A Tennant Creek man is facing an aggravated assault charge after being filmed putting his boot down with force on the head of child being sat on by the now suspended Barkly Regional Council mayor Jeffery McLaughlin, while threatening to bash and kill the child, but police have not said if they intend to charge Mr McLaughlin.
A girl was threatened with a knife by one of three men who broke into her house in Alice Springs while she was alone, with police asking for witnesses but have not provided a description of the men who are still on the run.
The Barkly Regional Council will have to defend the sacking of an employee in the Federal Court after mediation between the two parties broke down, while the aggrieved former employee intends to subpoena the controversial Justitia Report and its author.
United States rapper and singer Macklemore will perform at next year’s Bassinthegrass, the Fyles Government has said.
The Fyles Government has proposed creating an overarching recreational fisheries policy which focuses on maintaining fish numbers in some of the most popular areas, as part of a 10-year Recreational Fishing Development Plan, which also opens the possibility of new fishing areas in Kakadu National Park and cultural training for people who want to fish in Aboriginal-controlled waters.
A man has been killed after being hit by two cars in Palmerston on Friday night, with the first driver not stopping, and the second allegedly testing positive for drugs, NT Police said.
A parliamentary report into the Fyles Government’s Local Decision Making program contained “opinions, perspectives and interpretations of history, policy and practice” that were never presented to the actual inquiry, a committee member and independent MLA wrote in a dissenting report, that accused the government of manipulating the inquiry for political purposes.
A Federal Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to Santos laying its Barossa gas pipeline in the Timor Sea after lawyers for Tiwi Islands traditional owner Simon Munkura this week sought an injunction.
The Darwin Triple Crown Supercars round will be held on June 14 to 16 next year, the championship organisers have announced.
The new Barkly Regional Council manager has said a report that examined alleged bullying by the former chief executive officer Emma Bradbury among other allegations, should be made public, while the terms of reference show the investigation also looked at how the complaints against the former CEO were handled by Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin.
Public servant positions in the NT Government have risen by roughly 1,300 since the Labor Government’s 2018 hiring freeze and subsequent hiring cap, implemented in response to a growing financial crisis, the latest State of the Service report shows.
The splitting of NT Fire and Rescue from NT Police and NT Emergency Services to create stand alone agencies has been welcomed by the United Workers Union, but the NT boss has said the fact firefighters only found out about the split from the media did not augur well for their relationship with new Minister Brent Potter.
