Australia is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantees the right to hold opinions without interference, raising questions about the ABC’s rejection of multiple attempts by writer Sall Grover to publish a response on women’s rights, writes Gerry Wood.
The Federal Court has rejected the Environment Centre NT’s application for an injunction to stop Top End Pastoral Company’s plans to clear land on Claravale Station while a main judicial review case continues.
The Finocchiaro Government has announced the former Power and Water Corporation managing director Andrew Macrides as the organisation’s new chair, effective immediately, giving the CLP life member and former party treasurer a salary of more than $200,000.
NT correctional officers have rejected the government’s pay offer in an enterprise agreement ballot, the United Workers Union has said, while Corrections Minister Gerard Maley said the government would continue to negotiate in good faith.
Should income from invested wealth be taxed at a lower rate than income from labour asks Bob Beadman.
All beverage containers with a capacity of up to 3 litres will now qualify for a refund from Wednesday under the Northern Territory Container Deposit Scheme, the Environment Minister Josh Burgoyne has said.
Two people were arrested after a street brawl in Alice Springs allegedly involving machetes and metal bars overnight, while NT Police say a 13-year-old takeaway shop employee was bashed and robbed at knifepoint on Saturday night and two people were treated for facial injuries after a separate street fight linked to ongoing family tensions following a death last month.
EDITORIAL: There is indeed a report into Labor’s devastating 2024 election result in a desk somewhere that Labor Leader Selena Uibo does not want to reflect on, a report that clearly makes her uncomfortable and would explain why Labor’s past problems continue to repeat. On Friday, she went back on a pledge to release it, indicating it will never be seen, which follows a disastrous week of scandal for the party.
Electricity prices will increase by 5.3 per cent on Wednesday, which the Labor Opposition criticised as being higher than the Northern Territory’s current inflation rate.
A 40-year-old man has been charged after allegedly indecently touching and grooming a child under 16 during a vacation care program in the Darwin region, NT Police said.
A 28-year-old Palmerston man was arrested at a Bakewell home for allegedly grooming a 13-year-old online and related child abuse material offences, NT Police said.
A powerful and passionate Territorian who many political observers thought would enter NT Parliament at some point has resigned as executive director of the Environment Centre NT, to take up a national role after six years holding successive governments and industry to account for their environmental failings. Kirsty Howey’s last day will be August 14.
