A fire in the mechanics workshop of the Thamarrurr Development Corporation on Saturday night caused structural damage, NT Police said, in the latest incident at the troubled community that has been the centre of unrest for months.
‘I am likely to attract complaints against me’: Raj Rajwin responds to complaints over doctor claims
The peak body that protects the public from wrongdoing by health practitioners found United Australia Party candidate Raj Samson Rajwin was a “moderate risk” to the public after a criminal investigation into his claims of being a doctor during a previous election campaign.
‘I can’t believe the Army is not there’: Sources say people too scared to enter Wadeye fearing violence
More than 400 people are still displaced, with hundreds living in tents on the edge of town too scared to buy food; the school has been closed after a teacher was assaulted, a man was speared in the leg and the Health Clinic attacked, children are walking around with homemade tomahawks, a worker’s camp was ram-raided, and at least 45 houses have been left unliveable due to damage from riots and ongoing violence in Wadeye, sources have told the NT Independent.
‘Thank you, you are all great personalities’: Inside the twisted Facebook world of Raj Samson Rajwin
United Australia Party Senate candidate Raj Samson Rajwin has been using at least one fake Facebook profile to attack political rivals and named one apparently non-existent person as the Australian “president” of his “International Society of Human Development and Equality” organisation – a private company he runs as the sole director while claiming it is a charity.
‘If the ship goes down we all drown’: Litchfield resident says mayor sacked CEO partly over motion to overturn speed limit increase
The Litchfield Council will not say if it was the chief executive officer or a councillor who wrote a notice without motion for its January meeting overturning the Girraween Rd speed limit increase, but one resident who filed a freedom of information application on the matter, has said Mayor Doug Barden told him the former CEO wrote it, and gave it to councilor to propose as her own.
More fighting in Wadeye, 300 people in ‘disturbance’ on oval, fighting with weapons: NT Police
About 300 people were involved in a “disturbance”, some fighting with weapons, in Wadeye on Sunday, with officers using chemicals to disperse them NT Police have said. But one police source has told the NT Independent allowing general duties officers to use CS gas is potentially dangerous.
Woman drowns in rural area pool, helicopter crashes near Borroloola
A woman drowned in a Girraween pool on Monday afternoon St John Ambulance have said.
Letter to the editor: Major parties are at cross purposes over fossil fuels and electric cars
The major parties are at cross purposes, while promoting less reliance on fossil fuel but also maintaining a currency reflective of a commodity whose market value will surely decrease as electric vehicle sales increase, writes Salvatore Finocchiaro
Former NT Police superintendent fined over Kakadu misadventure, NT Police quiet on disciplinary action
Former NT Police Acting Superintendent Renae McGarvie has been fined, along with three others, for entering a closed part of Kakadu National Park and requiring a helicopter rescue, Parks Australia has said, while NT Police refused to disclose whether disciplinary action was taken against Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage’s former staff officer.
McArthur River Mine environment report states river in good health but risk of levee wall failure not part of review
An Independent Monitor’s report into McArthur River Mine’s environmental performance over the last year has divided opinion, with the mining company’s general manager and the government lauding findings that showed the river was in good health and that the company had minimised risks, while the Environment Centre NT called the report a “farce” with glaring holes in the risk assessment process.
Litchfield Council insurer advised speed limit increase possibly ‘negligent’ with risk of reputational damage
Litchfield Council’s executive was warned by its insurer that the decision to increase the speed limit on Girraween Rd was possibly “negligent” and recommended a qualified engineer investigate road safety issues, causing council to backflip on the speed limit increase, internal council documents show.
Police investigating ‘sudden’ death of infant in Katherine
A infant has died suddenly in Katherine, and their death is being investigated, NT Police have said.
