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THE USE OF SPIT HOODS AND RESTRAINT CHAIRS ON NT CHILDREN, A NATIONAL SHAME
Saturday 26 February 2022 Peak national justice, child welfare and advocacy groups have joined calls for the Northern...
SHAMEFUL BACKFLIP ON SPIT HOODS AND RESTRAINTS
Wednesday 23 February 2022 Aboriginal leaders and community sector advocates are calling on the Northern Territory...
NTCOSS Pre Budget Submission 2022 – 2023
December 2021 Foreword Once again, this next budget comes at a challenging time during a period of rapid change in the...
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) Action Plan 2 Non-Government Organisation Consultation Report 2021
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT) Community and...
The long, delayed, and harmful road to raising the age of criminal responsibility
Moves have been made to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years. But as the CEO of the Northern...
The State of the Community Sector: Findings from the 2021 Northern Territory Community Sector Workforce Survey
Released Monday 22 November 2021 The Community Sector plays a vital role in creating social wellbeing for all Territorians...
MEDIA RELEASE: Raise the age NOW
The Northern Territory Government must act to keep children out of detention by immediately raising the age of criminal...
Deborah Di Natale on Voter ID Laws in the NT
This opinion piece was published in the NT News on 7 November 2021. The Northern Territory has the worst electoral...
Deborah Di Natale comments on Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence in the NT
This opinion piece featured in the NT News 12 September, 2021 Two weeks ago a woman was murdered in Darwin. It didn’t make...
Submission: Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) Bill 2021
To access the submission as a PDF, click here. Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Via email:...
Joint statement: Safety Advocates Respond to Women’s Safety Summit
We are in a moment of national reckoning, in which survivors have spoken out and shone a spotlight on gender-based...
MEDIA RELEASE: WOMEN’S SAFETY SUMMIT MUST DELIVER
It is time for the Territory to be heard on the issue of family, domestic and sexual violence, as the crisis of abuse...