Transit officers have been given powers to ban or arrest public transport passengers in an effort to crack down on anti-social behaviour on the Territory’s buses.
‘He read his job description’: Gaming Minister backflips on pokies, suspends applications for 60 Alice Springs machines
NT Gaming Minister Chansey Paech has ordered a nine-month moratorium on new poker machines in Alice Springs following community outrage, with an Independent MLA accusing him of a “complete backflip” after he first claimed he had no control over the granting of the licenses.
Origin Energy to exit Beetaloo Basin, selling gas exploration interests
Origin Energy has pulled the plug on its on-shore gas exploration activities in the Beetaloo Basin – which it once dubbed as one of the “most promising shale gas resources in the world” – and announced it will sell its current exploration interests in the region.
13-year-old charged with arson after setting Palmerston car on fire and watching it burn
A 13-year-old boy armed with an edged weapon has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to two vehicles and stealing a purse from another vehicle over the weekend, NT Police said.
Man charged with rape and assault offences in northern suburbs
A 35-year-old man has been charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent, an act of gross indecency, and indecent assault following an alleged incident in the northern suburbs last Friday, September 9, NT Police said.
Editorial: NT Police mental health failure cover-up shows cynical appropriation of R U OK? branding
EDITORIAL – Trigger warning, discussion of mental health and suicide: The NT Police, an organisation that has seen five of its people take their own lives this year, publicly dismissed, censored and deleted their own former members’ personal experiences of mental health support failures in the agency in a shocking social media bungle.
Darwin renters facing more woes as property values continue to climb
Darwin was the only Australian capital to see home values rise in August, while still offering the most affordable dwellings with a median value of $512,531, attracting investors but impacting renters, CoreLogic statistics show.
Man dead after buggy crash near Nhulunbuy
A 34-year-old man was killed in a buggy crash near Nhulunbuy Thursday night, with another man airlifted to Gove Hospital with serious injuries, NT Police said.
Worker falls from forklift workbox onto concrete causing serious injuries
A Territory worker suffered broken teeth, a punctured lung and rib fractures after falling 3.6 metres from a forklift’s mesh storage cage last month, sparking a safety alert from NT WorkSafe.
Territory’s unemployment rate up in August: ABS figures
The Northern Territory’s unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 4.5 per cent in August from the previous month’s 3.5 per cent, despite an increase in total employment and full-time work available, newly released figures show.
Halikos Group awarded $25m Casuarina pool revamp tender
Darwin council has awarded Halikos Group with the $25 million contract to redevelop the Casuarina pool which will close at the end of the month for at least a year, while construction takes place to transform it into the “Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre”.
NT Government eyes pipelines from Tennant Creek to Darwin for ‘future services’
An “infrastructure corridor” that would see pipelines from Tennant Creek to Darwin for future services including gas, water, communications and other utilities is under review by the NT Government, which it says will bolster the development of key regional areas.