A by-election for the East Arnhem electorate of Mulka has been set for September 12 following the sudden resignation of Yingiya Guyula on Wednesday, with parties now scrambling to preselect candidates by next Thursday.
Victims of fiery Stuart Highway crash identified as cause still being investigated
The NT Police have officially concluded the victim identification process following the head-on collision on the Stuart Highway earlier this month, but are still investigating the cause of the deadly crash.
Police capture prisoner after work camp escape
UPDATED: A prisoner who escaped from the Barkly Work Camp and was believed to be headed to Alice Springs has been caught in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
Healthy Harold’s 40 years in the NT marked with retro merchandise
Life Education NT is celebrating 40 years of Healthy Harold in the Northern Territory with a new range of retro merchandise aimed at raising money to take its health and wellbeing programs to 40 communities across the Territory.
CLP internal turmoil over VAD legislation while no explanation provided for controversial restrictions
Two CLP branch chairs representing party members in Darwin’s northern suburbs have written to the Chief Minister calling for the “unnecessarily restrictive” voluntary assisted dying legislation to be altered to remove the doctor “gag clause” and the 12-month prognosis timeframe before it is passed next week in Parliament, while the government has still not explained why it added the conditions.
Caravan and camping industry brings new show to Darwin
Caravan and Camping SANT will host its inaugural Northern Territory Caravan, Camping & Outdoor Show at the Darwin Turf Club from tomorrow.
Police attacked with rocks and an arrow during latest ongoing unrest in Wadeye
A large group of males armed with various weapons were discovered concealing themselves in bushland Sunday afternoon as they approached the community of Wadeye, NT Police said, with the group allegedly attacking officers with rocks, window louvres and at one point an arrow was allegedly shot at police when officers attempted to disperse them.
Code Yellows indicate looming ‘health disaster’: Nurses union
The ongoing Code Yellow crisis at Royal Darwin and Palmerston hospitals shows a significant failure in the health system with conditions on the verge of a “health disaster”, the union representing the NT’s nurses and midwives says, which was met with a statement from the acting head of NT Health thanking Territorians for their “patience” and pledging to throw “all of our resources and energy” into alleviating the current situation.
Opinion: The NT’s population problem is a social and policy problem
The Northern Territory needs a radical rethink of population policy, including targeted migration to attract highly skilled workers, tax incentives to draw Australians north and improved employment packages to retain talent and build a more diverse economy, writes Dr Don Fuller, whose current visit has highlighted the challenges facing the Territory.
‘It’s definitely going to happen’: NT prepares for H5N1 bird flu
The highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu is expected to reach the Northern Territory soon, the Environment Department has said, with staff sampling faeces and water supplies to identify contamination.
Committee formed to oversee commercial barramundi licence buy-back
The Finocchiaro Government has formed a committee to oversee the buy-back of commercial barramundi fishing licences, with the industry welcoming the independent body but calling for alternative fishing methods so locally caught wild barramundi can continue to be sold in restaurants.
CLP scramble to temporarily fill two crucial independent roles
The Finocchiaro CLP Government has moved to fill two independent statutory roles with one temporary acting commissioner, after the Children’s Commissioner resigned in disgust with the government’s policies last month and the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner’s contract was not renewed following his public criticism of the government.