Mosquito repellents are being distributed and agencies are trying to disrupt breeding spots as high rainfall has lead to plague levels of the disease-carrying insects in Tennant Creek, the ABC has reported.
Man robs service station with knife, escapes on pushbike: police
A man who robbed a service station with a knife rode off on a pushbike with a small number of items he stole, NT Police said.
Youths drive stolen mobility scooters from Berrimah to East Arm
Four youths broke into a Berrimah business and stole mobility scooters which they rode about 10km to East Arm where they broke into other businesses, NT Police said, while in another incident a Good Samaritan had his car stolen after stopping to help some youths who were trying to change a tyre on a stolen car.
Elderly woman robbed at knifepoint by three youths, five youths arrested for other robberies
An 81-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint by a group of three youths, which included a seven-year-old boy, while five youths were arrested after a series of robberies in the Darwin CBD, NT Police said.
Lack of ‘code black’ data for Alice Springs Hospital sign of incompetence: Opposition
An armed man allegedly attempted to enter the Alice Springs Hospital over the weekend, forcing hospital workers to barricade themselves inside while waiting more than for 40 minutes for the police to arrive, exposing the NT Government’s lack of “code black” data in hospitals, the Opposition CLP says, and causing safety fears.
Government eyes more large batteries to boost capability of aging power grid
The NT Government has announced a second large scale battery storage project for the Darwin-Katherine power grid before the first batteries have been tested, which are expected to be running by the end of the year the Chief Minister says.
NT Business News – March 5
Latest highlights include a new “heli-foraging” outing for tourists to search for “botanicals”, as well as Darwin Council offering free accessibility seminars for small businesses, plus resource news.
ASIC orders Urban Rampage to stop using government credit scheme
Urban Rampage has been ordered by the national corporate regulator to stop customers on welfare paying through a federal government credit scheme, with the agency saying the company targets welfare recipients living in remote Aboriginal communities, and more than 5,000 customers had signed up at the Alice Springs store alone.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 5
Today’s national news includes Australians waiting for the RBA decision on the interest rate, Australia and Indonesia teaming up for battery supply chains, PM Albanese launching a $2 billion fund to boost trade with Asia, and Western Sydney International Airport operating a digitised aerodrome.
Native titleholders to appeal NT Supreme Court water ruling
A group of native titleholders are appealing the NT Supreme Court’s decision supporting the government granting a water licence at Singleton Station, arguing the licence was a risk to Aboriginal culture and land, the Central Land Council has said.
Clown Town: ‘Nobody asked for your opinion’
Let’s wallow for another week in the misdeeds, malfeasance and asinine behaviour of our elected leaders and explore that sweet corruption-incompetence nexus that makes us all feel at home in the Great Territory Lifestyle.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for March 4
Today’s national news includes Turkish Airlines debuts in Australia, the Philippine President visits Australia to strengthen ties, WA becomes the first state to ban non-compostable takeaway coffee cups, and Australia approves a record low number of student visas.