Charmayne Allison
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Reporter at ABC Alice Springs, formerly ABC Shepparton š 2023 Caroline Jones Young Journalist of the Year. š§ [email protected]
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Joined September 2013
A two-week youth curfew will be imposed in Alice Springs following recent unrest in the town. @MylesWalk @leesaulrobinson
abc.net.au
The Northern Territory government will declare an "emergency situation" in Alice Springs and send 58 extra police officers into the town after several violent incidents this week.
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The board of embattled law firm the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) has defended itself amid suggestions the organisation is unable to do its job. @abcnewsā© with ā¦@charmayne_aā©
abc.net.au
After months of turmoil that have sparked concerns for its funding, the board of NAAJA has defended itself amid suggestions the organisation is unable to do its job.
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"The funding is plugging a couple of the gaps that we have identified in our service provision, which goes a long way to improving our services for women and children in our community.ā Alice Springsā only womenās shelter receives $4 million boost.ā©
abc.net.au
In a town with one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country, the only women's crisis accommodation has received a $4 million boost in funding.
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This is a great story - Alice Springs crime stats in all of their shattering reality turned into music. Worth a listen. https://t.co/FZuHNUTbBN via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
When composer David Crowe sought to turn raw crime statistics into music, he imagined something dark and menacing. What he got was quite the opposite.
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So excited and honoured to have this opportunity, and to join such an incredible cohort of women. Thank you @WIM_Aus! āØ
@charmayne_a, has secured the 2023 Caroline Jones #WomeninMedia Young Journalistās Award for her outstanding work on Indigenous community issues in regional Australia. š š https://t.co/5rCCvDftKQ
@PressClubAust @BondUniversity #RegionalJournalist #NextGen #RegionalAustralia
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Legal Aid NT has confirmed a cohort of people facing court in Alice Springs will be forced to represent themselves from next week, making the prospect of judicial fairness "a fantasy", according to a legal expert. ā¦ā¦ā¦@MsSarahMatthewsā©
abc.net.au
With a team of four lawyers managing a caseload of almost 500 files, Legal Aid NT says crime teams in Alice Springs are struggling under the strain of a lawyer shortage, after NAAJA's decision to...
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āItās like asking someone to do their own surgeryā ā some of Alice Springsā most vulnerable residents may have to represent themselves in criminal court, as troubled Aboriginal legal aid firm NAAJA grapples with a mass exodus of lawyers. ā¦@abcnewsā©
abc.net.au
Prominent Aboriginal legal aid service NAAJA has announced it will not take on new criminal matters in Alice Springs for the rest of the year, raising concerns some Aboriginal defendants will need to...
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"We can't allow this level of harm to continue." After eight weeks of evidence, across the past six months, Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has adjourned her landmark inquiry into the NT's domestic, family and sexual violence system. https://t.co/nT6kL0Qpmz
abc.net.au
After eight weeks of evidence, across the past six months, Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has adjourned her landmark inquiry into the NT's domestic, family and sexual violence system.
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Huge, huge news. The High Court has just ruled that Aboriginal people in remote housing can be compensated for distress and disappointment suffered due to dilapidated housing.
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Ms Corbo and her colleague Carmel Simpson told the court they wanted Ms Rubuntja to be remembered for the "generous, wonderful, strong, witty, funny, courageous, resilient and loving woman that she was". ā¦@abcnewsā©
abc.net.au
Kumarn Rubuntja dedicated her life to speaking up for victim-survivors of domestic violence, but the NT coroner heard she kept the violence she was personally experiencing to herself.Ā
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Investigation launched into transfer of children from Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre to Don Dale https://t.co/oFbGRFlaCs
@charmayne_a
abc.net.au
Dozens of children have been moved 1,500 kilometres to Don Dale while major works are underway at the Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre.
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The inquest began today, with hours of horrific evidence put to the coroner. At the same time, NT Police released new statistics which showed officers attended 597 domestic and family violence-related call outs in the past seven days. An average of 85 a day. @abcnews @abcdarwin
Through six weeks of evidence, spread over six months, NT Coroner Elisabeth Armitage will examine the domestic violence killings of four Aboriginal women. One expert hopes at the end of it all, there'll be recommendations that "can't be ignored." @abcnews
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āPeople should be paying attention because these women mattered. Their lives mattered. They were very loved; they are very missed," Dr Chay Brown said. ā¦ @abcnewsā© ā¦@abcdarwinā© ā¦@ABCIndigenousā©
abc.net.au
The deaths of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory briefly captured headlines. But years after their deaths, the coroner is about to examine each of their tragic stories in depth.
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Forty-five paediatricians backed by @Mon4Kooyong have urged the NT government to withdraw support for fracking over health concerns @abcnews
abc.net.au
Forty-five medical specialists, supportedĀ by federal independent MP Monique Ryan, have outlined their concerns of both the direct and indirect health risks of fracking in aĀ letter addressed to the NT...
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NT coroner finds Finke Desert Race safety measures 'entirely inadequate' prior to 2021 spectator death
abc.net.au
The inquest found Nigel Harris, 60, died from multiple blunt force injuries after being hit by a competing trophy truck in 2021.
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A man has died following an alleged stabbing outside an Alice Springs pub. ā¦@abcnewsā©
abc.net.au
Police say the victim was transported to Alice Springs Hospital in a critical condition, but died from his injuries.
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Detectives investigate after child dies in Alice Springs house fire ā¦@abcnewsā©
abc.net.au
Authorities say the child was carried from the burning building but could not be revived.
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Another federal politician - Marion Scrymgour - has called out the NT government for inaccurately claiming it has met all fracking inquiry recommendations @_AlexBarwick @charmayne_a @abcnews
abc.net.au
The Federal Member for Lingiari claims a key recommendation around water use has not been implemented despite plans to allow fracking in the region, and it has left traditional owners, environmenta...
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As political debate continues to rage over Duttonās claims of widespread child sexual abuse in Alice Springs, the National Childrenās Commissioner has condemned both sides of politics for consistently failing to act on this serious issue. ā¦@abcnewsā©
abc.net.au
As debate rages over claims of widespread child sexual abuse in Alice Springs, the National Children's Commissioner says both sides of politics have failed to address this serious issue.
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