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Protecting the right to drink trumps the safety of Indigenous women in the NT

Protecting the right to drink trumps the safety of Indigenous women in the NT  - The current levels of domestic violence across Australia are terrifying. ... Despite the horrific levels of violence directed towards Aboriginal women, the ...

Spike in numbers of NT children in care

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Spike in numbers of NT children in care  - THE NT Department of Children and Families (DCF) has also seen a 25 per cent rise in the number of children in out-of-home care, and a 29 per cent increase in investigations into child protection matters in the financial year to June 30, said Simone Jackson, the executive director of the Out Of Home Care Division at the department.

Do opponents even know what the changes are?

Do opponents even know what the changes are?  - The very thought of changing the Australian Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has some saying that ...

Tailoring Japanese language teaching for Gen Z

Tailoring Japanese language teaching for Gen Z  - Creating language communities and using animated visual tools to teach grammar were among ideas canvassed during a weekend workshop for Japanese language teachers held at the Manawatū campus recently. The workshop was for New Zealand tertiary level educators in Japanese studies. It focused on how to attract and engage Generation Z, the children born since the mid-1990s as they enter universities and polytechnics.

Today's pleasures weighed against a medicated future

Today's pleasures weighed against a medicated future  - But just for now let's make the most of the lull in New Zealand and pause to reflect on Leonard Cohen and his recent 80th birthday announcement that ...

Drink drive campaign goes undercover

Drink drive campaign goes undercover  - It's a bit like the smoking law - we didn't think that was going to work at the start, and now people wouldn't think about lighting up in the house or a ...

Labour needs more than a new leader

Labour needs more than a new leader  - For a start, Labour needed more infographics. Facebook was full of pictures of their politicians shaking hands with people from all over New Zealand .

Wellington sculpture set for rebuild

Wellington sculpture set for rebuild  - Despite having no phone contact at the time he said he was told about it "in a hundred different ways, by a hundred different people ." "I had internet ...