News
Welfare Recovery Centres close
Welfare Recovery and financial support established to support families affected by Cyclone Fina will close at 4pm Wednesday 10 December 2025.
Supporting families in Wurrumiyanga after Cyclone Fina
Families in the Tiwi Islands community of Wurrumiyanga continue to receive support following the impact of Cyclone Fina last month.
New homelessness hotline helps Territorians get support faster
The Northern Territory Government has officially announced today the Homelessness Central Intake Service, a single gateway connecting Territorians experiencing homelessness with the right support, faster.
New DFSV Roadmap released to help Territorians stay safe
The Northern Territory Government has released the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Safety Roadmap – a clear, practical guide to help Territorians recognise the signs of violence, know where to get help and understand services available to keep people safe.
Tuesday 25 November marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign that calls on communities to take action to prevent violence and support the safety and wellbeing of women and girls.
CDU and DCF partnership wins 2025 Training Award
The Northern Territory’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Charles Darwin University (CDU) are celebrating a significant achievement, receiving the 2025 NT Training Awards Industry Collaboration Award. This honour recognises our innovative education-to-community services pathway, which is helping to grow and strengthen the Territory’s child, youth and family services workforce.
New NT strategy targets early help and culturally safe services to end homelessness
Today we launched the new Northern Territory Homelessness Strategy 2025–2030 - a plan built with and for Territorians to help end homelessness across our communities.
Celebrating children in care this World Care Day
On World Care Day we reflect on the extraordinary strength and resilience of all the children and young people in care in the Northern Territory.
On the anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, our thoughts are with all the families that were affected. In remembrance of the event, we are sharing the personal story of one of our staff.
16 Days of Activism: North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service
Today, on International Human Rights Day, we bring our 16 Days of Activism to a close by showcasing the important work of North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Services (NAAFLS).