The Opposition CLP has accused the Lawler Labor Government of failing to address the dismal state of child health services in the Territory, where new figures show some children could be waiting up to two years for a consultation with a health specialist.
Qantas has announced it will be flying from Darwin to Singapore beginning in December this year.
Today’s national news includes Prime Minister Albanese vowing to strengthen measures vs online frauds, the prime minister chiding Peter Dutton over his ‘bizarre’ call to boycott Woolworths, Australia’s road toll up increasing seven per cent in 2023, and PM Albanese criticized by Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley over National Reconstruction Fund.
NT Police deployed its drone unit to track a car reportedly driving dangerously around Alice Springs early Wednesday morning resulting in an 18-year-old female being arrested, who allegedly assaulted a police officer during a foot pursuit.
Today’s national news includes Prime Minister Albanese confirming that the stage three tax cuts will remain in place, Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to the Middle East in a bid to help end conflict in Gaza, Australia joins US and UK for Exercise Red Flag Nellis 24-1, and more Australians to go on a holiday cruise this year.
A man who was extradited from Victoria has faced Alice Springs Local Court today on a charge of murder over the death of Yiel Deng Gatluak outside the town on New Year’s Day,it has been reported.
The Federal Court has ruled Santos can lay its gas pipeline which runs off the coast of Bathurst Island after finding the proposed pipe route would not endanger Indigenous cultural heritage sites.
A young boy who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming in Kakadu National Park on Saturday has been airlifted to hospital in Darwin in a critical condition following the incident.
Bike entries for the Finke Desert Race will open at the end of the month, with some famed past winners having flagged they intend to compete, organisers have announced.
The NT Government has boosted its Back to School Payment Scheme to $200 from the previous $150, which it says will help families cope with ongoing cost of living pressures being felt across the Territory.
A 22-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly robbing a man at knifepoint in Leanyer on Saturday evening and fleeing the scene on a bus, NT Police said.
Chief Minister Eva Lawler appears to have lifted the NT Government’s ban on the NT Independent, inviting this publication to her first press conference on Thursday afternoon and taking questions.
