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‘Certain conduct was inappropriate’: Dept confirms police investigating toxic workplace allegations involving death of IT worker

NT Police are investigating toxic workplace allegations linked to the Acacia IT system, which family members of deceased employee Shaun Joyce said contributed to his death, after the Department of Corporate and Digital Development’s internal investigation found “inappropriate” conduct occurred.

NT’s Integrity and Ethics Commissioner’s office lacks proper independence: National report

The Northern Territory’s “problematic Super Inspector” position to oversee the recently created Office of the Integrity and Ethics Commissioner, that the CLP Government filled with former ICAC inspector Bruce McClintock, has been flagged by a national organisation as “a good example of how oversight can go wrong” with integrity bodies.

ECNT seeks judicial review over Claravale clearing plans

The Environment Centre NT is seeking a Federal Court judicial review of federal Environment Minister Murray Watt’s decision not to assess Top End Pastoral Company’s plans to clear almost 3,000ha at Claravale Station, the organisation said.

Boothby and CLP taken to task by feds for failing to properly fund Legal Aid services

Federal Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has reminded her NT counterpart Marie-Clare Boothby that the NT Government has an obligation to maintain proper funding for legal aid for Territorians, amid fears from the Federal Government that increased pressure on NT courts and corrections has been exacerbated by funding cuts, which has produced “heightened risks to fairness and access to justice” that may be in breach of international human rights obligations.

Red-collared lorikeet tops NT bird count survey

The red-collared lorikeet, followed by the magpie-lark and Torresian imperial-pigeon, were the most sighted birds in the Northern Territory according to respondents to Bird Life Australia’s Aussie Bird Count survey.

One dead, two injured in Timber Creek rollover crash

A man has died after a head on collision on the Victoria Highway near Timber Creek on Wednesday night, NT Police said.

NT Criminal Court list – with charges – May 29

The 134 names facing criminal courts in the Northern Territory for Friday May 29, 2026. This list includes all the charges.

No charges laid over death of Kumanjayi White in Alice Springs supermarket

NT Police say an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old disabled Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by two plainclothes police officers at an Alice Springs supermarket last May will not proceed to court with charges, following advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. The death will still be subject to a coronial inquiry with a directions hearing scheduled for June 15.

2026 NT Writers Festival to kick off in Darwin this week

The NT Writers Festival will take place in Darwin this year from May 28 to 31 at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, with this year’s festival aiming to provide a series of immersive events that organisers say is “the perfect antidote to the isolation of doom-scrolling”.

Letter to the editor: White decision exposes justice system flaws

The Warlpiri family of Kumanjayi White deserves more than condolences and a plane ride, they deserve the truth, accountability, and a legal system that values their son’s life as much as it values the reputation of its officers, writes Wayne Connop.