Northern Territory

Watch houses are no place for children – so why is the NT government seeking to make the problem worse?
Pouring fuel on a fire may be an accurate way to describe the Northern Territory government’s proposed legislation to...
07 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Legal Aid NT Helpline celebrates 30 years of service
The Legal Aid NT Helpline has marked 30 years of helping Territorians access legal information, support, and referrals,...
07 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
NT judge to face discrimination, sexual harassment complaint
A former judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory failed to have the Federal Court toss out a complaint by...
06 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘Demoralised and dehumanised’: Aboriginal police officers launch class action over ‘decades’ of alleged racism
Gordon Legal has launched a class action into allegations of “decades” of racism experienced by Aboriginal police...
05 August 2026
By Grace Robbie
Intimacy, isolation, fear: A chief judge’s take on remote practice
At last month’s Minds Count Foundation Annual Lecture, Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris of the Local Court of the...
28 November 2025
By Carlos Tse
FCL Lawyers expands into the Top End
National law firm FCL Lawyers is expanding into Darwin to establish its fourth office.
25 September 2025
By Carlos Tse
Law firm, administrators get more time in stolen wages class action
In deciding whether to extend the registration deadline in the Northern Territory stolen wages class action, the...
01 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Ciarb expands into the Top End
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia) will now operate in the Northern Territory, to meet what it said are...
25 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘No place for personal attacks on judicial officers’: Legal bodies defend NT coroner
Legal member associations stand behind Coroner Elisabeth Armitage of the Northern Territory, following an...
08 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Roussos Legal Advisory joins Sparke Helmore’s Darwin office
National law firm Sparke Helmore has welcomed the team from Roussos Legal Advisory to its Darwin office.
03 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy