NT Independent

Boy indecently assaulted by 18-year-old in Alice Springs supermarket: Police

An 18-year-old male has been arrested after police allege he indecently assaulted “a boy aged between 12 and 16” who was not known to him at a supermarket in the Alice Springs CBD Wednesday afternoon.

The Estimates Show is another embarrassment for Labor and the CLP

EDITORIAL: The Estimates Show is not currently functioning in the public’s interest and needs to be shut down and re-formatted or the main players possibly re-cast to get it back on track.

Inpex reaches deal with unions after weeks of strike action at Ichthys facility

An in-principle deal between gas giant Inpex and the union representing striking workers has been struck that will see operations at the company’s sites return to normal, with a formal vote to accept the deal scheduled soon.

Supercars and monster trucks back in town with packed slate of events

Top End revheads will be left spinning this week as more Supercars events and activations have been scheduled over the next few days around Darwin and Palmerston.

Emergency test alert messages to set mobile phones abuzz in Tennant Creek Thursday morning

The new national warning system, ‘AusAlert’, will be tested in Tennant Creek on Thursday, June 18, that will see residents’ mobile phones “vibrate and play a siren-like warning” for 10 seconds around 10am, the government said.

Chief Minister misled Parliament about senior police response to major integrity failures

EXCLUSIVE: Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has refused to explain why she misled Estimates hearings about what action the NT Police executive leadership team has taken to address the serious integrity failures identified in the Justice Alan Blow report into senior police promotion and recruitment processes.

Armed youths flee after threatening sleeping camper

A man was threatened with weapons while sleeping in a tent at an Alice Springs caravan park early Tuesday morning, NT Police said.

Govt unveils climate change plan centred on more gas, carbon capture and storage

The Finnochiaro Government has released a “climate resilience plan” aiming to position the Territory as a major global player in carbon capture and storage, with Environment Minister Josh Burgoyne stating the plan builds on efforts to promote the NT’s role in the power transition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, despite the government scrapping its renewable energy target and emissions reduction pledge.

More bilbies born in Alice Springs Desert Park

Three bilbies have been born at the Alice Springs Desert Park as a result of a conservation program for one of Australia’s most iconic threatened species, the Finocchiaro Government has said.