This week, Dustin’s brings you its newly arrived silver 2023 Kia Carnival KA4 MY23 S Wagon, which comes with a 2.2-litre 4-cylinder diesel engine and an 8-speed sports automatic transmission. This wagon is under factory warranty until 2030 and has an odometer reading of 10,726 km.

Qantas Darwin to Singapore service to start in March
Qantas will be using an Airbus A220 to fly a new route between Darwin and Singapore but the start of the service has been pushed back until the end of March.

Police to use spit hoods on children in watch houses again
The Finocchiaro Government will reintroduce the use of spit hoods on children in police watch houses, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has said.

Application for eight-storey residential tower in Larrakeyah
A development application for the construction of an eight-storey residential tower in Larrakeyah, on the site of an old elevated house, has been lodged with the Development Consent Authority.

Two men charged over child exploitation
Two Northern Territory men have been charged with separate child exploitation offences, including one of the men being charged with gross indecency with a child under 14-years of age, NT Police said.

Woman charged for allegedly stabbing people with scissors
A 19-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly stabbing multiple people with scissors on the street in Parap on Thursday evening, NT Police said.

NT Independent named as Walkley Awards finalist again
NT Independent editor Christopher Walsh has been named as a finalist in the 69th Walkley Awards for his political shares scandal reporting that led to the resignation of a chief minister, the second year in a row the paper has been shortlisted in Australia’s pre-eminent national journalism awards.

NT building work above national average
Building work in the Northern Territory increased by 3.7 per cent in the June quarter, with an increase of 13.5 per over the year, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.

Top End river report calls on government to use evidence for policy
Extensive cropping, land clearing, the allocation of a large amount of irrigation water, along with a poor water management framework, could severely damage Northern Territory rivers, a new report produced by consultants on behalf of an environmentally-focussed alliance has found.

New RDH ward scheduled to open in late 2025
The NT Health Department has said building work on a new ward at Royal Darwin Hospital will disrupt the use of the main car park, with the new ward now scheduled to open in late 2025, after originally being planned to open early next year.

Man charged with murder over Malak stabbing
A man has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of his nephew in Malak, NT Police said.

NT Business News – October 9
The latest highlights include Qatar-Virgin buy-in signals positive developments for NT, bookings open for Top End discount tourism scheme, and the NT Chamber of Commerce looking for a new chief executive. Also making resource news is NT greenlights Tivan’s Sandover project, and Astute Metals utilizes its option to acquire IOCG royalty.

