A teenager has been stabbed in the chest with scissors during a brawl at the Casuarina bus interchange, NT Police said.
Police confirm fighting in the Daly region, men jump in croc-infested Daly River to evade officers
NT Police have confirmed “significant incidents” in the Wadeye, Peppimentarti and Daly River communities after the NT Independent’s reporting on the violence, including that two men jumped into a croc-infested river to evade officers.
Darwin Council lawyers call for minister to revoke interim heritage declaration for the Esplanade
Darwin Council lawyers have written to the Fyles Government asking it to declare that a heritage nomination that would see the Darwin Esplanade declared a heritage site had lapsed and to have the minister revoke a provisional heritage declaration, saying both the Heritage Council and the minister failed to follow the required process.
Tender worth more than $100m put for Rum Jungle uranium mine rehabilitation
The NT Government has released a tender for part of the rehabilitation of the abandoned Rum Jungle uranium mine which they say will cost more than $100 million, while an estimated cost for the entire works from 2018 was $300 million, up from an estimate of $200 million four years earlier.
Workers evacuated amid rioting in Peppimenarti: Sources
Rioting in Peppimenarti has forced some workers to be evacuated from the remote community, with plans enacted for all non-Indigenous workers to also be evacuated, sources have told the NT Independent.
Govt awarded $30k contract to assess damage ‘and related works’ at Howard Springs camp while Fyles claimed no damage
The Fyles Government awarded a $30,000 contract to a construction company for “condition assessment inspections and related works at the flood evacuation accommodation at Howard Springs”, before some of Chief Minister Natasha Fyles’s most recent denials of damage there, denials she said were “based on advice I got”.
Chief Minister claims post-COVID-19 behaviour change has led to more violent crime
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has said there is evidence in the Northern Territory and around the world of more violent crime post the COVID-19 pandemic, when asked about a weekend of crime that included five ram raids on bottle shops, stolen cars, several homes broken into – including one where a resident was attacked with sticks – and a disabled woman being sexually assaulted in public during the afternoon.
Independent review into NT Police should be made public before election: NTPA
The NT Police Association said it expects an independent review into NT Police promised by the Fyles Government will commence towards the end of the year and called for the findings and recommendations to be made public before next year’s general election.
‘I was acting on advice that I got’: Chief Minister’s excuse for saying no Howard Springs damage
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has finally admitted damage has been done to the Howard Springs workers’ camp after weeks of denials and public contradictions by her own ministers – which she was still denying last week – before seemingly accepting on Monday that damage has in fact been caused at the facility.
Labor backbencher announces independent NT Police review, says CLP can help decide who runs it
Labor MLA for Fannie Bay Brent Potter has announced an independent review into the NT Police force to investigate “systemic issues”, which he said would have both parties’ input into who would run it, but initially said it would only happen if police officers agreed to a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
‘Senseless destruction’: Deputy Chief Minister publicly contradicts Chief Minister’s denials on damage
Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison has confirmed some flood evacuees have been responsible for “senseless destruction” at the Howard Springs’ workers camp, which directly contradicts Chief Minister Natasha Fyles’s repeated claims there has been no damage outside of regular “wear and tear” and has raised political speculation about internal disputes within Labor.
Feds call for inquiry into Middle Arm precinct; new TO body for Beetaloo fracking consultation
A Senate committee report on fracking in the Territory’s Beetaloo basin has recommended an inquiry into the proposed Middle Arm industrial precinct that will host liquified natural gas and petrochemical plants, and recommended the Federal Government “strongly assist” the NT Government to create a regulatory framework to offset all emissions from fracking in the basin.