The owners of the Yeperenye Shopping Centre in Alice Springs are planning a $27 million redevelopment of the facility, which will include a new supermarket tenant, and a rooftop restaurant.
Teen released from custody after arrest for alleged indecent assault
A 16-year-old male has been released from custody with no charges after he was arrested early Sunday morning in connection to an incident involving a male allegedly entering an Alice Springs home and attempting to indecently assault a female inside, NT Police said.
CLP orders all public schools to sing national anthem
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has mandated that all 152 NT public schools must play and sing the national anthem at assemblies and special events, which Education Minister Jo Hersey said was necessary to “restore national pride”.
NT Health issues Melioidosis warning as cases ramp up since New Year’s Eve
The NT Centre for Disease Control has issued urgent alerts for residents and visitors to remain vigilant against melioidosis, following an increase in cases of the soil-borne disease amid recent wet weather in the Top End.
Opinion: Tourism in Central Australia is a victim of the Berrimah Line
OPINION: Wasteful and scandal ridden Darwin projects such as the Ship Lift and the Waterfront give politicians in the Top End city the ability to claim credit for such developments and enable mates and political supporters to be paid off by an inappropriate and extravagant use of tax-payer funding, while tourism in Central Australia declines, Dr Don Fuller writes.
Letter to the editor: I am both a survivor of a mass shooting, and a firearms advocate
Dunblane Primary School massacre survivor and former Bondi Beach resident John Phillip writes that legislative changes to lawful firearms ownership risks undermining legitimate, culturally embedded, practical, and legal uses of guns in the Northern Territory.
Youths smash up service station in Katherine
Youths allegedly committed three different lots of property damage in Katherine, including damaging a service station, smashing a house window, and damaging two cars, with police investigating if they were committed by the same group.
Organisers want 500 utes in 25th anniversary Australia Day convoy
Variety NT’s Tania Sellers says the organisers want to get 500 vehicles in convoy in the Australia Day Ute Run to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary.
Letter to the editor: New Administrator should be Billy not David
The media might have been putting out fake news when they said David Connolly was the new Administrator because the comedian Billy Connolly would be the right choice, writes Gerry Wood.
Serious crash south of Alice Springs under investigation
NT Police are seeking the public’s assistance as it continues to investigate the circumstances of a vehicle rollover on the Stuart Highway south of Stuarts Well on Wednesday afternoon, that allegedly started with a failure to pay for fuel and ended with one man ejected from his vehicle and another arrested.
Officer given breathalyser after colliding with motorcycle in Palmerston
Police are investigating after an unmarked police vehicle collided with the rear of a motorcycle in Palmerston on Monday morning, sending the motorcyclist to hospital, while an officer was subjected to a breathalyser, NT Police said.
Plans to repurpose vacant commercial buildings in CBD into hostels, student housing moving ahead
A government-backed initiative that aims to get vacant commercial buildings in the Darwin CBD repurposed for student accommodation or to serve as hostels, has been given a two-year timeframe by the CLP Government, but it remains unclear how popular the plan is with local developers and landowners.