NT Independent

Opinion: Alcohol restrictions to ease in NT, but more consultation with First Nations members is needed first

There is urgent need for a reconsideration of alcohol regulation policy approaches in the NT with the looming change to grog restrictions in the Territory, and First Nations people need to be more fully consulted, argue Elizabeth Crawford Spencer and Andrew Lockyer.

‘Ignorant’ and a ‘complete lack of responsibility’: MLA reaction to Alice Springs crime plan

The Fyles Government plan to help reduce crime in Alice Springs, including housing police and Territory Families, Housing and Communities staff in the one building, has been described as “ignorant” and showing a “complete lack of responsibility,” by independent MLA for Araluen Robyn Lambley, and comes after it was revealed in Budget Estimates the government has no single documented plan to fight crime in the town.

NT alcohol consumption rising towards pre-minimum floor price level: ACIC report

The Northern Territory had a temporary decrease in alcohol consumption following the introduction of a minimum unit price on alcohol in October 2018, however consumption “appears” to have increased since then towards the pre-intervention level, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission said its drug monitoring wastewater analysis program reports shows.

Around 22,000 Territory workers to get wage increase as minimum wage rises

Around 22,000 minimum wage-earning Territorians, and 2,605,400 people nationally, will get a pay rise starting Friday with the minimum wage increasing to $21.38 per hour, Fair Work Australia has said.

$Supreme Court orders temporary halt on cattle station works by fracking company, but order then lifted$

Supreme Court orders temporary halt on cattle station works by fracking company, but order then lifted

NT cattle stations owner Rallen Australia said it obtained a temporary halt on road works by fracking company Tamboran Resources Limited on its land, until its stay application can be heard by the NT Supreme Court heard on July 15, but the miner later said the interim stop work had been lifted and misconceived as the company did have an immediate intention to undertake works on that track.

Large improvement for tourism but full recovery not expected until 2023-24

The latest visitor data released by Tourism Research Australia shows that the tourism sector in the Northern Territory has recovered somewhat from the COVID-19 restrictions, although it is still more a third down on March 2020 before the borders closed, and with a return to 2018-2019 levels not predicted until 2023-24.

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NT Independent Cheapest Fuel Prices – July 1

The NT Independent is providing you with a guide of the cheapest fuel prices across the Northern Territory. See below which servos offer the cheapest prices on diesel and unleaded petrol.

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