NT Independent

‘Plow my car into them’: Chief Minister’s husband’s political violence fantasy involving Palestinian protesters revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro’s husband and senior public servant Sam Burke said he wanted to “plow” his car into a group of Palestinian supporters at a peaceful Darwin protest in 2024, the NT Independent can reveal, with the pair hiring a Sydney lawyer to threaten legal action against this publication.

CLP’s proposed water plan changes the latest ‘gutting’ of environment regulations: Critics

The CLP Government’s proposed changes to laws affecting the NT’s water plans will see the legal requirement for water to be allocated for the environment scrapped, which critics say is the government’s latest attack on the environment, while scientists warn the amendments to the Act and other changes will put NT rivers and other water sources “at risk”.

Mysterious bat discovered by ‘Batman’ recording ultrasonic calls

A rare bat species has been discovered more than 650 km from where it was last recorded in the NT by a researcher who captured its unique call using a handheld bat detector, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy said.

Darwin angler wins Million Dollar Fish

Darwin local Matthew Maurice has become the second person in 12 years to catch the $1 million tagged barramundi in the NT’s Million Dollar Fish competition.

Man charged with rape, woman with serious harm on Tiwi Islands

A man has been charged with the rape of a woman on the Tiwi Islands, while in an unrelated matter, a woman on the islands has been charged after allegedly breaking a man’s arm with a blunt object, NT Police said.

‘Territorianism’ under examination: New book offers insights of failed state

In his new book, The Northern Territory: A litany of Failure, journalist Murray McLaughlin writes that self-government is responsible for our fixation on the ubiquitous but ill-defined ‘Territory lifestyle’ that seems to confer its graciousness exclusively on Darwin’s leafy northern suburbs. It’s a ‘timely and overdue work’, writes Dr Robyn Smith in her review.

Clown Town: For Christ’s sake – A Christmas miracle of stupidity

Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the sight of God, (Lia Finocchiaro and her CLP apostles), for a special Christmas in October edition of Clown Town to celebrate the Crisis of the Pageant of the Damned. Let’s again wallow in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great God-Fearing Territory Lifestyle.

CLP to take over Darwin Christmas Pageant as council accuses govt of ‘politicising’ event

The war on Christmas escalated quickly Thursday afternoon when Major Events Minister Marie-Clare Boothby decreed that the CLP Government will take over control of the Darwin Christmas Pageant next year, after Darwin Council moved to ban a Christian group from attending this year’s parade, which Ms Boothby described as “un-Australian”. The government’s decision had the Mayor accusing it of “politicising” the event.

One less Suns game in Darwin, while government silent on AFL spending

Gold Coast will play only one AFL game in Darwin next season, while Melbourne will continue with its one game in Alice Springs, the newly released league fixture shows, but the Finocchiaro Government has not acknowledged the loss of the game or said how the change affects the total it is paying the Queensland team to come to the Territory.

Stolen car convoy sparks pursuit from Darwin to Daly River

Five people have been arrested with one person still on the run after four allegedly stolen vehicles fled police in convoy from Darwin to the Daly River district, with police alleging offenders threw metal objects at vehicles and attempted to ram police cars, NT Police said.