Jane Bardon
Jane Bardon is an investigative journalist at ABC Darwin where she has worked as Senior National Reporter, 7.30 NT Program Producer and state political reporter. She has won two Walkley Awards, a New York Festivals Gold Investigative Reporting Award and four UN Awards for her documentaries and reports on indigenous incarceration, youth justice abuses and indefinite detention of asylum seekers.
She was ABC National Rural Reporter in Canberra and a reporter at SBS and the Age. In Northern Ireland, she worked at the BBC, Irish News and Alpha Group Newspapers covering terrorism and the peace process.
You can contact Jane at JaneBardon@ProtonMail.com
Latest by Jane Bardon
Human remains found of 12-year-old girl reportedly taken by crocodile in remote NT creek
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.
Coalition nuclear policy leaves traditional owners of Kakadu uranium mine worried
Northern Territory traditional owners whose land contains one of the world's most valuable untapped deposits of uranium are calling on the NT and federal governments not to grant a mining company a lease extension, as the Coalition's nuclear policy peaks interest in the resource.
Tourist mauled by seven dogs in remote NT calls for greater controls
A tourist mauled by a pack of dogs in the remote Northern Territory is calling for greater controls after discovering it's unclear which level of government has responsibility for managing dangerous animals.
Gas companies, environmental regulator grilled on health impacts of $1.5b Middle Arm hub
Gas companies and the Northern Territory's environmental regulator have argued to a federal Senate inquiry that plans for a new LNG processing facility and existing plants on Darwin Harbour are not risking human health.
Australia considers mandating recycled plastic packaging as beaches drown in rubbish
Environment groups cleaning and re-cleaning remote northern Australian beaches of rubbish are calling on the federal government to do more to stop plastic being produced.
How this remote Indigenous community has reduced every resident's power bill by 70 per cent
An Indigenous-owned solar farm, the first to be connected to a power grid, has been opened in the Northern Territory remote community of Marlinja.
'It's heartbreaking': Traditional owners angry after stone tools moved during gas exploration
Traditional owners have been left dismayed after Beetaloo gas company Empire Energy failed to report ancient Indigenous stone tools found on an exploration site, as required by heritage regulations.
Amid Kakadu closures, one man plans to open an area unseen to the public
A decade ago Jeffrey Lee gave his uranium-rich land to Kakadu National Park. Now he plans to open it to visitors and tour companies frustrated by ongoing closures of other areas can't wait.
Delays to $50m Stolen Generations settlement payment adding to trauma, descendants say
Almost two years after they won a $50 million settlement from the federal government, descendants of NT Stolen Generations are yet to receive any compensation, and say the wait is adding to their trauma.
'Arrows flying everywhere': Six arrested following violence in NT remote community
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.
Darwin's iconic Mindil Beach markets reopens this week, but erosion has taken half the beach
Each dry season thousands of tourists flock to Darwin's Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, but this year wet season tides and waves have washed away half the beach, restricting access. It's left Darwin council the latest scrambling to find a solution to coastal erosion.
Mother of girl taken by crocodile wants more education, not culling
It's been 15 years since Charlene O'Sullivan lost her daughter to a crocodile in a waterhole near Darwin. She's warning the Northern Territory government against culling.
Food shortage in remote NT community leaves some 'having to hunt cattle'
A remote Northern Territory community that has been cut off by flood damage now faces running out of food within a week, after six weeks without enough to go around.
NT chief minister 'won't rule out' including petrochemicals at $1.5b industrial hub
Chief Minister Eva Lawler has told a Senate inquiry that a $1.5 billion federally funded industrial precinct may include petrochemical processing. Both the NT and federal government previously denied petrochemicals would feature at the proposed Darwin hub.
'The government needs to listen to us': Fears over proposed offshore gas approval law changes
Leaders from Tiwi Islands are appealing to the federal government to reconsider its plans to pass laws some say could lead to fast-tracked gas project approvals.
Record flood peak likely to have hit in Borroloola with 380 evacuees sheltering in Darwin
The Australian Defence Force is continuing to fly into Borroloola to bring food to vulnerable residents after it completed evacuations of 380 people from the town now hit by likely-record flooding.
Nervous wait as NT island's cyclone damaged mine wharf is assessed
More than 1,000 workers are nervously waiting to find out how long the NT's largest mine will remain closed due to damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan, as Groote Eylandt locals battle ongoing challenges accessing essential supplies.
Fresh call for health tests on Groote Eylandt due to mine dust, following chief minister's resignation
The reshuffled Northern Territory government has refused to investigate health concerns about the remote manganese mine at the centre of former chief minister Natasha Fyles's resignation in December.
NT government-commissioned probe of green group's cotton concerns validates findings
A Freedom of Information request has revealed the NT government awarded a $35,000 contract to check whether a green group's report claims about the development of a major cotton industry were correct, false or overstated.
'They can't go home': Indigenous homelands fall into disrepair as crime in towns soar
Meat is going off as power systems fail and asbestos is blowing about these NT indigenous homelands.
Australia's biggest Indigenous legal agency says its governance problems are over, but some don't agree
Australia's biggest Indigenous legal service declares it is back on a path to being able to provide strong representation for vulnerable clients.
Eva Lawler sworn in as NT chief minister, announces review of financial interests guidelines
The new chief minister unveils her cabinet and says her government's priority will be on community safety as it looks to regain stability eight months out from the next Northern Territory election.
Environment centre to refer NT government to ICAC over mining law changes
The Northern Territory government is being referred to the anti-corruption watchdog over claims of conflicts of interest relating to regulation of Glencore's McArthur River Mine mine and new laws impacting it.
Analysis
analysis:From PE teacher to chief minister — a look at Natasha Fyles's time in the top job
Natasha Fyles, the ambitious pandemic responder undone by a series of recent revelations, has resigned as Northern Territory chief minister. This is her legacy in the job.
NT government promises 50 extra police for crime and antisocial behaviour prevention unit
A new police unit is being established in the Northern Territory to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime, as the government attempts to reassure the public it's devoting resources to addressing antisocial behaviour.