Today’s national news includes Australia worried over China-Solomon Islands’ new Pacific deal, EU-Australia trade deal fails, Coca-Cola to change Sprite bottles in Australia, and Qantas announces U.S. to Australia flight sale.
Darwin’s Beer Can Regatta to be run on Sunday
Darwin’s Lions Beer Can Regatta will be held again on Sunday at Mindil Beach, culminating in the Battle of Mindil in the afternoon.
Man in hospital with head injuries after assault: Police
NT Police are looking for witnesses to an assault in Darwin that left a victim with head injuries and being treated at Royal Darwin Hospital but the agency has given no details on the seriousness of his injuries.
Building commissioner role considered in consultant’s review of industry oversight
The Fyles Government will employ a consultant to recommend changes to government oversight of the building industry, which could include a building commissioner, the Infrastructure and Planning Minister Eva Lawler said.
New tourism vouchers needed to keep NT’s tourism industry afloat: CLP
A $1 million fund from the NT Government’s $35 million ‘market harder’ budget should be set aside for urgent tourism vouchers to keep Central Australia’s tourism industry alive following continued negative effects of Alice Springs’ crime crisis, the Opposition CLP says.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 12
Today’s national news includes Sky News Australia launching a new channel dedicated to covering Indigenous voices, mortgage interest payments doubling to $22 billion, Australia deploying surveillance aircraft to assist Ukraine, and an Australian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam.
Two youths charged with theft of car and aggravated robbery at a service station
A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old have been charged with aggravated robbery but three other young alleged offenders have not been identified following an alleged assault at a service station in Eaton on Tuesday, NT Police said.
Fyles raises croc culling issue again after latest attack
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says it’s time to consider crocodile culling following an attack at the popular Wangi Falls swimming hole, adding she will raise the issue again with the Federal Government.
New CDU water study in the Beetaloo to be used as baseline ahead of fracking activities
A new Charles Darwin University study into water and fauna in the Beetaloo and Roper River region has found that NT rivers that come from constant groundwater sources have better fish biodiversity than inland seasonal rivers that merely rely on rainfall water, with the study acting as a baseline for water sources in the region ahead of planned fracking.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for July 11
Today’s national news includes Australia’s cafe industry facing a downturn amid inflation, a domestic gas code finalized to control prices, a $1 billion defence agreement with Germany seen to boost jobs and industry, and visas for Indonesian business travellers extended to five years.
Police hunting prisoner who escaped last week
NT Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 34-year-old prisoner who left a corrections work release program in the northern suburbs last week, but did not say why they did not notify the public before late Monday afternoon.
NT Govt enters ‘sister province’ partnership with Indonesian provincial government
The Fyles Government has re-announced a ‘sister province agreement’ it has signed with the West Nusa Tenggara provincial government in Indonesia that it says will increase “economic cooperation” and diversify trade between the NT and Indonesia.