Today’s national news includes Indonesian fishing boats set alight by Australian Border Force patrols, US military personnel arriving in QLD for Exercise Southern Jackaroo, New online scam laws to be put in place, and a Shadow Health Minister seeking financial compensation after social media posting. Also in the news are three people died in a WA shooting incident, and the climate treaty between Australia and Tuvalu finalised.
Police are looking for an 16-year-old Alice Springs girl who has not been seen since Wednesday night.
Five 13-year-old males who allegedly stole a car from a northern suburbs residence overnight and led police on a chase through Berrimah have been arrested, NT Police said.
The Lawler Government has declared war on single-use coffee cups, hiring a company to encourage Territory cafes and food outlets to trial reusable takeaway cups.
Police are looking for two females who they did not describe, who assaulted a woman at a service station, leaving her in hospital.
The NT Labor government removed the legislation scrutiny committee, which has allowed bills to be rushed though like the new curfew laws, writes Gerry Wood, who asks whether the CLP would bring the committee back if elected.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding a toddler allegedly being kept in a cage at a Territory work site has been launched, NT WorkSafe has confirmed, after being made aware of the allegation by NT Police.
An Alice Springs supermarket was ram raided, causing a significant amount of damage to the building, NT Police said.
Police are looking for witnesses to a man being attacked with an ‘edged weapon’ by a group of youths outside a Darwin home, which left him in hospital, NT Police said.
Four teenage boys were arrested after allegedly breaking into an Alice Springs home by smashing a window but three were not charged and will be dealt with under the Youth Justice Act, NT Police said.
A woman was attacked by a man inside her bedroom with a broken bottle on the weekend, requiring her to be hospitalised to treat her injuries. NT Police said.
A man was killed in a cement truck roll over at King Ash Bay on Thursday, NT Police said.
