The Health Department is allowing a health practitioner under investigation by NT Police for alleged multiple rapes to return to work, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has said, raising safety concerns for staff.
‘Essence of racism’: Police told not to help woman scared of being killed by partner, ex-IRT cop’s statement shows
A woman in a remote community who feared for her life after her partner hit her vehicle with a bullet from a high-powered rifle was not helped by police for 14 hours because the Immediate Response Team had been disbanded after the shooting death of Kumanajayi Walker, while senior police thought local officers would “aggravate the situation”, the former officer in charge of the unit said in a previously suppressed statement to the Coroner.
Second off-duty Corrections officer attacked in two weeks
An off-duty Corrections officer who was walking his dog was slashed with a knife in Palmerston on Monday, the offender allegedly telling him he knew what he did for a job, which is the second time in a fortnight that a Corrections officer has been attacked with an edged weapon while in public, the United Workers Union said.
Hyperbaric chamber operator demands unpaid entitlements
The former operator of Royal Darwin Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber has sent a letter to the NT government seeking $53,000 in entitlements he says were not paid by Hyperbaric Health, the previous contractor, a company run by the husband of the current operator.
Mines Department says Empire Energy gas well met regulations
The Mines and Energy Department said Empire Energy’s gas well that was the subject of a legal briefing to the environment minister recommending prosecution or potential prosecution for breaches was built in compliance with regulations but the department won’t say exactly what was alleged to have occurred or how the situation went from legal advice to a minister to a finding that regulations were not breached.
Govt. spends $7.5m buying land to expand Litchfield National Park
The Finocchiaro Government has spent $7.5 million buying 30,000-hectares to expand Litchfield National Park by 20 per cent, which will include a hunting reserve of an unspecified size, but the Chief Minister has said there has been no planning about how much it will cost the taxpayer to develop or manage the area.
Mines Department decided Empire Energy did not breach Petroleum Act with well site issue
A government briefing recommending potential prosecution against Empire Energy for breaching the company’s environmental management plan concerning a gas well in the Beetaloo Basin was suddenly dropped, the Environment Department’s chief executive has said, after an unnamed person in the Mining and Energy Department decided there was no breach of the Petroleum Act.
Government won’t say if full ambulance contract is going to tender
St John Ambulance NT has written to staff claiming the emergency road ambulance portion of the government contract is not going out to tender, only the patient transfer portion, but the Health Minister and Health Department have refused to clarify, a situation which follows revelations the Major Crime Squad investigated the death of one of the charity’s patients and an alleged cover-up by management earlier this year.
Jovi Boys ram-raid Peppimenarti social club, police did not respond or report incident
The Jovi Boys gang and their associates ram-raided the Peppimenarti Social Club gates, injuring a woman before ransacking the premises while patrons and staff secured themselves in a store room late last month, however NT Police did not attend until two days later, and will not say why the attack was not made public.
Man who had face slashed in Alice Springs attack is a corrections officer: Union
An off-duty NT Corrections officer who was returning home from a fundraiser for another officer who lost his eye last month in an attack at Holtze Prison, had his face slashed by an unknown offender late Saturday night after refusing demands for cigarettes and money, a union official has confirmed.
Warning on AirAsia flights to Malaysia from Darwin not explained
A mysterious warning that new direct flights between Darwin and Kuala Lumpur with AirAsia are subject to “gaining government approval” is not a result of NT Government regulations, the CLP Government has said.
Major Crime Squad refers death of St John Ambulance patient to Coroner
EXCLUSIVE: The death of a man who was treated by St John Ambulance in 2021 has recently been investigated by the NT Police Major Crime Squad, including allegations the patient’s records were altered to cover up treatment failures, with the matter now referred back to the Coroner, the NT Independent can reveal.