A man was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital from a community outside Katherine, after he was allegedly bashed repeatedly with a ‘blunt weapon’, NT Police said.
Woman allegedly sexually assaulted while sleeping
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman sleeping in her bed in her Alice Springs home, NT Police said.
Fyles appointed CEO of Somerville Community Services as disability organisation gets political again
Former chief minister and noted stock market enthusiast Natasha Fyles has been named the new chief executive of Somerville Community Services, with a salary estimated at roughly $250,000, more than three months after getting turfed out of Parliament by voters.
Police officer charged with rape
An unnamed 32-year-old NT Police officer is facing rape and other sexual offence charges, NT Police have confirmed.
Woman threatened outside home with ‘blunt object’, man threatened with ‘edged’ weapon: police
Two 13-year-old girls allegedly threatened a woman with a ‘blunt object’ outside her home In Alice Springs, with one later allegedly breaking into the house through a window, while a man was allegedly threatened with an ‘edged’ weapon outside his home in another suburb and told to get into a vehicle, NT Police said.
Serious assault on several police officers in remote community under investigation
UPDATED: Three police officers were injured, and one knocked out, early Wednesday morning after an alleged “disgusting” attack by multiple people at a remote community while the officers attempted to arrest a man for domestic violence offences, NT Police said.
First Darwin Comedy Festival to kick off with headliner Celeste Barber
The inaugural Darwin Comedy Festival will launch at the Darwin Entertainment Centre from March 6 to 8 next year, headlined by top comedians Celeste Barber, Nazeem Hussain, and Reuben Kaye, along with a line-up of international comedians, emerging talent and local acts.
Violent afternoon crime spree suspect in custody, undergoing mental health assessment: Police
A 42-year-old man was arrested by NT Police late yesterday afternoon following a violent crime spree across the Darwin northern suburbs, where he allegedly attempted to run people over with a car, threw rocks at others, assaulted at least one person with a baseball bat, chased a female jogger while armed and reportedly “threatened” motorists with an umbrella while driving erratically down Bagot Road.
Woman found dead on street with head injury
Major Crime Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead at toilet block in Wanguri with a head injury, NT Police said.
Lawyer criticises NT Government’s refusal to supply safe water to remote Indigenous communities
The NT Government is wasting time trying to overturn a major court ruling that forced it to provide residents with access to safe drinking water, a lawyer representing remote residents says, after the government last week moved to appeal the ruling.
Woman attacked with weapon in home invasion
A woman in Alice Springs was assaulted in her home by a male youth with a weapon during a break-in, while police are looking for a group who stole a ute from a police compound which was later allegedly used to try and ram a police car, NT Police said.
80 DV offenders including rapists arrested since September in ‘targeted operation’: Police
An NT Police operation to target domestic violence offenders with outstanding warrants has resulted in 80 arrests, police said, including 36 made in regional and remote areas since the beginning of September.