Today’s national news includes Shareholders ending the Origin takeover bid, the Neo-Nazi movement could threaten national security, Food retailers facing inquiry into price gouging allegations, and Australia and France signed a military access agreement.
Low-cost carrier Bonza Airlines has suddenly cancelled its Gold Coast to Darwin route for a month following delays in obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals for a replacement aircraft borrowed from Canadian partner Flair, with Territorians expressing their frustrations.
Changes to the NT Residential Tenancies Act will see rent bidding banned and termination notice periods extended, as well as lease break fees outlawed and changes to give special considerations to victims of domestic violence, the government said while passing new legislation in Parliament on Wednesday.
This week, check out Dustin’s newly arrived red 2017 Holden Colorado RG MY18 Z71 Pickup Crew Cab with a six-speed sports automatic transmission and a 4-cylinder 2.8-litre diesel engine. This ute has an odometer reading of 113,226 km.
Today’s national news includes the Australian government proposing new laws to detain potentially dangerous migrants, Australia’s 7-11 chain sold for $1 billion, ICTSI to finish $235 million VICT terminal expansion this year, and Volkswagen Australia to launch a new line of e-vehicles.
Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group chairperson Elliot McAdam has said the organisation is considering legal action against the Fyles Government because it failed to build a new residential rehabilitation facility for Tennant Creek that was promised more than five years ago, it has been reported.
Electric scooter and bike hire company Beam has commenced operations in Darwin, and the company said it will have employees on the street in high traffic areas monitoring the safety of people’s riding with a three-strike policy for those caught riding dangerously or breaking the law.
The Fyles Government has introduced “tough” new alcohol laws in Parliament to be passed on urgency, that will see Darwin bottle shops prevented from opening until noon on weekdays, security guards armed with capsicum spray and the banned drinker register expanded, amongst other changes, which the Opposition said should have been done sooner.
Northern Territory traditional owners presented a hand-painted map of the Roper River to Federal Parliament along with a petition on Tuesday – with the group hosted by NT Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy – as part of a campaign to protect the river and oppose the Fyles Government’s recently released water plan that manipulated the data used to underpin it.
Today’s national news includes Minister for Defense Industry Pat Conroy saying that AUKUS is a response to the arms race, not fuel for it; the majority of voters disapprove of PM Albanese’s performance; monthly retail sales dropping 0.2 per cent in October; and single-use vape imports to be banned starting 2024.
A man who allegedly drove his vehicle at a woman before crashing into the house behind her has been charged with recklessly endangering serious harm, and being armed with an offensive weapon, NT Police said.
A fatal hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist in Nhulunbuy early Sunday morning is the focus of an NT Police investigation, with police calling for any witnesses to come forward.
