One of Darwin’s most iconic bars will close its doors permanently next month after more than two decades in its current form.
Robertson Barracks now connected to solar power
The solar power plant at Robertson Barracks has been connected and it will also provide power for public use, the federal government has said, a connection that comes at a time when the Northern Territory government has been unable to put electricity into the grid from private solar power stations.
Digital IDs to be available soon for Territorians
Territorians will soon have digital identification cards that can be stored on smartphones and other smart devices, the Lawler Government has said.
Police recover stolen compound bows, arrows, and hunting knife
Police are looking for an unspecified number of alleged offenders who stole two compound bows and arrows along with a hunting knife from a home in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
Woman killed in crash on Litchfield Park Road
A woman was killed and a man injured in a crash on Litchfield Park Road at Charlotte on Sunday, NT Police said.
NT Business News – May 13
Latest highlights include movement on the Greater Holtz development to boost the construction sector; a developer unloading a CBD block property claiming stagnant development; and Westcoast Repairs opens at Casuarina Square. Also making resource news, Tamboran is ready for NT LNG by this year, and Avenira Ltd sees underlying cash flow challenges.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 13
Today’s national news includes Australians paying the price of Labor’s failed policies, Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying the cost of living relief in the budget will be substantial, Palestinian UN membership bid to build peace impetus, and South Australia mulls social media ban for kids.
Vale Ken Fleming, the NT’s first ICAC
Kenneth Charles Fleming KC, the Northern Territory’s first Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, died in Brisbane on 18 April, aged 77. Dr Robyn Smith writes about his life.
Police ask Palmo residents to check their gardens for blood-soaked hammer following horrific DV incident
NT Police are asking residents of Gray to check their yards for a bloody hammer that a 42-year-old man allegedly used to bash his female partner in the head with last night.
Five remote NT airstrips get funding for upgrades
Five remote airfields across the NT have been chosen as recipients of a share of the Federal Government’s $13.4 million program to improve the safety and accessibility of airstrips across remote Australia.
Defence infrastructure spending to flow to NT, feds say
The Territory stands to be key a beneficiary of a pledged Federal Government spend of between $14 billion and $18 billion across Northern Australia over the next decade to upgrade defence bases, with the government pledging that the NT will see “the lion’s share” of that money.
CLP pledge changes to payroll tax for small businesses if elected
The CLP has pledged to raise the tax-free threshold for payroll tax small businesses pay if elected in August, that will see Territory employers with payrolls below $2.5 million not pay any payroll tax at all, in an effort it says to “get the economy moving forward”.