Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby has been referred to the anti-corruption watchdog by a federal senator after allegations were raised in a national law journal about the CLP Government blocking the NT Supreme Court from issuing media statements and an alleged new policy that all its communications need to be approved by the Attorney-General’s Department’s chief executive.
The NT’s environmental regulator is investigating after Inpex admitted to under-reporting toxic emissions from its Ichthys LNG plant, with errors in the way “some emissions” from the plant have been calculated and reported since 2018, including volatile organic compounds such as benzene, a leukaemia-causing chemical, which a doctor says could cause serious health problems.
A 36-year-old woman who allegedly lit a car on fire on Kempe Street in Alice Springs on Monday afternoon has been charged with vehicle and arson offences, NT Police said.
NT Police have released CCTV footage of an aggravated burglary that occurred at the government armoury in Katherine East on Saturday, October 11, as they continue to appeal to the public for information to aid in their ongoing investigation.
Darwin and Palmerston bus drivers, represented by the Transport Workers’ Union, have warned that further industrial action could occur if a fair offer is not made by private bus operator CDC, following Monday’s strike action that shut down bus services in the Greater Darwin area.
Two security guards, one suffering suspected fractures, were taken to Royal Darwin Hospital after being attacked by up to 20 people in Parap on Saturday afternoon with bottles and sticks, NT Police said.
Sixteen youths in Katherine have been arrested and charged as part of NT Police Task Force Cerberus for 40 offences related to burglaries, stolen vehicles, and bail breaches as part of a three-day operation targeting property-related crime in the Katherine CBD, NT Police said.
Greater Darwin area commuters are being advised to seek other transport options because of a 24-hour bus drivers strike on Monday, October 20, after stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations between the Transport Workers Union and private bus operator CDC.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government passed changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act through Parliament Thursday night that nobody but the government is happy with, following months of fierce debate and controversy, with everyone from the crossbench to the LGBTQI community to the Australian Christian Lobby criticising the amendments.
A woman has died in a two-vehicle collision on the Stuart Highway, approximately 20 km north of Ti Tree on Thursday night, NT Police said.
A government armoury in Katherine has been robbed for the second time in three months, after four unknown people broke into the building in the industrial area in Katherine East on Saturday morning, stealing an undisclosed quantity of ammunition and damaging emergency services vehicles, NT Police said.
Territorians are being warned to be cautious about disease carrying mosquitoes during the upcoming peak breeding period from October to January, with adult mosquitos expected to be flying from Friday as part of an anticipated spike in numbers this year.
