Former Territory local government minister Elliot McAdam and former Barkly Regional Council employee Sharon Lake have been elected to the council in the Patta ward by-election.
Man allegedly attacks woman, police take five days to warn the public
NT Police have taken five days to alert the public about a man who is on the run after indecently assaulting a woman at Casuarina Coastal Reserve, while a friend of the victim has questioned why the police took so long to warn the public.
‘Boiling point’: More than 1000 rally against the government over crime; call for Chief Minister to resign
The crowd outside NT Parliament house at Darwin’s third anti-crime rally chanted “stop the lies” and “stop the violence” to the Labor government politicians inside, with official banners that read “boiling point”, as organisers called for the Chief Minister to resign and for Parliament to be dissolved.
NT Government acting unlawfully over Mandorah jetty disability compliance: Feds
The Territory Government is acting unlawfully by allowing the Mandorah jetty to breach national disability and accessibility regulations, the Federal Infrastructure and Transport Department has said, while the department says it cannot confirm how many public transport services are currently not compliant with new regulations introduced after a 20-year lead time.
Close to $1m in known Howard Springs damage, Minister says Fyles knew before final denial
Infrastructure Minister Eva Lawler says she told Chief Minister Natasha Fyles about the extensive damage at the Howard Springs workers’ camp in the days before Ms Fyles’s last denial, but the Chief Minister has since denied any knowledge of the damage that she had specifically sent Ms Lawler to the facility to investigate.
‘We’re confused’: New police station announced for Peppimenarti in Budget ahead of police resource review
The troubled community of Peppimenarti will have a new permanent police station built at an estimated cost of $19 million, NT Treasurer Eva Lawler announced as part of Tuesday’s NT Budget, but the union representing police says they are “confused” about the announcement.
Barkly Regional Council should be sacked, administrator bought in, former councillor says
The Fyles Government should suspend the Barkly Regional Council and install an administrator instead of holding by-elections for new members, says a former councillor who led the committee that was to handle an investigation into bullying and harassment claims against the former chief executive officer and Mayor.
Cars smashed up in Adelaide River by rogue vehicle, sources say, not made public by police
NT Police refuse to say whether a Land Cruiser loaded with people armed with axes, machetes and other weapons smashed up cars along the main street of Adelaide River, forcing people to run for safety and later fleeing police during a five-car chase, as multiple witnesses have claimed, an account supported by NT Independent sources.
Chief Minister has not reported criminal damage to electoral office after it was vandalised: Police
NT Police have said Chief Minister Natasha Fyles or her staff have not yet reported criminal damage to her electoral office after it had the number 9.8 spray-painted across the front by unknown parties, in reference to the government approving fracking in the Beetaloo Basin on Wednesday without having implemented recommendation 9.8 from the Pepper Inquiry.
Greens say some Beetaloo emission increases still need to be considered by federal ministerial council
The Federal Greens have said the Territory Government is breaking its promise to Territorians by lifting their moratorium on fracking without implementing all of the recommendations of the Pepper Inquiry, and said dealing with scope 2 and 3 domestic emissions from the project would still have to be considered by the Energy and Climate Ministerial Council.
Not all fracking recommendations implemented: Government independent oversight scientist
The NT Government has approved Beetaloo fracking, despite its own report revealing it had not commenced emissions offset discussions with the Federal Government, offsets that could account for 22 per cent of Australia’s total emissions, while its independent oversight officer said the government had not met the Pepper Inquiry offsets recommendation and emissions remained “an unacceptable risk”.
Darwin AFL team business case delayed while Eddie McGuire labels the NT in ‘complete disarray socially’
Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has said the AFL could not put a team in the Northern Territory because it is “in complete disarray socially at the moment”, however former chief minister Michael Gunner has said the team would be a social force in the Territory, while the taskforce behind a push for the team has missed a deadline for its final report.