A Darwin councillor has called on council members to support the Yes campaign in the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which could see council distributing Yes material and staff wearing t-shirts and badges showing their support, if the motion passes.
Today’s national news includes the federal government proposing a national digital ID scheme, Australia’s widening limit on Airbnb-like rentals despite the housing crisis, Perth’s first electric “trackless tram” arriving for testing, and regional airlines Rex continues to grow fleet.
UPDATED: The woman charged over Chief Minister Natasha Fyles being hit in the face by what’s believed to be a cream-covered crepe on Sunday morning has been identified as a Darwin real estate agent.
Netflix’s six-part modern-western drama Desert King has commenced production in South Australia and is expected to film in undisclosed parts of the Northern Territory, after the Fyles Government contributed $1.3 million to the costs of the production that will mostly be produced in SA.
Two medical clinics offering seven day a week bulked billed treatment for urgent conditions, that are aimed at providing an alternative to people going to hospital emergency departments, will operate in Palmerston and Alice Springs from next month, federal Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler has said.
A 30-year-old Northern Territory police officer is in custody facing a string of serious sexual assault charges including rape, NT Police said.
Highlights this week include Lithium Plus reporting successful drilling at its Perseverance prospect, Tennant Creek Geophysical Programme making headway, KGL appoints CEO for Jervois copper project, and NT Government’s mineral exploration expenditure for the fiscal year 2022-23 surged to $200.1 million.
The impact of rising sea levels and increasing sand temperatures on northern Australia’s turtle populations will be studied by Charles Darwin University, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and indigenous ranger groups, the university has said.
Today’s national news includes pilots declaring ‘no confidence’ in Qantas chair Richard Goyder, SA and Federal governments pledging $100 million to the hydrogen hub, and Australia, and Cambodia assuring continued cooperation. Also in the news are Inghams facing more strikes as tensions flare over offal, and Australian travellers are among the hundreds being stranded by Air Vanuatu flight terminations.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges following an “extensive investigation” into the cause of 80 illegal bushfires through the Greater Darwin region over a three month period, NT Police said.
Yolngu traditional owners have stopped commercial barramundi fishing using gillnets in Indigenous waters in north-east Arnhem Land, the Northern Land Council has said.
Six people have been arrested over joyriding in two stolen cars in Coconut Grove, Berrimah, Palmerston, Marlow’s Lagoon, Coolalinga and Adelaide River overnight, NT Police said.
