A woman has been charged after allegedly assaulting her neighbour with a fork, and then throwing a 10kg piece of concrete down a stairwell, narrowly missing an arresting officer’s head, NT Police said.
NT may need to buy gas from Queensland if low local production continues: ACCC
If low gas production from the Blacktip gas field continues, it could force the NT to import gas from Queensland in the third quarter of this year, an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gas report says.
NT Independent Car of the Week: 2018 Isuzu D-MAX MY18 LS-T Crew Cab
This week, Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived silver 2018 Isuzu D-MAX MY18 LS-T Crew Cab with a 3-litre 4-cylinder diesel engine and a 6-speed sports automatic transmission.
NT Business News – April 11
Latest highlights include Wilga Indigenous Corporation awarded the Ship Lift sub-contractor package and a new report pointing out the major problems in the local economy. Also, in resource news, Rio Tinto is taking over the Ranger mine rehab program and Tennant Minerals completes a $4.8 million capital raising effort.
Woman stabs bouncer in leg with scissors, then stabs woman in the head twice: Police
A woman allegedly stabbed a bouncer in the leg with scissors while being kicked out of a city bar, and then stabbed a woman twice in the head at the Darwin bus exchange, NT Police said.
NT’s economy fell to $30.1 billion in 2023: Treasury figures
The Northern Territory economy shrunk by 5.2 per cent to $30.1 billion last year, driven by declining net exports, according to new government data, which casts further doubts around the Lawler Government’s claims of building a $40 billion economy by the end of the decade.
Independent candidate announces campaign for Johnston
A conflict management mediator will challenge Labor Minister Joel Bowden for the seat of Johnston at this August’s election, stating that she felt obligated to run after both major parties have failed to offer any “real solutions” to the problems the Territory is currently facing.
More charges laid as part of police operation into meth drug ring
Two women have been charged with the commercial supply of methamphetamine after the alleged seizure of 500 grams of the drug last week from a Darwin rural area property, NT Police said, as part of an ongoing operation into the meth trade in the Greater Darwin region.
Alice Springs youth curfew extended for another six days
The Lawler Government has extended the Alice Springs youth curfew for another six days, after it was recommended in a meeting of the Territory Emergency Management Council yesterday.
Senate inquiry into Middle Arm industrial precinct to hold public hearings in Darwin this week
The Senate inquiry into the Middle Arm industrial precinct will will hold public hearings in Darwin starting tomorrow, with the inquiry aiming to investigate the $1.5 billion in federal funding for the gas and manufacturing hub, the environmental impacts of the proposal as well as who is benefiting from the project.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for April 9
Today’s national news includes Mexican drug cartels eyes Australia for meth importation, Skyrocketing food prices causing Australians a lot of pain in their hip pocket, Hundreds rescued after massive flooding, and Aukus expansion talks to draw in Japan as a deterrent against China.
Four teens steal car, lead police on dangerous pursuit through northern suburbs
Four males allegedly stole a car after breaking into a Darwin CBD residence over the weekend, leading police on a dangerous pursuit through the northern suburbs before a tyre deflation device was used to end the chase in Anula, but which then forced police to pursue the offenders on foot, NT Police said.