A broad range of groups and individuals from across the community have called on the NT Government to shelve its plans for mandatory rehabilitation and work with all relevant stakeholders to get alcohol policy right for the Territory. “In the last few weeks we have...
NAAJA, CAALAS and NTLAC make a joint submission to Penny Fielding, the Department of Health in relation to the Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill. The Submission explains our concerns with the Bill, including: Mandatory detention for up to 14 days of all adults who are...
Representatives from NAAJA appeared before the inquiry of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on 1 May 2013 into the value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia. NAAJA used the opportunity to highlight the...
NAAJA’s Advocacy Manager, Jared Sharp, has authored the Churchill Fellowship Report to investigate strategies for increasing the cultural integrity of court processes for Aboriginal young people and their families in the Northern Territory Youth Justice System....
On 31 October, an alliance of Aboriginal organisations and non-Aboriginal NGOs publically launched a set of principles aimed at empowering Aboriginal organisations and communities in the NT to take control of their futures. This is a ground-breaking initiative between...
