NSW and the ACT are tightening access to nitrous oxide, and the NT should follow suit to protect young people from harm, the No2Nangs founder Sam Bramman, writes.
More than $10 million claimed last year from Container Deposit Scheme
Territorians claimed $10.7 million in refunds through the NT Container Deposit Scheme last financial year, following an expansion of the types of containers eligible for the scheme, a new report shows, with 107 million containers redeemed.
Three young females arrested over alleged Karama carjacking
Two teen girls and an 11-year-old allegedly carjacked a northern suburbs man on Saturday night, NT Police said, driving off with his car after nearly hitting him in the head with a rock.
Dunny fire sparks police arson probe
A public toilet fire at Bundilla Beach is under investigation by the NT Police as suspected arson, with police searching for five youths they say are responsible for $230,000 worth of damage to public property.
Seabreeze Festival cancelled for 2027
The Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival will not go ahead in 2027, with organisers citing rising costs, increasing volunteer workloads and indifference from the NT Government as major issues, but said they hope to continue it as a biennial event, which could see it return in 2028.
Police say man was stabbed before crashing car in Alice Springs
A man who crashed a car on the median strip of Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs on Sunday morning trapping himself in the vehicle is believed to have been “assaulted with an edged weapon” before getting in the car, NT Police said.
OC spray to be made available for teens as trial becomes permanent
Sixteen-year-olds will be able to carry and use pepper spray because having access to it could be “the difference between life and death”, Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has claimed, following what she hailed as a “99 per cent success rate” of the CLP Government’s public pepper spray trial, with use and carry laws to be made permanent.
CLP offering $250 for Alice Springs residents affected by storm, while federal funding finally activated
UPDATED: Roughly 1,800 Alice Springs properties remain without power 48 hours after a massive storm tore through town on Monday, with the Finocchiaro CLP Government offering residents a “one-off $250 prepaid card” to replace spoiled food – if their power remains out for at least another 24 hours – but it was announced later that significant federal disaster funding has now been made available.
‘Significant and widespread damage’: Massive storm hits Alice Springs knocking out power, ripping roofs off homes
At least 9,000 properties in Alice Springs were without power late last night as crews from across the Territory rushed to the region for restoration and clean-up efforts following a severe windstorm Monday afternoon that ripped through the town and outlying communities damaging property, pulling roofs off homes in some instances, and downing trees, with Power and Water warning the power outages could last for days.
WIN Network to bring back Nine Darwin news bulletin
The on-again, off-again relationship between Nine Darwin’s news bulletin and Territorians is back on again, with current owner WIN Network announcing the return of a local 30-minute news bulletin in Darwin.
Suspicious death of teen girl in remote community under investigation
NT Police is investigating a “suspicious death” in the remote community of Alpurrurulam near the Queensland border involving a teen girl who attended the local clinic early Monday morning after reportedly being physically assaulted.
Overpass officially named after business leader Luke Bowen
The Tiger Brennan Drive and Berrimah Road overpass has been officially renamed the Luke Bowen Bridge, honouring the late agricultural leader on Monday, who professionals and loved ones remembered as a man who built bridges across business and the wider Territory.