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.
Minister refers Anindilyakwa Land Council to federal integrity group
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.
Youths use trolley to smash their way into service station: Police
An unspecified number of teenage boys used a trolley to ram through the front glass door of a Katherine service station, NT Police said.
‘What business case?’: Minister blank on reason for $200m State Square spending priority
Infrastructure Minister Joel Bowden could not provide an estimate of how much the Civic Park and State Square redevelopment would cost taxpayers while announcing the latest “revitalisation” project Thursday morning, and said he was unaware of the existence of a business case for the project, which appears to have ballooned to close to $200 million at least.
Royalty payments not transparent, land council CEO and chair also head up mining company: Audit
The Anindilyakwa Land Council chief executive officer is also the CEO of a mining company, as well as the director of a mining logistics company that services the mine, both of which directly or indirectly received a total of $24 million in royalty money from the land council in one year, an independent audit found, raising conflict of interest concerns.
Union calls on CDU vice-chancellor to apologise to workers
A union has demanded Charles Darwin University vice-chancellor Scott Bowman apologise for blaming workers for the delayed opening of the university’s city campus, saying it is “despicable” to blame workers for mismanagement on the project.
‘Told him he was going to die’: Senior bashed in head with iron bar nearly dies after treatment delays
A Tennant Creek senior who was struck in the head with an iron bar during a violent home invasion in December was rushed to Darwin to stop bleeding on his brain after days of delays to proper health treatment, a source has said.
Cyclone warning issued for Gulf
A cyclone warning has been issued with the Bureau of Meteorology maintaining there is a 40 per cent chance of a cyclone forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria and crossing the Northern Territory coast on Friday.
Police still investigating Barkly mayor for sitting on child as he moves interstate
Suspended Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin is still being investigated by police for sitting on a child during a claimed “citizen’s arrest”, more than five months after it happened, and three months after a man who was threatening the same boy was charged with aggravated assault.
Forty per cent chance of cyclone developing by Friday: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is about a 40 per cent chance of a cyclone developing in the southwest of the Gulf of Carpentaria by Friday, with the agency expecting it to cross the coast over Borroloola on the weekend.
Man arrested over robbery
A man threatened service station staff with an unspecified edged weapon multiple times in an armed robbery in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
Man arrested over alleged sexual assault of four-year-old girl in Tennant Creek
UPDATED: A man in Tennant Creek has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child, NT Police said, and was charged on Friday.