The Anindilyakwa Land Council has not met its obligations to make sure traditional owners understand high value development proposals they consent to on their land, and its distributions of royalty money lack transparency, an Australian National Audit Office report has found, but the council has dismissed the recommendations on how to be more transparent.

Man charged with murder over Darwin city stabbing: Police
A man has been charged with murder and two other charges over the stabbing in Darwin city on Saturday night, NT Police said.
Volunteer firefighting ute stolen by Jovi Boys, sources say, theft not made public by NT Police
NT Police has suppressed the theft of an NT Fire and Rescue Service firefighting ute, that sources have said was believed to be stolen by members of the Peppimenarti-based Jovi Boys, three days after the Police Commissioner and the Territory Response Group visited the remote community to crack down on the gang.

NT WorkSafe checking its jurisdiction over quad bike race crash
NT WorkSafe is inquiring if it is within its jurisdiction to investigate a crash at the Territory Quad Association’s Northern Territory ATV state titles at Hidden Valley on Sunday.

Man arrested over fatal Darwin city stabbing: Police
A man has been arrested over the fatal stabbing in Darwin city on Saturday night, NT Police said.

One of the Territory’s ‘most connected and influential individuals’ given gig at CDU
Former Northern Territory administrator Vicki O’Halloran has been directly appointed to a new job at Charles Darwin University by the vice-chancellor through a process called ‘appointment by invitation’, which does not require it to be advertised, the university has said.

Alice Springs youth detention staff to be housed in Darwin while southern facility renovated
NT taxpayers will pick up the tab to accommodate, feed and transport Alice Springs youth detention staff in Darwin for up to four months, after inmates from the troubled town are moved to Don Dale Youth Detention Centre while the central Australian facility is renovated, according to a recently released government tender.

Men arrested after stand off with police at Humpty Doo
Two men have been arrested in Humpty Doo after a three hour stand off with Territory Response Group members and police negotiators on Wednesday, NT Police said, but the agency has given no details of their alleged crimes.

Teens arrested over shopping centre bottle shop break-in
Two teenagers have been arrested for breaking into a Coolalinga shopping centre and stealing alcohol, NT Police said.
Officers receive national bravery awards for heroic acts suppressed by NT Police in violence cover-up
Two officers have been given national bravery awards for their heroic actions during violent rioting at Wadeye, bravery that was suppressed as part of a cover-up of the extent of the violence by both the NT Police and the Fyles Government, which had led to more than 400 people being left homeless during the “humanitarian situation”.
Government credits Labor MLA for remote houses after identifying wrong electorate
The Fyles Government celebrated building new homes in Galiwin’ku this week by crediting Labor’s Member for Arafura for the builds, which he proudly said would continue to be built to help his constituents, only they weren’t actually built in his electorate.

Berrimah Family Practice doctor Mohamed Jamaldeen Hassian Ali’s charges dropped
The charges against Berrimah Family Practice doctor Mohamed Jamaldeen Hassian Ali have all been dropped during his Supreme Court trial, the media reported.

