Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital early Thursday morning after being struck by a silver hatchback in two separate alleged hit-and-runs, with the NT Police calling for the public’s help identifying the occupants of the car.
Parks Australia fined $200k for disturbing Kakadu sacred site; Gunlom Falls to reopen next year
Parks Australia has been slapped with a $200,000 fine after the Commonwealth agency pleaded guilty to damaging a sacred site at Gunlom Falls during the construction of a pathway in 2019, the largest fine on record under sacred sites laws.
‘Setting the record straight’: CLP pledges to release true and accurate picture of Territory’s ‘dire’ economic outlook
The CLP Government will provide Territorians with a look behind the books at what it calls a “grim” economic outlook caused by years of “financial chaos” next week at a special event with the NT’s Under Treasurer.
Singapore gives conditional approval for SunCable’s PowerLink project
Singapore has given conditional approval for Sun Cable’s plan to import 1.75 gigawatts of solar power from the Northern Territory, a project valued at US$24 billion, which is scheduled to commence after 2035.
Proposed mandatory jail terms for spitting at workers undermines the courts: Human Rights Commission
Any person found guilty of spitting at any worker will be subject to a mandatory three-month jail sentence, as part of the CLP’s anti-crime agenda to be debated in Parliament this week, that has been labelled a “recipe for injustice” by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Teen arrested for attempted rape in Palmerston suburb
A 16-year-old male has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and attempting to rape a woman on a street in Woodroffe on Monday evening.
Woman assaulted by six offenders, man tasered by police during remote community disturbance
Large “disturbances” in the remote community of Jilkminggan on Monday saw a woman assaulted by up to six unknown offenders and a man tasered by police after he allegedly threatened officers with a claw hammer, NT Police said.
Fugitive who cut off electronic monitoring device to flee facility rearrested
A 27-year-old man who cut off his electronic monitoring device before fleeing an Alice Springs “facility” he was ordered to reside at with the help of a female “associate” who also removed her EMD and drove the getaway car, has been rearrested over the weekend following a massive search effort, NT Police said.
Woman sexually assaulted in early morning incident in Alice Springs
NT Police are searching for a male who allegedly indecently assaulted a female in her 40s who was walking near Anzac Hill in Alice Springs around 6:30am on Sunday morning.
Driver involved in Berry Springs car crash dies in hospital
A woman involved in a single vehicle car crash at the entrance to a caravan park in Berry Springs last week has died from injuries sustained in the incident, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
Vehicle window smashed, passengers threatened with ‘edged’ weapon: police
Five males allegedly smashed the passenger window of a vehicle parked at McDonald’s in Katherine and threatened those inside with an “edged” weapon, NT Police said.
Trip around the Nation: Free to Read National News for October 21
Today’s national news includes ABF arresting a man for alleged import of date-rape drugs, LNP members slammed for misrepresenting their position on abortion, Vietnam and Australia aiming for a bilateral trade goal of US$20 billion, and buyer interest strong enough to offset significant rate hikes.