The $32 million refurbished Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre, which the Lawler Government says will include “high-tech security systems” and new body scanners to keep young offenders, staff and the community safe, is expected to be operational next month. SEE THE VIDEO
A rare and critically endangered shark species that has been found in the Roper River for the first time, could be threatened in that area by massive water extraction under the Georgina Wiso water allocation plan, Charles Darwin University has said.
A man who was trying to clear a Darwin street of a bicycle “strategically placed” as an obstacle by four alleged youth offenders aged as young as 11 who had just crashed a stolen vehicle, was threatened with a machete by the group, who then stole his car and drove off before crashing it, NT Police said.
A group of unidentified youths allegedly struck a 62-year-old woman in the head with a weapon on Monday night that left her disoriented and seeking help at the YMCA gym before collapsing on the floor with blood coming out of her head.
The boss of the shoppies’ union, Shlok Sharma, has been preselected by Territory Labor to run for the Wanguri electorate at the next election to replace retiring MLA Nicole Manison, with the party calling the star candidate a “champion” of workers’ rights and a “passionate advocate for the people”.
Today’s national news includes Australia’s barley exports to China up, PM pledges support for waning nickel industry, Australia joining Exercise Milan 24, and Canberra celebrating 26 years of the Greek Glendi.
Darwin City continues to have the highest vacancy rate of capital cities in the country after recording an increase of 0.23 per cent for the previous quarter, to a 2.69 per cent vacancy rate in January, a new report shows.
A 38-year-old man was arrested on Friday at his Palmerston home following a Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) investigation involving NT Police and AFP officers, who served a search warrant at his residence where several alleged child abuse materials were confiscated.
Today’s national news includes 10,000 homes and businesses still without electricity in Victoria; PM Albanese saying there would be no negotiations with Greens on housing help-to-buy legislation; Rippling starting operations in Sydney; and Philippine immigration agency allies with the Australian gov’t for better border management.
NT Police are seeking any witnesses who may have information about a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened near Bagot Road and Fitzer Drive around 11 pm on Monday.
Three solar power stations built four years ago were finally connected to the grid late last year, but two are still unable to generate power to the grid, with the other one providing only 25 per cent of its capacity, while the Lawler Government will not say when they will be operating at full capacity or if it is in talks to purchase the solar farms.
Check out Dustin’s newly arrived white 2021 Toyota HiAce GDH322R Commuter High Roof Super LWB that comes with a 2.8-litre 4-cylinder diesel engine and a 6-speed sports automatic transmission.
