social Service will be attending the online National Summit on Women’s Safety. The Summit forms...