A 55-year-old man who was allegedly spreading counterfeit cash for gambling activities across the rural area has been arrested after NT Police said he used a fake ID to evade officers over an outstanding arrest warrant in Victoria in relation to commercial drug manufacturing charges.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has expanded on a previous Labor government memorandum of understanding with Dutch company Vopak to “accelerate” construction of a carbon storage facility at Middle Arm that would see liquified carbon dioxide shipped into Darwin from local and overseas companies, but the project, if it proceeds, is still not expected until some time next decade.
SunCable has officially submitted an application for environmental approval to develop a second solar and battery precinct at Muckaty Station, which the company said is aimed at meeting increasing energy demands from data centres in the region, which will be in addition to its proposed solar farm near Elliot.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered Katherine Town Council to pay workers the performance wage rises they were denied since July 2022 by chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill, which she had claimed was necessary due to the poor financial situation of the council at the time.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly running over a man in Timber Creek on Monday night, amid a massive brawl in the community that also saw two other people stabbed and taken to hospital.
The 2026 Bassinthegrass festival has announced its line-up of more than 20 acts spanning a variety of genres including pop, R&B, indie, rock, electronic, and dance, showcasing the diversity of Australian music at its 23rd edition, which will be held May 16 at Mindil Beach.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro says her government has a duty to “act responsibly with taxpayers money” and “can’t continue to throw good money after bad” while referencing a major Darwin project that she said was “fantastic” in theory, but had massively blown its budget under the previous government and “can’t come at any cost” – but she was not talking about the Darwin Ship Lift project.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is setting up shop in the Northern Territory to contest the next federal election and the next Territory election, with the goal to “break the major party duopoly” in the NT, a One Nation senator said.
A 30-year-old man who allegedly yelled that he was going to shoot and stab people while walking along a Leanyer street on Tuesday night has been arrested, testing positive for drugs, NT Police said.
Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital are currently under a code yellow, which the government said is due to an increase in aged care patients requiring ongoing acute care, with the code yellow ordered amid political bickering over the proposed new $60 million aged care facility.
A man was found dead in a storm drain along the Stuart Highway at Berrimah this morning, NT Police said.
A man has been killed after being hit by a car during a fight at Timber Creek overnight, while two other people were flown to Royal Darwin Hospital in serious conditions with stab wounds, NT Police said.
