Up to four youths remain on the run after allegedly attempting to break into a home and assaulting a 50-year-old man, leaving him with a serious hand injury, NT Police said.
Corrections officers call off Darwin strike action
Planned industrial action at Darwin correctional facilities that was to see corrections officers walk off the job for 24 hours on Wednesday has been cancelled by the union representing officers the day before the action was set to occur, after the death in custody of a 26-year-old man at the Darwin Correctional Centre last Friday.
Bilby comeback gathers pace as numbers quadruple across sanctuaries, AWC says
The population of the greater bilby has significantly increased, with numbers quadrupling in key protected areas over the past five years, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy says its latest data shows.
St John Ambulance’s critical failures exposed as triple zero calls ‘abandoned’ over weekend
St John Ambulance NT says a critical situation over the weekend led to nearly half of all emergency triple zero calls “abandoned” due to overwhelming demand, leaving 29 life-threatening emergencies unaddressed for up to five hours, with calls for the Health Minister to take urgent action to keep Territorians safe.
One dead, another wounded in Katherine stabbings
A man has been arrested after a 19-year-old died after being stabbed Katherine, and another man with a stab wound was flown to Darwin for treatment overnight, NT Police said.
Second custody death in a week after man found dead in Holtze cell
A man was found dead in his cell at Holtze prison on Saturday morning, with NT Police saying the death is not considered suspicious.
Police seeking witnesses to a sexual assault
Police are calling for a witnesses to a woman being sexually assaulted in Palmerston early on Friday morning, the agency has said.
Corrections officers expanding strike action to Darwin prisons next week
Darwin prisons will be forced into “restricted conditions” next week, as NT corrections officers expand protected industrial action to walk off the job for multiple 12-hour shifts that the Corrections Commissioner says will create “significant disruption”, which comes amid stalled negotiations on a new enterprise bargaining agreement that saw officers in Alice Springs march through the streets last Friday in protest.
Neighbourhood Watch NT Safety Expo set for Darwin
The Neighbourhood Watch NT Community Safety Expo will be held in Darwin next month, with organisers aiming to give residents a hands-on look at preventive safety, including practical tools, emergency kits and everyday safety practices.
Man dies in police custody
A man has died in police custody following his arrest after allegedly assaulting a woman at a retirement home, NT Police said.
Santos’ Darwin LNG plant temporarily shut down
Santos has temporarily shut down its Darwin LNG plant due to equipment replacement on its floating production vessel in the Barossa gas field it has been reported.
Woman found dead near bus stop
NT Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who was found unresponsive near a bus stop on Karama Crescent Monday night.