Ten new ‘hydro panels’ have been installed in the central Australian community of Irrkerlantye to provide drinking water, not-for-profit Children’s Ground has said.
Man holds up two bottle shops, pulls weapon on security guards, punches officer: Police
A man has been arrested after threatening two different security guards in two different bottle shops with an “edged weapon” after stealing alcohol, before he punched an arresting officer in the stomach, while another man spat in the faces of two officers after being arrested after stealing a car, NT Police said.
Qantas cuts NT flights, citing Darwin Airport tarmac upgrade and lower demand
Qantas has cut flights to and from the Northern Territory, including between Darwin and Alice Springs, amid the NT tourism industry’s calls for the airline to reconnect with Alice Springs and other regional destinations.
Pedestrian killed in Alice Springs, police call for witnesses
A woman has been killed after she was hit by a vehicle in Alice Springs on Monday night, NT Police said.
Barkly blaze predicted to burn east of Tennant Creek but wind gusts could change direction
Northern Territory and South Australian fire crews are fighting a bushfire in Barkly region that is up to four times the size of the ACT, while authorities have been going door-to-door in parts of Tennant Creek, warning there is a chance the fire could spread to the town amid extreme fire conditions.
Indigenous youth development corporation placed into special administration
The Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation, which runs youth recreation, education and diversion programs in Yuendumu, has been placed into special administration, following the Central Land Council’s December decision to stop funding youth programs from royalty money because of program governance, delivery and reporting issues.
Fatal Failures: Sgt Julie Frost failed to control IRT at Yuendumu; endangered health staff, told officers to turn off video
EXCLUSIVE: Yuendumu officer-in-charge Sergeant Julie Frost endangered health staff with an ill-fated plan to “deceive” the community, failed to take control of the officers she requested the night Kumanjayi Walker was killed and later told officers to turn off their body-worn cameras, in breach of protocol, a damning internal draft coronial report has revealed.
Fatal Failures: NT Police lied to Walker family about his condition, refused to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, internal report reveals
EXCLUSIVE: NT Police officers in Yuendumu lied to the family of Kumanjayi Walker about his condition the night he was fatally shot and refused to provide mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as he lay dying in a police station, a coronial report prepared by the NT Police and obtained by the NT Independent has revealed.
Virgin Australia offering airfares to the NT for as low as $149
Virgin Australia has announced a massive flash sale, with flights to Darwin and Alice Springs from interstate as low as $149 one-way until September 1, for travel from October 11 to May 30 next year.
Bushfires NT warns of massive bushfires to come this season
The firestorm that had burned 36,000 hectares and extended over 34 km north and 16 km south around Alice Springs at the weekend is only the start of a potential horrific bushfire season that could leave 80 per cent of the NT burned, Bushfires NT has said.
New housing program offers 25 homes to domestic violence victims
Two housing providers in Darwin and Alice Springs have received $2.12 million as part of a new pilot community-housing program by the NT Government that offers inexpensive housing to domestic violence victims and survivors in the ongoing tight rental market.
National Aboriginal Art Gallery cost blowout revealed along with concept designs
The estimated cost of the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs has increased three-fold since its 2017 announcement, new figures show, while the Territory’s acknowledged contribution has also increased by almost 40 per cent since last March.