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NT Government backs new massive data centre at Weddell

Beetaloo Digital, a subsidiary of Beetaloo Energy, has been given a commitment by the NT Government for 185 hectares of land at Weddell to develop a claimed $40 billion, two gigawatt AI data centre and energy mega-campus, which critics say is the latest glimpse of the Territory’s “dystopian future”, while the government has refused to explain if it has a plan for managing data centre development.

CLP to introduce voluntary assisted dying legislation Thursday, pledge to pass it next month

Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government has the numbers to pass its voluntary assisted dying legislation, that ignored several key recommendations of its own review, with the bill to be introduced to Parliament tomorrow and expected to pass in August.

Luke Gosling denies assaulting Administrator at event

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied allegations he physically assaulted NT Administrator David Connolly at a public event over the weekend, while police confirmed on Tuesday they are investigating the incident.

CLP passes controversial child protection reforms amid calls for Federal Govt to intervene

The CLP Government has passed controversial changes to child protection laws which it says will put safety first for all Territory children, but comes amid protests outside Parliament and an extraordinary rebuke from nearly every child protection minister in the country, while a Victorian Senator called for the Federal Government to intervene and override the legislative changes.

Woolworths charged following serious forklift collision with motorcycle

A forklift incident at the Katherine Woolworths that resulted in serious injuries to a motorcycle rider has led NT WorkSafe to charge the supermarket giant with various work health breaches that could see it hit with a maximum penalty of $4.5 million.

Six arrested after alleged weapon attack on teen

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly physically assaulted by a group of six females who attempted to remove her clothing and attack her with an edged weapon in Alice Springs overnight, NT Police have said.

Scientist says Minister’s pole-flip and earth axis-tilt water claims are false

Trade and Business Minister Robyn Cahill’s claim that the Earth’s poles can flip during periods of heavy rainfall in the Northern Territory and that the water causes the Earth’s axis to shift is incorrect and shows she has a “very poor and terrible understanding” of how hydrology works, a leading expert in satellite hydrology says.

$10m announced for RDH maternity services

The Federal Government has announced $10 million for maternity services at Royal Darwin Hospital following the closure of Darwin Private Hospital’s maternity services in June last year, but the spending does not increase the number of birth suits or maternity rooms.

Corroded Brass: The NT Police force has become a bad joke

ANALYSIS: The recent demotion of Assistant Commissioner Janelle Tonkin suggests superficially a willingness to enforce discipline, although what she is alleged to have done remains a mystery – whatever the cause of Tonkin’s fall, this rare act of accountability stands in stark contrast to so many others in recent years who have acted with impunity.

Police assaulted during Wadeye fighting

A police officer was allegedly bitten, another allegedly struck with a star picket, and officers forced to retreat after a crowd allegedly threw rocks, window louvres and metal bars during unrest in Wadeye on Friday evening, with NT Police saying alcohol contributed to the violence.