The most marginal victory in Australian political history was not challenged in the Court of Disputed Returns despite Labor alleging fraudulent postal votes, a new report into last year’s Territory general election has found.
Internal memo shows police college put cops on beat without proper assessments two years after failing audit
EXCLUSIVE: The NT police college continued to employ unqualified instructors and failed to address the “significant risks” of putting cops on the beat before their competency was assessed, two years after a damning audit exposed serious non-compliance issues, the NT Independent can reveal.
Darwin Turf Club grandstand scandal: Records contradict Dixon’s claims he was not involved in discussions about grandstand
EXCLUSIVE: Darwin Turf Club chairman and businessman Brett Dixon was personally involved in discussions with the board about the $12 million taxpayer-funded grandstand project while it was at the open tender stage, despite publicly claiming he had removed himself from all discussions, internal documents obtained by the NT Independent reveal.
Chaos in the DPP: Shock resignations of director and deputy director follows mass exodus
Director of Public Prosecutions Jack Karczewski and deputy director Matthew Nathan have announced they are both leaving their senior roles at the end of the month, throwing the office of the DPP into turmoil.
Rolfe trial: Judge rejects suppression order on claims Chalker and senior police kept reports from defence team
A Supreme Court judge has rejected a move to ban the publication of allegations NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker and senior executive members intentionally withheld evidence from the defence team and the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Constable Zachary Rolfe murder case.
NT Police Academy: Audit shows police college employed unqualified instructors, failed to meet national standards
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Police college failed to meet national standards in nearly every measure and had “serious non-compliances around staff qualifications”, a scathing audit obtained by the NT Independent reveals. The audit report found the college employed unqualified...
Darwin Turf Club grandstand scandal: Brett Dixon lobbied Gunner Government for $12M grant without board’s knowledge, records show
EXCLUSIVE: The Darwin Turf Club’s board of directors was not aware chairman Brett Dixon was lobbying the Gunner Government for a $12 million grant to build a new grandstand until he disclosed that he had secured the taxpayer money in June 2019 – less than three months before his company was awarded the contract to build it – internal Turf Club documents obtained by the NT Independent reveal.
Former chief minister Adam Giles linked to company in talks with Landbridge Group for major Darwin energy project
Former chief minister Adam Giles was recently appointed to a key role with a start-up energy company that is currently in talks with Landbridge Group – the Chinese-owned company he sold the Darwin Port to in 2015 – to develop a massive hydrogen plant at the port site, the NT Independent can reveal.
ICAC issues public statement retracting findings of corruption investigation, apologises to involved parties
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Ken Fleming has issued an extraordinary public statement retracting the findings of a corruption report and issuing an apology to two former City of Darwin employees who were not afforded “natural justice” during the investigation.
ICAC stuff-up: Corruption report pulled after email lands in ‘junk’ folder
The Office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption was left embarrassed and forced to pull its latest corruption report from public circulation yesterday after an email from an involved party was discovered in the office’s junk email folder.
Darwin Turf Club fire: NT WorkSafe confirms investigation underway
NT WorkSafe has launched an investigation into an unreported electrical fire at the Darwin Turf Club’s Ted Bailey grandstand, the workplace investigator has confirmed.
Fire at the grandstand: Darwin Turf Cub did not report blaze at non-compliant premise that hosted ‘family fun days’
EXCLUSIVE: The Darwin Turf Club failed to report a fire that broke out earlier this year in its uncertified Ted Bailey grandstand – a building the club was aware had failed two fire safety inspections and does not have an occupancy permit, the NT Independent can reveal.