The Albanese Government has announced it will open a Darwin registry of the newly formed Administrative Review Tribunal to make it easier for Territorians to seek an independent merit review of government decisions, a move which follows the Finocchiaro Government announcing it would remove third party merit reviews of its decisions on planning, petroleum, and water.
The Finocchiaro Government will employ an executive on close to $250,000 a year to oversee the renovation of prisons and the construction of a new prison and work camps.
NT Police are investigating the circumstances around the death of a 39-year-old Humpty Doo woman who was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital on Monday morning after falling “seriously ill”, with a man known to the woman later arrested.
A man is in Royal Darwin Hospital with a cut to his forehead from allegedly being attacked with an “edged weapon” after the windows of his parked car were smashed by three offenders who are still on the run, NT Police said.
An NT delegation led by Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations Robyn Cahill is on its way to Indonesia to strengthen the Territory’s economic partnership by engaging with the Indonesian government and local business representatives, the CLP Government said. SEE THE COST
A man has been arrested following a police pursuit after officers tried to stop him over an aggrevated burglary he allegedly committed in Alice Springs last Thursday.
Charles Darwin University has cut departmental budgets and will see up to 20 staff positions terminated, in accordance with a pre-Christmas prophecy from vice-chancellor Scott Bowman, who told staff in late November the university’s “finances lie in ruins” and a “bloodbath” of staff cuts was on the cards before skipping town for early and extended leave.
A man has been charged after allegedly holding his partner against her will with a gun across four days, and assaulting her and threatening to kill her, NT Police said.
The CLP Government will table a new bill to provide NT Police with “express powers” to access private property without a search warrant for offenders who breach parole or domestic violence orders.
Hip-hop artists Hilltop Hoods will feature at this year’s Bass in the Grass outdoor concert, with the government announcing the initial 18 acts in the line-up which includes international artists.
The CLP Government has scrapped the $1.30 minimum floor price for alcohol despite calls from NT health organisations and community leaders to keep the measure in place, which they said has been effective in helping to reduce alcohol-related harms across the Territory.
A man has been charged with murder over the death of a woman in Alice Springs on Sunday, NT Police said.
