NT Police investigation into Administrator faces calls for independent oversight

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1. Here’s why we need independent oversight of the NT Police’s Administrator assault investigation

   An editorial calls for independent oversight of the NT Police's investigation into the Gosling-Connolly incident, rejecting assertions that scrutiny of potential political motivation in the investigation is insulting.

   ntindependent.com.au

2. Delvene Cockatoo-Collins wins National Indigenous Fashion award for textiles harvested on Country

   Quandamooka artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins has won the National Indigenous Fashion award for fashion designer of the year, recognised for garments made with locally harvested materials that serve as living archives of kinship and memory.

   theguardian.com

3. Found Cat

   A ginger tabby domestic short hair cat was found in Malak on Thursday, August 6, and is impounded with a collection deadline of Wednesday, August 12.

   darwin.nt.gov.au

4. Found Cat

   A tabby and white domestic short hair cat was found in Moil on Thursday, August 6, and is impounded with a collection deadline of Wednesday, August 12.

   darwin.nt.gov.au

5. Found Cat

   A black female domestic short hair cat was found in Karama on Wednesday, August 5, and is impounded with a collection deadline of Tuesday, August 11.

   darwin.nt.gov.au

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