A man has been charged with intending to cause serious harm in Alice Springs after allegedly hitting his partner with a vehicle on the Stuart Highway, NT Police said.
Kids’ cat food theft ring swapped kitty snacks for Scooby snacks, police say
A 45-year-old woman has been arrested and charged following a drug and weapons raid in Gray, where police allege part of her supply operation involved youths stealing cat food from a supermarket in exchange for marijuana, with officers later seizing drugs, cash and a range of weapons including batons, tasers, knives and samurai swords.
$2m for Gardens Oval redevelopment on the way
The NT Government has earmarked $2 million to initiate the long-delayed first stage of the redevelopment of Darwin’s Gardens Oval.
Telstra outage affecting parts of NT restored after crews travelled 1,000 kms
UPDATED: Telstra says it has restored a significant service outage due to a fibre break along the Stuart Highway, which affected communities in the NT, WA, and South Australia, that saw crews travelling more than 1,000 kms to fix.
Two fuel stations issued infringement notices for alleged over-charging by Consumer Affairs
Two fuel stations in the Greater Darwin area are facing nearly $20,000 in fines each for allegedly charging motorists more for fuel at the bowser than advertised, following compliance checks by NT Consumer Affairs, but it remains unclear why the national corporation that owns them was not hit with higher fines the government implemented earlier this year.
RDH ward opens a year late after 30 per cent cost blowout
A new ward at Royal Darwin Hospital has been completed a year later than the government had originally planned, alongside a 30 per cent budget blowout.
Three men now charged with murder over Casuarina bus interchange attack
Three men allegedly involved in a “vicious attack” at the Casuarina bus interchange in March that led to a 48-year-old man dying two months later from his injuries have now been charged with murder, NT Police said Tuesday.
Aboriginal corporation charged for vehicle rollover injuries, death of worker
NT WorkSafe has charged a Central Australian Aboriginal corporation in relation to two rollover incidents on unsealed roads that led to injuries for two workers and the death of a third, with the corporation facing a combined maximum penalty of $4.5 million if found guilty of all charges.
Manhunt for court runner ends with dog squad takedown, eight others also arrested
The NT Police operation to locate 44-year-old Brandt Graham, who allegedly jumped the dock at Darwin Local Court on Friday and evaded police for four days, ended in Gunn Tuesday afternoon in a short foot pursuit with the dog unit, while eight others believed to be in his “support network” have also been arrested, police said.
Pair on the run after alleged e-scooter knifepoint robbery
A man was allegedly hit in the face, threatened with a knife and robbed while stopped on his e-scooter to make a phone call near Casuarina Beach early Monday morning, NT Police said.
Fire and Emergency services to relocate to Nightcliff ‘police station’
The controversial $12 million Progress Drive building the previous Labor government called the Nightcliff ‘police station’ despite never being a functional station will house NT Fire and Emergency Services by next year, the Finocchiaro CLP Government has announced.
NT Police investigating worker’s death at cattle station south of Katherine
An investigation has been launched into a workplace incident that occurred on Friday, resulting in the death of a 62-year-old man, NT Police said.