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Ongoing, and very worrying, trend in Australia.

Increasingly authorities and governments are dropping the requirements and qualifications needed for its enforcement staff to carry lethal weapons.

Shorter training in Victoria, decreasing literacy and numeracy levels in SA, and arming staff outside usual police ranks in the NT.

We have seen the current ‘highly trained’ police misuse their lethal powers. Dropping the standards even further isn’t going to provide better outcomes.

#auspol #policing #policestate #policemisconduct #lethalforce #abuseofpower #sapol #ntpol #vicpol #police

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/nt-police-public-safety-officers-criticism-firearms-powers/105430704

The problems faced by the NT are clearly structural and social, yet this weird heightened cop brain approach persists under their aggressively down-punching Chief Minster. This will never be how those problems are solved.

#ntpol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/nt-police-public-safety-officers-criticism-firearms-powers/105430704?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

The government can't dismiss an inquiry call because it fears outcomes. The NT people need to know what has happened here. Australians need to know what happened. A great leader has no fear of the truth. #ntpol https://nit.com.au/11-06-2025/18479/appalling-finocchiaro-criticises-indigenous-mps-push-for-independent-inquiry-into-kumanjayi-whites-death

The NT branch of the Independent Education Union has condemned plans to reinstate the religious discrimination exemptions that allowed non-government school employers to discriminate against staff and students as "unnecessary, divisive and harmful." #ntpol #secularism

https://nit.com.au/04-03-2025/16589/education-union-warns-of-divisive-and-harmful-proposed-changes-northern-territorys-anti-discrimination-act

NT will ramp up fossil fuel production & give less focus on renewable energy. CM Lia Finocchiaro giving herself powers to exempt favoured projects from regulatory frameworks & to take over assessment processes managed by other approval bodies. #ntpol https://reneweconomy.com.au/nt-strips-funding-from-green-groups-boosts-fossil-fuels-in-foretaste-of-dutton-administration/

#Auspol #Australia #Politics #NTpol #Energy #Gas #Fracking #MWM

https://michaelwest.com.au/gas-heavyweight-a-step-closer-to-new-powers/

Fair warning about fire risks in Australia.

The only thing I don’t like about the comments here is the focus on fires that had a direct impact on livelihoods.

There have been several recent fires that didn’t directly affect communities. But it proved that regions that have never experienced fires for tens and hundreds of years are now at risk.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/what-the-hell-is-going-on-top-firefighters-warning-for-australian-cities-after-la-fires/7az9gydpj
#AusPol #QldPol #NSWPol #VicPol #TasPol #SAPol #WAPol #NTPol #ACTPol #ClimateCrisis #EmergencyManagement #FireFighting

Another Fracking Breach in Beetaloo Basin, Northen Territory.
A significant compliance breach by Empire Energy’s subsidiary, Imperial Oil and Gas, has reignited concerns about fracking activities in the Beetaloo Basin

#NTpol #auspol #fracking
https://1earthmedia.com/another-fracking-breach-in-beetaloo-basin-northen-territory/

Mass incarceration is out of control in Australia. 1% of Territorians are in jail now — that's higher than even Mississippi in the US. An absolute crisis situation. #ntpol nit.com.au/31-12-2024/1...

Shocking numbers reveal NT's r...

Welcome to the 15 December 2024 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #PoliTas #ACTPol #NTPol #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-15-december-2024/

Welcome to the 8 December 2024 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #PoliTas #ACTPol #NTPol #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-8-december-2024/

In the Indigenous community of Laramba, 205km north-west of Alice Springs, there are elevated levels of uranium in their drinking water. #ntpol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/03/nt-government-laramba-drinking-water-bid-lawyer-ntwnfb

Welcome to the 1 December 2024 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #PoliTas #ACTPol #NTPol #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-1-december-2024/

Welcome to the 24 November 2024 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #PoliTas #ACTPol #NTPol #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-24-november-2024/

Welcome to the 17 November 2024 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues.

#AusPol #NSWPol #SpringSt #WAPol #SAParli #QLDPol #PoliTas #ACTPol #NTPol #Secularism

https://www.nsl.org.au/columns/weekend-wrap-for-17-november-2024/

Fracking Fury in the Beetaloo:
Traditional Owners & Territorians Condemn NT Government's Approval.

Empire Energy’s approval for nine new fracking wells has reignited concerns about risks #fracking poses to water, cultural heritage & the environment.

#auspol #NTpol
https://1earthmedia.com/traditional-owners-and-territorians-condemn-nt-fracking-approval/