Ex-Darwin mayor and prominent cane toad-buster Graeme Sawyer will run as an independent for the seat of Wanguri at the upcoming NT general election, following what he calls a failure by the major parties to listen to the public and “continuing to do the same thing expecting different results”.
Today’s national news includes PM Albanese saying that Julian Assange’s freedom exemplifies standing up for Australians, Inflation rising to 4 per cent from 3.6 per cent, International tourists spending more and staying longer, and a Man charged over a fatal stabbing in Melbourne.
Police cordoned off much of Darwin’s waterfront on Tuesday after an unexploded WWII ordinance was found at the popular precinct and later detonated.
Police say they are still investigating the exact circumstances of the death of a man whose body was found in Yarrawonga this morning.
Police used tyre spikes to stop a vehicle carrying a large amount of alcohol and marijuana in the Daly River, that they believed was involved in grog and drug running, and had been involved in a hit-and-run in Darwin, NT Police said.
The Federal and NT governments have signed an agreement establishing a 10-year remote housing partnership which aims to halve overcrowding in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory by 2034.
Casuarina Coastal Reserve and an additional 33 hectares adjoining it will become a national park, NT Parks Minister Selena Uibo has announced.
A 22-year-old man was ejected from his car and killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed and rolled on Larapinta Drive west of Alice Springs on Saturday morning, NT Police said.
This week, Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived silver 2022 Toyota Hilux GUN126R SR5 Double Cab, which comes with a 2.8-litre 4-cylinder diesel engine and a 6-speed sports automatic transmission. This ute, still under factory warranty until 2027, has an odometer reading of 83,282 km.
Today’s national news includes Sydney being among the costliest housing markets in the world, Australia being included in China’s Visa Waiver Program, New reforms to help small banks compete with the majors, NSW increasing duties on foreign homebuyers, and the First Bitcoin ETF listed on ASX.
A Territory man who illegally started a bushfire that burned for 11 days at Djukbinj National Park two years ago has been sentenced after pleading guilty in the NT Supreme Court.
Keith Kerinauia has been found guilty of murder in the stabbing death of bottle shop worker Declan Laverty after an eight-day trial.
