Three people wearing balaclavas and armed with unspecified weapons robbed a Katherine service station, NT Police said.
Judge dismisses Singleton Station water licence legal challenge
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of a minister granting a 40,000 megalitre water licence to Fortune Agribusiness for the remote Singleton Station, finding in part that the Territory Families Minister who made the decision in place of the Environment Minister, was able to give reasonable and rational consideration to the matter in the four days she took to make the decision.
Three quarters of police survey respondents have considered leaving the force
Ninety-eight per cent of NT Police officers who responded to a union survey believe there are not enough police, and 76 per cent have considered leaving the force in the last six months, the Northern Territory Police Association has said, but Police Minister Brent Potter said the government is on the right track with an 18 per cent increase in morale in the last year.
Closed section of Stuart Hwy that caused supply chain disruptions has been under repair for at least 10 months
A two-kilometre section of the Stuart Highway that has been under repair for at least 10 months was not bituminised before the Wet season rains, which was the major cause of food supply disruptions in Darwin, the NT Independent understands, with the full extent of the situation not initially disclosed by the government.
More Wadeye fighting, man hit in leg with crossbow bolt
There were more than 100 people fighting, some with weapons, in Wadeye on Sunday, with one man hit in the leg with a crossbow bolt, NT police said.
Alice Springs Mayor threatened with axe outside home: Sources
EXCLUSIVE: The Mayor of Alice Springs was threatened with an axe outside his next door neighbour’s home on Christmas Eve, sources have told the NT Independent, in an incident which comes amid a fraught situation for the troubled town, where crime has become the focus of national media attention and federal intervention.
Alice Springs violence erupts with street fighting, man hit in head with axe
Alice Springs businesses including a childcare centre went into a snap lockdown Friday after violent fighting erupted on the streets with weapons, which led to one man reportedly hit in the head with an axe and police Tasering another man, in a scenario NT Police described only as a “large disturbance” suspected to have been caused by payback over an alleged killing last year.
Young child allegedly sexually assaulted: Police
A young child has allegedly been sexually assaulted in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
Former Administrator leaves CDU after four months
Former NT Administrator Vicki O’Halloran has left an executive position at Charles Darwin University less than four months after being directly appointed to the role without having to apply, the vice-chancellor has said.
Search for three youths who allegedly assaulted servo worker
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested but three others are still on the run after allegedly assaulting a Darwin service station attendant, NT Police said.
Govt crime marketing manager working from Alice Springs
The marketing manager who provides strategic advice on the “Territory master brand”, installed by the government to control the NT Police media unit, has been working with police in Alice Springs at a time when the now-Lawler Government hopes to avoid national media attention about crime.
Core Lithium considering temporary mining shutdown as stock price plummets
Core Lithium has announced temporarily suspending mining operations at its lithium mine is one of the options the company is considering after a massive drop in the price of spodumene concentrate, which is a high-purity lithium ore.