The NT has the most underfunded public schools on average in the country, the Albanese Government has said, and is not on track to fully fund them until 2050, while the teachers’ union has called on the Federal Government to follow an expert panel review on school finances and double its contribution to Territory schools to meet the shortfall.
Police are investigating the death of a man who had been assaulted at Milikapati on the Tiwi Islands on Sunday, NT Police said.
NT Police Association president Nathan Finn has said he told Police Minister Brent Potter he found it difficult to see how he could continue in the role because of his Facebook posts sharing racist and anti-Semitic material, and said Chief Minister Eva Lawler’s defence of him “sent a damaging message”.
Nicole Hurwood has been appointed as the Commissioner for Public Employment, a promotion from her role as a deputy chief executive officer in NT Health.
A group of offenders broke into a Coconut Grove home and threw “items” at the sole occupant before stealing his car, but the group returned the next day and again assaulted the man and stole more items, NT Police said.
A 12-year-old and two 13-year-olds who were on bail were caught allegedly attempting to ram police cars in a stolen car in Darwin overnight, a senior member of Strike Force Trident has said, adding that the latest incident comes amid an emerging trend of kids driving stolen cars at police vehicles in Darwin and young offenders becoming more violent.
Two men were arrested by the Tactical Response Group and Serious Crime Squad members last week in connection to the stabbing of a man last month that police had not told the public about, citing unspecified “operational reasons”.
Former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe defended his use of force when arresting Aboriginal people, as well as the language used in his text messages, while giving evidence at the Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest on Tuesday, stating he was not concerned a judge called him a liar because that judge was known for making outrageous and racist comments.
A high-ranking police officer and other still-serving senior officers attended a Territory Response Group annual party where the “coon of the year” award was handed out to a police member with the “winner” presented a caveman club with nails in it, while some officers have lied to the coronial inquest about the frequency of racist language being used in the NT Police force, the Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest was told on Monday.
The Greens have announced the party’s first four candidates for the August NT general election, contesting the seats of Nightcliff, Fannie Bay, Araluen and Braitling.
Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has referred allegations against Anindilyakwa Land Council to her department’s integrity group, which could then be referred to Commonwealth and Territory enforcement agencies if any wrongdoing is found.
An unspecified number of teenage boys used a trolley to ram through the front glass door of a Katherine service station, NT Police said.
