Defence Housing Australia has halted preparatory work to build 800 new homes across 131 hectares at Lee Point until March next year due to lingering environmental and Aboriginal cultural land issues with the project.
SEAAOC Conference to jumpstart Northern Territory Resources Week
Informa Connect Australia will kick-off this year’s Northern Territory Resources Week with the South East Asia Australia Offshore & Onshore Conference (SEAAOC) to be held on September 13 and 14 at the Darwin Convention Centre.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for August 4
Today’s national news includes Australia’s retail sales extending a downward trend, China barley tariff decision expected soon, Australia’s office vacancy rates crept higher in the first half to levels not seen since the 1990s, the National Gallery of Australia to return stolen treasures to Cambodia, and ASCO appoints new managing director for Australia.
Garma Festival kicks off in Arnhem Land
Now in its 23rd year, the Garma Festival – Australia’s largest Indigenous cultural exchange event – returns to the Gulkula ceremonial site in North East Arnhem Land from August 4-7.
13-year-old charged over armed home invasion in Katherine
A 13-year-old boy on bail who allegedly broke into a Katherine home armed with a knife and threatened a child on Wednesday afternoon has been charged, NT Police said.
Fuel outage feared as work action starts at NT’s only fuel import facility
Territorians are facing a potential fuel supply outage if industrial action initiated today over a pay squabble by East Arm fuel tanker operators escalates into a full-blown strike, a union has warned.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for August 3
Today’s national news includes RBA leaving rates unchanged at 4.1 per cent, Australia’s largest pension fund hiring more staff for its London office, Australia Education Union pushing for full funding of public schools, and Australia being the top go-to country for Filipino students studying abroad.
NT Resource News — August 2
The NT Independent is providing an update of resource news from across the Northern Territory. Highlights this week include John Wood Group getting the contract for Tamboran’s NTLNG project’s engineering phase, Core Lithium’s spodumene output for June falls, Lithium Plus Minerals hits on high-grade lithium, and Resolution Minerals has finalised drill targets at its Benmara battery metals project.
Woman hospitalised with serious head injuries, partner charged for alleged attack
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting his partner, who was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with significant head injuries, multiple broken bones and facial fractures on Tuesday night, NT Police said.
Police looking for witnesses after eight homes broken into in Darwin suburbs
Eight homes in Darwin’s northern suburbs were broken into overnight Monday, and a vehicle stolen, NT Police said.
Fyles tells outright lies on national stage at press club address
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles defended her government’s continued illegal ban on the NT Independent during her National Press Club address on Tuesday by lying to the public, after appearing to be caught off-guard when asked by ABC’s Laura Tingle why her government does not allow this award-winning news outlet to attend press conferences.
Maritime archaeological study of Northern Territory coastal waters given funding
Flinders University maritime archaeologists will research parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australian coast to find Indigenous artefacts from a time when sea levels were lower, combining archaeology, marine science and Indigenous knowledge, in a new study that has been funded by the Australian Research Council.