A man was arrested in Alice Springs for allegedly stealing a car in NSW and stealing fuel in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
Fire destroys three offices at Rio Tinto’s Gove mine
A fire that started in an electrical workshop at Rio Tinto’s Gove bauxite mine site destroyed three offices before it was contained on Thursday, while an investigation into how the blaze started has been launched.
NT Independent Car of the Week: 2022 Subaru Forester S5 MY22 2.5i-S CVT Wagon
This week, Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived grey 2022 Subaru Forester S5 MY22 2.5i-S CVT Wagon with a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine and a 7-speed constant variable automatic transmission.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for May 6
Today’s national news includes an MP claiming she was drugged and sexually assaulted, the Government promising to slash $3 billion off student debt due to a cost-of-living crisis, PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence, and Police shoot dead armed teen after stabbing attack.
Darwin to host Motocross World Championship round
The Lawler Government has signed a deal to host the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme’s Motocross World Championship at Hidden Valley from next year, with taxpayers to foot the $1.6 million bill to build a new track, while the total cost to Territorians to host the event was not disclosed.
Missing student found after frigid night lost in West MacDonnell ranges: Police
A 13-year-old boy who became separated from his classmates during a school camping trip near Ellery Creek Big Hole in the West MacDonnell ranges was found safe and well after a night spent in plunging temperatures, NT Police said.
CEL Australia to develop $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel
A Singapore-based hotel and resort company has been chosen to develop and operate the proposed $100 million Darwin Convention Centre hotel, that has been billed as an “upscale” four-star facility with 236 rooms that will include at least one pool and a couple of restaurants.
CLP releases its crime policy that includes bootcamps, women’s prisons
The Country Liberal Party has pledged to establish a comprehensive set of initiatives as part of its crime action plan that will reform corrections in the NT if it wins the election, including boot camps for youth and compulsory community service.
Man threatens elderly woman in home invasion robbery: police
A man is on the run after breaking into an Alice Springs house and threatening an elderly woman while robbing her, NT Police said.
Man stabbed in head, neck and chest in shopping centre attack
A man was stabbed with a knife in the head, neck and chest by a stranger during an argument in a Casuarina shopping centre car park over damage to the alleged offender’s car, NT Police said.
Two new health facilities pledged to ease pressure on health system as part of Budget 2024 cash splash
Two “crucial” health projects in Palmerston and Borroloola worth a combined $32 million are being fast-tracked to ease hospital pressures, the Chief Minister has committed as part of another pre-Budget announcement, which the Opposition says is pouring more money into a “broken system”.
‘Oh, it felt good’: Million dollar fish caught by Katherine teen
Katherine teenager Keegan Payne has reeled in a $1 million Barramundi, making him the first grand prize winner of the NT’s Million Dollar Fish competition, just days before the ninth season comes to a close.