NT Commissioner for Public Employment Vicki Telfer is not seeking a contract extension for her job, the Public Employment Minister Paul Kirby has said.
Calls for Albanese Government to double public school funding, while NT Government unable to meet needs
The Australian Education Union has called on the Albanese Government to double its funding to NT public schools with the NT Government unable to say when it would meet previously agreed minimum school spending targets, with a current $227 million annual shortfall, in what the union called the shocking inequity of school resourcing in the Territory.
Woman attacked in her bedroom after being woken by armed offenders: Police
A woman was “assaulted with an edged weapon” in her bedroom after being woken by intruders, leaving her with unspecified lower body injuries that were treated in Royal Darwin Hospital, with her attackers still on the run, NT Police said.
‘We have to pick up the pieces for the government’: NTPA on dealing with welfare of youth on streets
A serious police incident in Palmerston on Saturday night involving an “armed offender” that lasted seven hours – and was not reported to the public – caused massive disruptions to already strained officers responding to general duties, the police union boss has said.
Police media director role listed as three month contract amid political interference allegations
The NT Police are seeking a new communications director, but only for three months according to a new ad, which unusually describes the position as the “key point of contact” between the agency and the government, following allegations of political interference in the police media unit.
Equivalent of three coal-fired power stations worth of emissions annually from new LNG plant: Report
Australia’s carbon emissions from Beetaloo Basin gas fed through Tamboran Resources’ planned liquefied natural gas processing and export facility at Darwin’s Middle Arm precinct would be the equivalent of more than three coal-fired power stations annually when operating at full capacity, the Australia Institute says in a new report.
EOI released for new solar farm as three others sit unconnected to grid
Jacana Energy is seeking expressions of interest to supply up to 100MW of solar power for the Darwin-Katherine region by 2027, an announcement which follows a Utilities Commission report warning of blackouts within three years unless the government deals with the anticipated nearly 50 per cent reduction in peak electricity generation capacity.
Fyles Government signs solar power generation MOU for gas plants
The Fyles Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Larrakia Energy and the Korea Midland Power Co to build a 300MW solar power plant to purportedly provide electricity to nearby gas plants, but the government has refused to provide details of the agreement.
Paul Arnold removes his name from photography gallery business following charges
Famed nature photographer and former Darwin Council alderman Paul Arnold, who is facing stalking, deprivation of liberty and aggravated assault charges, has rebranded his Darwin gallery business by removing his own name from the company’s sign.
Half of NTPFES staff say it is not safe to challenge the way things are done: Survey
Thirty-five per cent of NT Police Fire and Emergency Services employees who responded to the NT Government’s workplace survey said they did not believe their senior managers had the skills and the capability to lead their organisation, newly released results show.
National Aboriginal Art Gallery cost blowout revealed along with concept designs
The estimated cost of the proposed National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs has increased three-fold since its 2017 announcement, new figures show, while the Territory’s acknowledged contribution has also increased by almost 40 per cent since last March.
Charges against NT Police media adviser suddenly dropped mid-trial
Charges against an NT Police Fire and Emergency Services media unit employee have been suddenly dropped mid-trial by the prosecution.