UPDATED: A man who allegedly killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run in Coconut Grove on Wednesday night, has turned himself into police, after authorities released a description of his vehicle on Thursday.
Letter to the editor: Government should say no to ‘sardine’ developments
The NT government and the Development Consent Authority should show leadership and not allow any more small block, ‘sardine’ developments, like Northcrest, and what is being proposed for Holtze writes, Gerry Wood.
NT Govt gave $400k of taxpayer funds to basketball club before books audited
The Darwin Basketball Association was forced to adjourn its annual general meeting this week because it could not provide audited financial statements for both it and the Darwin Salties NBL1 side for two years, which the chairman claimed was because its bookkeeper was sick, while the government declined to explain why $400,000 of taxpayer money was given to an organisation before seeing audited financial records.
St John Ambulance review to be made public, union says serious problems have been covered up
The Lawler Government has said a review into St John Ambulance will be made public and was not ordered because of any failings by the organisation, but the union representing paramedics said there are serious issues with the ambulance service that have been covered-up and ignored.
NT Government ripping off firefighters on overtime, Fair Work Commission full bench finds
The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has thrown out an appeal by the Northern Territory Government contesting a decision that it had underpaid firefighters by removing overtime hours, with the full bench noting the government changed its argument from what was contained in its notice of appeal when it came to oral arguments in the hearing.
Drop-in cricket pitches for Mararra Stadium with Govt hoping for international matches
The Lawler Government will spend close to $1 million on Mararra Stadium including $280,000 for the construction of a nursery to curate drop-in cricket pitches, with the International Cricket Council schedule suggesting games against South Africa and Afghanistan could be played in northern Australia in 2025 and 2026.
Second review of St John Ambulance announced along with $8 million funding increase
The Lawler Government has announced a second review into the troubled St John Ambulance NT service at the same time giving it a 16.9 per cent funding increase, with the review examining either the government operating the service or awarding the contract to another operator, and comes while St John is already under investigation by the government for its treatment of patients.
Batchelor announces new CEO, more than 16 months after last one left
The Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education has appointed a new chief executive officer 16 months after the sudden and unexplained departure of the last, with Joe Martin-Jard taking over the role after his own sudden and unexplained departure as CEO of the Northern Land Council in March.
Martin Dole promoted to NT Police Deputy Commissioner
NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has promoted Martin Dole to Deputy Commissioner after 27 years as an officer in the force, including as one of the officers who carried out the controversial arrest of Zach Rolfe for murder four days after the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.
Federal Govt mum on cash for new Darwin football stadium
The Federal Government has refused to say whether it will commit any funds toward the roughly $1 billion cost of a new Darwin city football stadium and other grounds to support a new Territory AFL team, as it has committed to Tasmania, while former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said if there was to be a Northern Territory team, it should be “a long way down the track”.
Two Darwin service stations robbed by different offenders
Two Darwin service stations were robbed overnight, with five males arrested, and a large group of females still on the run, NT Police said.
Seventh ‘review’ in seven years for Batchelor Institute after Auditor-General again refuses to sign off on financials
The Lawler Government has announced the seventh review into the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education since 2017 – roughly 15 months after the ICAC released his review – but the government will not say if the failings of education ministers Eva Lawler, Mark Monaghan and the NT Education Department chief executive officer will be examined.