The week’s business highlights include Tivan partnering with Aboriginal Investment NT for the Molyhil Tungsten Project, AT-PAC expanding its network with a new branch in Darwin, and the NT Government’s eConveyancing platform streamlining land transactions, plus more.
UPDATED: NT Police are investigating after a driver in Acacia travelling to work on Tuesday morning said he struck an object on the road that he later identified as a man, with police seeking the public’s help to identify the injured man who remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Charles Darwin University has committed to backpay more than 800 employees owed more than $4 million due to historical underpayment issues as part of an enforceable undertaking imposed by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
A 22-year-old chef from Muirhead has won the regional Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Award securing her place in the 2026 grand final of the long-running national culinary championship.
NT local councils are demanding the Commonwealth match the $100 million Flood Recovery Fund set up by the NT Government, with the councils also urging increased infrastructure investment to keep up with economic opportunities during a visit to Canberra.
A 43-year-old male police officer has been suspended with pay after he was charged with disorderly behaviour, careless driving and failing to provide a breath analysis, among other offences over the weekend in Palmerston, NT Police said.
A massive 99 per cent of the Territory’s firefighters have voted to reject the government’s latest enterprise agreement offer, the union representing firies has said, stating the government’s tactics to “strong-arm” workers to accept the deal has also been rejected.
Timor-Leste’s national carrier, Aero Dili, has launched its first-ever direct service to Australia, with the first flight touching down in Darwin on Sunday morning.
Approximately 5,000 Jacana Energy customers across the Territory are experiencing significant billing delays attributed to a major issue with the rollout of smart meters, the company revealed at Estimates hearings, while it is owed tens of millions in unpaid bills.
The NT Government is investing $2 million in upgrades to the historic Kahlin Oval in the Larrakeyah suburb of Darwin, including clubhouse structural roof repairs, dedicated female change rooms, improved disability access, and “enhanced security” in an effort to boost the growth of women’s and junior cricket in the city.
A 23-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed in the head and chest while she slept at a Zuccoli residence around 3:35am, NT Police said.
EDITORIAL: The Estimates Show is not currently functioning in the public’s interest and needs to be shut down and re-formatted or the main players possibly re-cast to get it back on track.
