Today’s national news includes Australia warning Israel against a military operation in Rafah, Parliament wanting WikiLeaks founder back home, the Jobless rate hitting a two-year high, and Indonesia beating New Zealand as the top destination for Aussies.
The Lawler Government has passed amendments to the Building Act years after unsafe homes and units were discovered that it says will improve safety and boost consumer confidence, but the Opposition rejected the legislation, saying it lacked detail and raised the potential of underqualified or conflicted people controlling building registration.
Today’s national news includes Australia offering $40 million to companies investing in critical minerals, Melbourne celebrating 70 years of Moomba magic, Australian tourists can now apply for a visa to Vietnam online, and LanzaJet, Jet Zero Australia signing a deal to advance the SAF plant.
A Coconut Grove man suffered head injuries after his home was broken into and he was bashed and knocked unconscious, with the offenders still in the run, NT Police said.
Charles Darwin University will research water use patterns and the efficiency of the Territory’s rain-fed cotton crops in a partnership with the Industry, Tourism and Trade Department and the industry itself.
NT WorkSafe is urging all Territory workplaces to be vigilant against the deadly soil-borne disease melioidosis, after a worker at a Darwin landscaping company was diagnosed with the disease on January 23.
The NT Independent is providing an update of resource news from across the Northern Territory. Highlights this week include Tamboran concluding the 10-stage stimulation phase in Beetaloo, Australasian Metals Limited focusing on the Mt Peake project, Blue Energy eyeing the NT gas frontier, Arafura appointing a new chief executive for its Nolans project and more.
Today’s national news includes Victoria losing power affecting hundreds of thousands, Australia telling Israel to ‘listen to friends’, Greens blocking Labor’s housing scheme, the Philippine President giving a speech to Australia’s Parliament, and New South Wales issuing a measles outbreak alert.
Secure NT has warned of flash flooding in Darwin on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the Bureau of Meteorology predicts a moderate chance of a cyclone developing in the Gulf of Carpentaria later this week, with that rain system to move over a section of the Stuart Highway which was the major cause of food supply disruptions in late January.
The owner of a building company has been committed to stand trial for industrial manslaughter over the death of a worker in 2020, NT Worksafe has said.
Today’s national news includes the Albanese government continuing its focus on middle Australia, government funding new toy libraries for ADHD patients, $399 million being earmarked for Ghost Bat development, and Australians spending $7 billion annually on lotteries amid the cost of living crisis.
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has denied accusations of mismanagement and says it is ready to resume criminal law services for youth clients – which it suspended in November due to an exodus of staff – amid a deadline by the Federal Government to show why its funding should not be redirected to other legal assistance organisations.
