The NT Independent is providing an update of resource news from across the Northern Territory. Highlights this week include Core Lithium boosting Finniss’ MRE by 62 per cent, the NT Supreme Court dismissing Rallen Australia’s appeal regarding land access in the Beetaloo Basin and critical minerals company Tivan moving its company headquarters to Darwin.
Today’s national news includes Labor looking to extend the duration of its $12 per gigajoule gas price cap beyond December of this year, Australia seeking more business deals with China, the majority of Australians feeling positive about switching to cleaner energy options, and more senior Australians are now accessing cheaper health care.
Four youths allegedly robbed a Katherine service station armed with a knife and spear, while four youths, one 11-years old, have been charged over break-ins in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
NT Police have requested the public’s assistance to help identify five people who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man on March 17 in Nightcliff – but have not explained why they would be seeking assistance five weeks after the incident, with no descriptions, and why they did not report it publicly when it occurred.
The Fyles Government has announced $3 million from the upcoming 2023 Budget will be spent on the “streetscape revitalisation” of Smith Street, which the Opposition says shows the government is “out of touch” and should be spending that money on reducing crime if it wants more people in the CBD.
Three businesses were ram raided in greater Darwin, including the Buff Club, while a licensed business in Palmerston was broken into twice in fours hours, and “machinery” was thrown at a police car during a pursuit of a stolen car, while cars were stolen and houses broken in a weekend which also saw two bottle shops broken into in Alice Springs, NT police said.
Two supermarket bottle shops were ram raided in Alice Springs on Monday morning, with the offenders running off after police stopped their car using tyre spikes, while a man was taken to hospital after being attacked with large sticks in a house break-in, NT Police said.
Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison is on an un-costed trade mission to Japan and South Korea, which she says will attract “new major investment” into the NT’s critical minerals and energy sectors, and plans use the trip to highlight “breath-taking” new tourism experiences in Central Australia to the “Japanese tourism industry”.
UPDATED: A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a disabled woman in Alice Springs in public on Saturday afternoon may have been apprehended after police said on Monday they have a 20-year-old man in custody in connection to the incident.
Today’s national news includes foreign spies looking for ‘disloyal’ insiders in government, ACCC blocking Qantas’ buyout of mining charter operator claiming competition issues, and Australia making citizenship for Kiwis easier. Also in the news is Fleet Space Technologies signing a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defense Space Command, and Australian performer bagging longed for Miss Saigon’s lead role.
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Three young males who were out on bail have been arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful entry for stealing a “large quantity” of alcohol and cigarettes at a shop in Alyangula on Tuesday, NT Police said.
