A woman has been charged after she allegedly stabbed another woman at the Palmerston bus interchange this morning, NT Police said.
Alice Springs dad wins $25m lotto jackpot
An Alice Springs man has won $25 million in the Powerball jackpot, the largest individual lottery win in NT history, but says he doesn’t plan to quit his day job.
Malak man facing charges for alleged rape
A 55-year-old man has been charged for allegedly raping a female who fell asleep at his Malak residence on Saturday evening, NT Police said, with the female later escaping and seeking help from people in the area who called police.
Police use tyre spikes to stop car in Alice Springs, accidentally get another
Two 10-year-olds, an 11-year-old, and a 14-year-old were allegedly in a stolen car stopped by tyre spikes in Alice Springs, but officers also accidentally shredded the tyres of another car, NT Police said, which is not the first time the wrong car had its tyres slashed.
Territory bus drivers to take 24-hour strike action next week
A 24-hour strike has been scheduled by NT bus drivers for Monday, October 20, following stalled negotiations over a new enterprise agreement between the Transport Workers’ Union and private bus operator CDC.
Alternative bus stops established ahead of major interchange closures
The Casuarina and Darwin bus interchanges will be permanently closed on October 27, the government has ordered, as part of its measures to enhance safety across the bus network, with passengers being told to familiarise themselves with the new bus stops around Casuarina.
CLP elects new party president as former president resigns suddenly
A long-time public servant IT specialist, part-time musician and fishing enthusiast has been elected the CLP’s third president in two years at the party’s Central Council meeting over the weekend in Alice Springs, which comes amid party turmoil that saw its now outgoing president suddenly withdraw from seeking re-election at the last minute.
Armed men flee burning car after police chase
Two men, one of them armed with multiple ‘edged weapons’ stuffed down his pants, were arrested after a car chase through Palmerston and Darwin resulted in a Toyota Land Cruiser catching on fire early Saturday morning in the northern suburbs, NT Police said.
Major drug bust at Darwin Airport leads to three arrests: NT Police
A 32-year-old Queensland woman was arrested with two kilos of meth allegedly concealed in her checked luggage at the Darwin Airport early Thursday morning as part of a Joint Organised Crime Task Force drug operation, with a 25-year-old man allegedly waiting to pick up the woman also arrested, NT Police said.
‘Pretty weird’: CLP’s Alice Springs art gallery ultimatum stared down by Federal Govt
The Federal Infrastructure Minister has responded to her Territory counterpart’s ultimatum on the proposed Alice Springs Aboriginal art gallery, which she suggested may have been political posturing by the CLP to blame the Commonwealth for its desire to bin the project outright, describing Bill Yan’s demand that the feds approve variations by yesterday as “a pretty weird way of trying to work with the Commonwealth”.
Stolen vehicle used to ram raid residence, business and police
Two youths who allegedly carjacked a man at knifepoint at a Wishart service station early Wednesday morning, used the stolen Toyota Yaris to later ram the gate of a home in Malak, NT Police said, before eventually turning the vehicle on police during a pursuit.
Hersey used taxpayer-funded chauffeured car for casino, Greek restaurant trips, new documents show
Education Minister Jo Hersey not only took a white car chauffeur service to Casuarina as she claimed on Monday, but also used the VIP car service to attend the casino, a Darwin Greek restaurant, a health clinic and the botanic gardens in a two-month span, newly reported government records revealed by ABC Darwin show, with the Minister now claiming all the trips were “work trips”.