Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he supports “in principle” all seven points of action requested of the Federal Government by Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro to help fight crime in Alice Springs, and pledged support should the Coalition secure victory at the next federal election.
Treasurer Bill Yan is taking the crumbling Territory economy on the road through the NT next week – with special guest Under Treasurer Tim McManus – in an effort to explain to Territorians how the CLP Finocchiaro Government is planning “to fix the economic mess”.
Three teenagers were arrested after allegedly trying to break into an Alice Springs supermarket with an angle grinder, which woke up the neighbours who called the police, NT Police said.
Australia’s most endangered bird of prey, the red goshawk, has been spotted in Central Australia for the first confirmed time in three decades after an ecologist spotted the bird at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary west of Alice Springs.
Here’s a list of activities planned for this Australia Day across the Northern Territory, including free pool entries, fighter jet fly-overs, the annual ute run and many more festivities on tap this Sunday.
Qantas will resume non-stop flights from Darwin to Canberra and introduce flights from Darwin to Singapore in the coming months, as part of a new long-term agreement between Qantas and the Airport Development Group.
A man who was allegedly chased from the Alice Springs Hospital by police because of an outstanding arrest warrant for domestic violence, allegedly threatened to burn down the house he was holed up in during what police described as a siege.
Arafura Rare Earths is now searching for more private investment following the Federal Government announcing an additional infusion of $200 million to help develop its rare earths mine and processing facility in the NT, bringing the total public funding commitment to the project to more than $1 billion.
A dangerous driving incident that saw a man allegedly flee police while high on methamphetamine ended when the NT Police, assisted by its drone unit, apprehended the 33-year-old man in Alice Springs late last night.
A 49-year-old man is in custody after a woman believed to be his partner was discovered unresponsive near the Todd River overnight, with NT Police confirming the woman later died.
NT Police are investigating the discovery of a body east of Alice Springs on Saturday afternoon, while also dealing with a massive brawl in the CBD and another home invasion over the weekend.
More than 60 inmates have been moved from Holtze Prison to the refurbished old Berrimah Prison, and another 50 will be moved at some point in the near future, Corrections Minister Gerard Maley has said, which follows the union representing police last week saying the Darwin police watch house was being used purely for Corrections prisoners.
