A 33-year-old man has now been charged with murder in connection to the suspicious highway death of a 27-year-old Queensland woman, who he claimed had “stopped breathing” after their vehicle struck a kangaroo, which the NT Police said they have found no evidence to substantiate.
Sex crimes detectives have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male with gross indecency of a child under 14, in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in Anula early Saturday morning when a girl was allegedly assaulted while sleeping in her bed.
King Charles III has sent a message to Territorians following recent floods across the NT, saying the “devastating havoc the wet season has caused” is the result of climate change, while the NT Administrator’s Office said his Majesty also included a “personal donation” of an undisclosed value to help with flood recovery efforts.
Twenty per cent of motorists specifically tested for drugs at checkpoints as part of last weekend’s Easter road safety campaign were found to be under the influence, NT Police said, in an alarming result of a small sample size.
UPDATED: The death of a woman who reportedly stopped breathing after the vehicle she was in “allegedly” struck a kangaroo near the Barkly Homestead Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious, NT Police said, with more information provided on Wednesday as police continue to call for the public’s help.
If the ABC expects public trust, it should report its own failings as prominently as others, writes Gerry Wood.
Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.
The approval of a major development on the Kulaluk lease despite overwhelming public opposition raises serious doubts about the NT planning system, contradicting Josh Burgoyne’s claim it is “robust” and highlighting how key risks can be deferred by the Development Consent Authority, writes Planning Action Network convener Nick Kirlew.
NT Police sex crimes detectives are searching for a “middle-aged man” who allegedly broke into an Anula home and indecently assaulted a girl under 15 while she slept in her bed early Saturday morning.
NT Health has identified the specific pathogen that caused the outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis in more than 100 AFL NT players in the Top End over the past month following testing at an interstate lab, while investigations into the source are continuing.
EDITORIAL: There is no question our NT Police service is completely broken and untenable in its current state, but what is most alarming now is that nobody in a position to fix it has any interest in doing their job to provide stability and leadership for our hard-working officers, while restoring the public’s trust in this crucial institution.
Up to four youths remain on the run after allegedly attempting to break into a home and assaulting a 50-year-old man, leaving him with a serious hand injury, NT Police said.
