Floods from the recent heavy rains have washed crocodiles into flooded areas and shut sections of the Victoria and Buntine Highways through to Timber Creek and towards the WA border, prompting NT Emergency Services to issue a warning to travellers.
Which businesses bagged the most NT Government contracts in 2023?
The NT Government awarded $1.9 billion to companies and individuals in 2023 through 1,662 public and select tenders, an NT Independent analysis of government documents shows, which includes lucrative contracts to CDU, construction companies and one lawyer also made the top 10 this year.
Teen held up service station with a knife, police say
A teenage boy was arrested after allegedly threatening an employee of a Katherine service station with a knife, and robbing the business, NT Police said.
Flood damaged railway reopens ahead of schedule
The 2.5km stretch of the Adelaide to Darwin railway track that was damaged due to flood waters has been repaired ahead of schedule, enabling the resumption of backlogged freight services through Tennant Creek to Darwin, the government has said.
CDU produces hydrogen for the first time
Charles Darwin University has produced hydrogen for the first time in a collaboration with Pacific Energy at the university’s renewable energy facility at East Arm.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for January 30
Today’s national news includes Australia increasing funding for East Timor police, Australia seeking investments from South Korea and Japan, Queensland’s families being hit by worsening cost of living crisis, and Australia lacking killer drones and counter-drone capability.
Reduced fees TAFE courses aim to grow skilled and capable NT workforce: Govt
More than 80 Technical and Further Education courses across a broad range of sectors, including construction, child and aged care, and hospitality and tourism will be available at reduced fees for Territorians as part of a joint federal and Territory government program designed to upskill the workforce.
NT continues to rank last in economic growth: CommSec report
The NT has once again ranked as the economic laggard among all states in terms of overall economic performance in the CommSec quarterly State of the States report, led by weakening key economic indicators in housing finance, construction and rising unemployment.
Four arrested over house break-ins, three still on the run
Three teenagers and a 12-year-old have been arrested for breaking into a Tennant Creek house, with one alleged offender still on the run, while the day before, two other men who are still on the run, broke into the same house and stole cigarettes and alcohol, NT Police said.
Project aims to reduce ‘incidental’ ray and shark catch
Charles Darwin University is collaborating with the fishing industry in a project aiming to decrease the amount of threatened rays and sharks caught during net fishing in northern Australia.
CDU given NT prisoner training contract, taking over from Batchelor Institute
Territory prisoners will be given vocational education and training by Charles Darwin University under a $1.7 million annual agreement signed with the Lawler Government, a contract that was previously held but lost by the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education in June last year.
Five injured in two-vehicle crash on Arnhem Highway over long weekend
UPDATED: Three of the five people involved in a two-vehicle crash on the Arnhem Highway remain in critical condition, with two children also injured, following the incident that occurred about 30km from the Stuart Highway turnoff at noon on Friday, NT Police said.