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Catholic community offers prayers to family of Kumanjayi Little Baby
The Catholic parish in the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs has offered prayer and sympathy to the Aboriginal community after the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
CatholicCare NT ‘critical partner’ in supporting Top End’s most vulnerable
Catholic Social Services Australia met last week with key Northern Territory Government leaders, underscoring a collaborative relationship focused on supporting the Territory’s most vulnerable, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
NT euthanasia laws to prevent doctors initiating discussion
The Northern Territory is set to introduce voluntary assisted dying legislation by the middle of the year, which would impose a timeline on eligibility and gag doctors from raising it as an option with their patients. Source: NT News.
NT Government to introduce euthanasia legislation in mid-2026
The Northern Territory Government will introduce a bill on voluntary assisted dying in mid-2026, following a long parliamentary inquiry into the legislation that concluded in September. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Top care at Top End’s new memory support unit
A state-of-the-art, $18 million expansion to Southern Cross Care aged care service in Darwin has opened. Source: NT News.
Darwin professionals volunteer to help disabled children in Timor Leste
A group of Northern Territory professionals is in Timor-Leste this week to help expand a vital disability care centre, offering new hope to some of the country’s most vulnerable children. Source: Darwin Diocese.
Changes to anti-discrimination law ‘to restore’ freedom of speech
Amendments to the Northern Territory’s anti-discrimination laws that the Country Liberal Party Government claims will “restore” freedom of speech and religion have passed Parliament. Source: ABC News.
Half of Top End parliamentarians voice support for assisted dying
Half of Northern Territory parliamentarians have voiced their support for reinstating the rights of Territorians to choose voluntary assisted dying following the release of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report. Source: NT News.
NT Government to draft voluntary assisted dying bill
Voluntary assisted dying laws will be introduced to the Northern Territory Parliament, with the Country Liberal Government confirming yesterday it will move ahead with drafting a bill. Source: NT News.