Tag Archives: Alice Springs

Wasted millions

By Tracker, April 5, 2013

Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin poses with Aboriginal dancers from Arnhem Land Benny (left) and David Wilford in Canberra on April 3, 2009 at the ceremony to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
(APA IMAGE/ALAN PORRITT).

NATIONAL: Northern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion last month accused Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin of wasting $150 million on Labor’s Alice Springs Transformation Plan, slamming her for letting down residents of the town camps. But CHIRS GRAHAM reports that both sides of politics have let town campers down.

Posted in Features | Also tagged Alice Springs Town Camps, Alice Springs Transformation Plan, Jenny Macklin, Nigel Scullion, Tangentyere Council | Leave a comment

The Liam Jurrah story: An opportunity for change

By Chris Graham, July 25, 2012

NATIONAL: Less than a month ago, the federal government passed legislation extending the Northern Territory intervention for another 10 years. It barely rated a mention in the mainstream media, writes CHRIS GRAHAM. But this week, Aboriginal people – and one in particular – are very much in the media spotlight.

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged AFL, Liam Jurrah, Little Sisters town camp, Warlpiri, Yuendumu | 2 Comments

Jurrah not holding machete, witness tells court

By Tracker, July 24, 2012

AFL star Liam Jurrah appears in an Alice Springs court over a fight at a town camp.

ALICE SPRINGS: AFL star Liam Jurrah was not carrying a machete and was trying to defend himself from his cousin during a fight earlier this year, a court has been told.

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Jurrah committal hearing enters second day

By Tracker, July 24, 2012

Liam Jurrah makes a run for Melbourne. (AAP IMAGE/DAVID CROSLING)

ALICE SPRINGS: Prosecutors are expected to call more witnesses as AFL star Liam Jurrah faces a second day of a hearing into claims he assaulted several people earlier this year.

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Jurrah to face court over assault claims

By Tracker, July 23, 2012

Aboriginal star AFL player Liam Jurrah is just one of the many talented Aboriginal players in the code.

ALICE SPRINGS: AFL star Liam Jurrah is preparing to face court in Alice Springs on Monday for a hearing into claims he took part in an attack on four people in March.

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Death in custody victim bashed by police weeks earlier, says aunt

By Tracker, June 21, 2012

Terrance Briscoe, who died in custody in the Alice Springs watch-house.

ALICE SPRINGS: An Aboriginal man who died in police custody had been bashed by officers in the weeks before his death and was fearful of them, an inquest into his death has been told.

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Cop played on iPod, surfed the net as Aboriginal man lay dying in cell

By Tracker, June 21, 2012

ALICE SPRINGS: An inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man in police custody has heard that one officer listened to his iPod and surfed the internet while prisoners who were worried about the man tried to get his attention.

Posted in General News, National, News, NT | Also tagged Terrance Briscoe | 1 Comment

BRISCOE CASE: Apologies, and now tears, flow from NT police

By Tracker, June 20, 2012

Protestors in Alice Springs expressing outrage at the death in custody in January 2012 of Terrance Briscoe.

ALICE SPRINGS: Two police officers have tearfully apologised at an inquest to the family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody earlier this year.

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Policeman apologises over Briscoe death in custody

By Tracker, June 18, 2012

ALICE SPRINGS: A police officer has apologised to the family of an Aboriginal man who died while in custody this year and has admitted things should have been done differently.

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Briscoe inquest begins in Alice Springs

By Tracker, June 12, 2012

ALICE SPRINGS, NT: An inquest into the death of Aboriginal man Terrence Briscoe who died while in police custody in January this year has begun in Alice Springs.

Posted in Breaking News, News, NT | Also tagged Death In Custody, Terrence Briscoe | Leave a comment