The justice system will finally re-examine the use of police force in the death of filmmaker Bob Plasto, and reassess the training of NT police officers in dealing with mentally ill people.
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NT Police to be charged with murder… of the English language
The latest NT Ombudsman’s report into Northern Territory Police misconduct reveals some appalling conduct by members of the force, writes Bob Gosford, with prisoners subjected to torrents of verbal abuse.
Pottymouth NT police redefine the language of policing
The Northern Territory police should be charged with murder — of the English language, with reports showing members of the force swear like sailors.
Yeast search raises questions about NT police powers
Respected members of the Galiwin’ku community on Elcho Island, NT, have had their house searched by police looking for yeast, without a warrant, writes Eleri Harris.
Seven things the Liberal leadership hysteria didn’t fix
Politics this week was all about politics, but not the politics of rolling one’s sleeves up and getting things done. It was not an arm-wrestle of ideologies, a punch up over policy, or a spat over preselections. Here is a Crikey list of what our politicians didn’t fix this week.
