Samantha Dick
Darwin, NT
Samantha Dick is a multi-platform reporter and digital producer at ABC Darwin.
She has worked as a reporter in the Northern Territory since 2021, including six months in Katherine as a video journalist.
Latest by Samantha Dick
Alice Springs leaders seek evidence of long-term plans to reduce crime amid snap curfew
By Jane Bardon, Oliver Gordon, Samantha Dick, and James Elton
Alice Springs community leaders are pushing for more accountability from those tasked with addressing the drivers of crime, as residents wake after their first night under curfew conditions.
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Human remains found of 12-year-old girl reportedly taken by crocodile in remote NT creek
By Samantha Dick, Olivana Lathouris, and Jane Bardon
Northern Territory police have found human remains belonging to a missing 12-year-old girl who is suspected to have been taken by a crocodile in a remote NT creek.
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NT coroner recommends review of school policies at inquest into suicide of 13-year-old girl
The NT coroner has recommended the territory's education department ensure all schools are trained to respond when a student discloses suicidal thoughts, following her inquiry into the death of a Darwin teenager.
Banking watchdog finds Westpac guilty of 'serious breaches' over sudden closure of remote NT branch
Australia's banking watchdog has publicly sanctioned Westpac over the bank's sudden branch closure in the isolated Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek.
Darwin rehab treating former prisoners with addiction to be replaced by new prison
In a jurisdiction with some of the highest reoffending rates in Australia, a rehabilitation service helping former prisoners conquer addiction is being evicted to make way for a new women's prison.
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Further examples of racist awards revealed at Kumanjayi Walker inquest
By Melissa Mackay and Samantha Dick
A string of racist awards shared by members of Northern Territory Police's elite police unit have surfaced during a coronial inquest into the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker.
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Young NT leaders fear proposed curfew bill will unfairly target youth
By Samantha Dick and Lillian Rangiah
Young Territorians including Darwin rapper J-MILLA have voiced concerns over a proposed bill that would allow the NT police commissioner to impose snap curfews.
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Legal and youth advocates slam NT government's curfew bill as 'unjustifiable overreach'
Australia's largest Aboriginal legal service and the NT children's commissioner say they are "extremely concerned" by the NT government's move to introduce legislation simplifying the process for imposing curfews, following a three-week youth curfew in Alice Springs.
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BOM warns of severe geomagnetic storms over weekend
The Bureau of Meteorology warned level G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm conditions were expected to arrive at Earth from about 8pm AEST on Friday.
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'Arrows flying everywhere': Six arrested following violence in NT remote community
By Jack Hislop, Samantha Dick, and Jane Bardon
Police have arrested six people amid violent unrest in Daly River, where houses have been set on fire and residents say they have been terrorised by a criminal gang.
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NT government signs deal to buy fracked Beetaloo Basin gas
By Samantha Dick, Daniel Fitzgerald, and Thomas Morgan
Chief Minister Eva Lawler says the nine-year agreement with Tamboran Resources will provide the NT with 40 terajoules of gas per day, starting next year.
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Deceased contractor, 50, operated machinery against instruction, court hears
A construction worker operated heavy machinery without authorisation twice in the weeks before his death at a remote Northern Territory work site, a court has heard.
Four boys arrested over 'terrifying' alleged knifepoint carjacking in Darwin CBD
Northern Territory police have arrested four boys, including two aged 11, over an alleged daylight carjacking in Darwin that left a nurse traumatised.
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The NT has the highest rate of pedestrian deaths. One in four drivers doesn't stop
A growing number of Aboriginal people are being struck and killed on Northern Territory roads. Indigenous leaders are sounding the alarm.
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Alice Springs youth curfew extended by six nights to see out school holidays
By Steve Vivian and Samantha Dick
The NT chief minister says the youth curfew in Alice Springs has been a "circuit breaker", leading to a reduction in crime and an increase in the number of families asking for support.
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Woman drowns during night swim at Darwin's waterfront
A 37-year-old woman is dead after drowning while swimming in a lagoon at the Darwin Waterfront Precinct.
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Aboriginal elder calls for NT Police unit to apologise to community over 'disgraceful' award
An Aboriginal elder who recently worked for NT Police is among a group of Aboriginal Territorians calling for more to be done to address racism within the force.
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NT Police suspects man died near outback highway after falling from vehicle while drunk
A man whose body was found near a major highway in the Northern Territory outback likely died after falling from a moving vehicle while intoxicated, NT Police says.
Linda Burney defends federal response to spate of crime in Alice Springs
By Matt Garrick and Samantha Dick
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has defended the federal government's commitment to the troubled town of Alice Springs, ahead of a planned visit to the Northern Territory by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Alice Springs couple allegedly robbed at knifepoint in their own home
Armed with edged weapons, the offenders allegedly demanded money, cigarettes and alcohol, with one offender holding a knife to the female victim's throat.
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Darwin youths who allegedly stole car at knifepoint later carjacked by teenagers
Three youths who stole a Darwin couple's car at knifepoint on Friday night were later carjacked by a separate pair of teens within the hour, Northern Territory Police allege.
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NT government to scrap middle schools after education review
The Northern Territory government has promised to gradually phase out middle schools in response to a sweeping review of the territory's secondary school system.
New NT Police IT system delaying domestic violence court orders, union claims
Up to 200 domestic violence order applications are yet to be scheduled in Northern Territory courts due to issues plaguing NT Police's new data system, according to the police union president.
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Chopper crash widow seeks to freeze celebrity crocodile wrangler's assets
The widow of Netflix star Chris "Willow" Wilson is seeking to freeze Matt Wright's assets as the Federal Court considers her bid to personally add the celebrity crocodile wrangler to a civil lawsuit over her husband's death.
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln moves west over northern Australia, as heavy rainfall continues
Heavy rainfall and strong winds are forecast across parts of the Northern Territory as ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln tracks further inland, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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