Jan 23, 2024 · After a spell of relative calm, the streets of Wadeye — one of the largest Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory – have once again erupted with violence.

Jun 16, 2023 · Bruised and traumatised, resilient and proud — how the troubled outback community of Wadeye in the Northern Territory is trying to shed its violent past and move forward.

Apr 27, 2022 · Emergency food kits are being delivered to hundreds of displaced people in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye, where dozens of homes have been destroyed in recent weeks, amid widespread unrest.

Wadeye (/ ˈwɒdeɪə, ˈwɒdɛər / WOD-ay-ə, WOD-air[2]) is a town in Australia's Northern Territory (NT). It was formerly known (and is still often referred to) as Port Keats, a name originating from Port Keats Mission, which operated from 1935 (originally at a different location, known as Wertnek Nganayi) until 1978.

May 4, 2022 · Fighting in a remote indigenous community southwest of Darwin has been so intense that as many as 500 people are now homeless. National attention is turning to Wadeye, 400km from the NT capital, after a man there was reportedly killed when a …

Jul 6, 2022 · Dozens of men linked to violent clashes between rival Indigenous clans in a remote Northern Territory community have been arrested. Police detained 25 men over riotous behaviour in Wadeye, 400 kilometres south-west of Darwin, which escalated in April after a man was reportedly speared in the head and died.

Apr 26, 2022 · One source, with knowledge of the situation in the remote community about 240km southwest of Darwin, said it was “absolute mayhem” in the town which has been the scene of violence and rioting for some time.

Jan 3, 2024 · Northern Territory Police are continuing to work closely with the residents of Wadeye after recent unrest in the community. Since 2 December 2023, police had received multiple reports of disturbances throughout the community, including illegal supply of drugs and alcohol, fighting and domestic violence.

Jun 23, 2022 · Ongoing “disturbances” in Wadeye will only be resolved if family groups, elders, traditional owners and government agencies come together to discuss and implement solutions to the current feuds plaguing the community, the NT Police have said, adding they had 17 arrest targets under investigation for riotous behaviour.

In late April the NT Independent reported NT Police continued to suppress information about violence in Wadeye, issuing a press release an hour and a half after being sent questions about the ongoing rioting, but which lacked vital information about bloodshed in the community and the reasons why the Territory Response Group had not been sent in ...