EDITORIAL: The Fyles Government’s failure to recruit a new ICAC Inspector while a major corruption investigation into their members and staff is underway is deeply troubling for our democracy and could lead one to believe they did it on purpose, to delay the release of Michael Riches’s investigation into their alleged theft of taxpayer money during the last election campaign.
Human remains believed to be those of 35-year-old Jessica Louise Stephens who went missing for more than a week in Kakadu National Park have been recovered by the NT Police on Nourlangie Rock.
Today’s national news includes Australia-EU trade talks failing, Victoria being Australia’s best-performing economy, Rosebank Engineering now providing F-35 wheels and brakes repair work, and the Police minister being axed months out from the NT election.
Jetstar has announced the return of its flights between Darwin and Bali after a three-week hiatus due to runway repair works at the Darwin International Airport.
Education Minister Eva Lawler attacked the CLP’s Jo Hersey in Parliament for writing to her to raise concerns by a constituent that Sorry Day activities in primary schools were encouraging young children to apologise, which Ms Lawler said amounted to “racist, bigoted and ignorant” comments made by a “cold-hearted, nasty, old [woman].”
A man, who dragged a woman from her car during the day on Wednesday before assaulting her then stealing her car, is still on the run, NT Police said.
The Fyles Government’s expectation that police can deal with record levels of crime and violence with just 14 additional police officers compared to last year is “farcical”, NT Police Association president Nathan Finn has said.
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Today’s national news includes Australia experiencing hot weather in the next three months, additional ADF personnel and aircraft deployed in the Middle East, Canberra being the first to legislate the right to a healthy environment, and Uber pushing for fully electric car service.
A 28-year-old Katherine man has been arrested and charged by NT Police with several offences relating to the alleged repeated sexual assault of children.
Independent Alice Springs MLA Robyn Lambley has blasted the Fyles Labor Government in Parliament for failing to deliver more than $500 million worth of infrastructure projects it pledged for the town when it was first elected in 2016.
Police are conducting a land and air search in Kakadu National Park for a woman who is believed to have been there since Thursday but has not contacted her family in that time
