NT Independent

More confusion and instability in NT Police as another ‘acting’ deputy commissioner appointed

Police Commissioner Martin Dole has appointed a different temporary deputy commissioner amid ongoing turmoil in the top brass and while an AFP investigation into allegations against the NT’s most senior police officers continues, with Mr Dole’s previous unexplained and “very odd” pick as deputy now replaced with a senior officer who previously held the role, despite a recruitment process for a permanent deputy having been conducted late last year.

CLP strikes new NT Investment Committee to invest more public money into private companies

The Finocchiaro CLP Government has announced the Northern Territory’s latest ‘Investment Committee’ that will provide “independent advice on [government] investment opportunities” to help grow the stagnant economy, which appears to be the latest iteration of the previous Labor government’s Infrastructure Development Fund that was shut down amid scandal in 2019.

Govt negotiating with St John on expired ambulance contract as system reaches breaking point

The Health Minister appeared to confirm for the first time Wednesday that he is dealing directly with St John Ambulance NT to renew the Northern Territory’s ambulance contract which was due to end in January, while the ambulance provider says it is currently in crisis due to a lack of paramedics and ambulances.

Man dead after fighting in Milingimbi

A man has died as a result of large-scale fighting in Milingimbi yesterday, NT Police said.

Jetstar to suspend Darwin to Gold Coast flights amid Middle East conflict

Jetstar will temporarily suspend its Darwin to Gold Coast service from May to October as part of Qantas Group’s cost-cutting measures due to rising global jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict.

Youth offenders on the run after remote home break-in

Police are looking for two male youths who allegedly broke into a woman’s home in Lajamanu in the middle of the night, stole her car keys and used her vehicle to perform burnouts in the community, NT Police said.

Police Public Safety Officer facing multiple charges over crash

A 36-year-old recruit to the NT Government’s new Police Public Safety Officer program has been charged with various traffic offences in connection to a vehicle crash that occurred last month while he was off duty, NT Police said.

CLP reiterates zero tolerance policy amid increase in school violence

The CLP Government has launched a “reinvigorated” framework for school conduct it says will address an increase in assaults on students this school year.

Part III: The long road to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill

After the Northern Territory’s right to legislate on euthanasia was restored, two inquiries were held, with one highlighting a shift in Indigenous communities thinking on voluntary assisted dying, moving from seeing it as the sorcerer’s needle and “kill business” to it allowing people to finish up on country, with family and at a time of one’s choosing, writes Dr Robyn Smith.