The federal and NT governments have agreed to “fully fund” all Territory public schools but not until 2029, increasing spending from 2025 to eventually meet nationally agreed funding levels, with the Australian Education Union saying while it welcomed the money, the funding was aimed at getting children to the bare minimum of literacy and numeracy levels.
Police are searching for four females who allegedly stole liquor from a bottle shop at Casuarina Tuesday evening and threw a bottle at a security guard, as well as two males who allegedly stole a woman’s car after threatening her with a star picket in a Casuarina carpark.
A new $4 billion joint remote housing program between the federal and territory governments, which aims to build 270 new homes annually in remote NT communities over the next 10 years, will involve the Federal Labor Government getting “very much hands-on” to ensure the NT Government meets its targets, the Prime Minister has said.
Jetstar has said it will add an extra 54,000 Northern Territory seats from April to October, including on flights between Darwin and other capitals as well as Bali, but with 40 per cent of the seats being on flights between Sydney and Uluru, the company has announced.
One person is in custody after an aggravated robbery in Bellamack overnight that involved two men allegedly using a firearm to shoot open a door at a home on Eucharia Street, NT Police said.
Today’s national news includes Australia urging Israel to change course in Gaza to keep international support, Australia providing $42 million to ASEAN countries for maritime security in the South China Sea, business conditions improving in February, and AirAsia Malaysia flying to Perth.
An invitation-only forum discussing the future of barramundi fishing in the Northern Territory will be held in Darwin with speakers including Carefish Queensland founder Paul Aubin, who organisers say was instrumental in securing funding to buy back the commercial fishing licences in Queensland.
Alice Springs CLP MLA Josh Burgoyne has pleaded guilty to one careless driving charge after he smashed into a 66-year-old healthcare worker’s car in August, which sent her to hospital and left her unable to return to work.
Latest highlights include the GRA calling for the NT’s online gambling laws to be strengthened, as well as an NT-based company pioneering IKEA-inspired homes to boost affordability and availability. Also, the latest in resource news.
A man was arrested after officers found 9kg of methamphetamine in his Darwin home, while another man was arrested after police found kava, cannabis and rum in the baggage packed for a flight to Galiwinku, NT Police said.
A woman was robbed at gun point on a Fannie Bay street by someone she knew overnight, NT Police said.
The first on-country Vocational Education Training “prototype” program in the NT will provide more VET courses for remote students to get them on a pathway to work, which will in turn reduce crime, the Chief Minister has said.
