Northern-territory Articles

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September 05, 2025

Don Dale detainee isolated for 84 hours and denied food as coercion technique, investigation finds

Children’s commissioner says young Indigenous person kept in isolation for 12 hours longer than permitted under NT youth justice laws because they...

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August 30, 2025

Kumanjayi White’s family sues NT government for ‘unreasonable’ use of force over his death

In federal court documents, the 24-year-old’s family claim officers acted unlawfully in apprehending him and ‘applying force to him such as to cause...

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August 22, 2025

Outback Wrangler star agreed helicopter pilot had ‘thrown everyone under the bus’ in covert recording played in court

Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice

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August 18, 2025

Outback Wrangler star asked colleague to take paralysed pilot’s phone from hospital after fatal crash, court told

Reality TV star Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice

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August 13, 2025

Outback Wrangler star asked paralysed pilot in hospital...

Reality TV star Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice

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August 12, 2025

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright told helicopter pilots to ‘pop the clock’ to delay service checks, court hears

Sebastian Robinson, who was left a paraplegic by a February 2022 crash that killed Wright’s co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson, gave evidence on Tuesday

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August 11, 2025

Helicopter pilot disconnected flight-time meters before Outback Wrangler star’s death, court hears

Jock Purcell tells court there were ‘more than 10 times’ he didn’t fill out a maintenance release form after flying one of Matt Wright’s helicopters....

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August 09, 2025

National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year

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August 08, 2025

Bush pilot ditched Outback Wrangler star’s mobile phone after fatal helicopter crash, trial hears

Michael Burbidge gives evidence he told police Chris Wilson’s wife ‘doesn’t need to see what’s on the phone’

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August 07, 2025

First witness appears in trial after Outback Wrangler star’s death in helicopter crash

Chris Wilson was in a sling under the helicopter on a crocodile-egg collecting mission when it plunged to the ground, killing him

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August 06, 2025

Secret recordings of reality TV star Matt Wright to be played in Outback Wrangler helicopter crash trial

Crown case is that Wright did not properly record helicopter flying hours and was concerned that crash investigations would uncover that

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July 30, 2025

Advocates criticise ‘dangerous’ NT plan to reintroduce spit hoods in youth detention centres

Reintroduction of spit hoods in youth detention centres defended by territory government, almost 10 years after they were banned

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