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A group of Territory business owners suing the NT Government and the Chief Health Officer over vaccine mandate laws have retained prominent lawyer Julian Burnside QC to lead their legal action, the group has announced.

A Queensland-based architectural company has been awarded a $7.2 million to design the controversial National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs, while a local firm will provide assistance on the design, the NT Government said, despite the total budget for the gallery expected to be up to $30 million more than the government has claimed.

The NT Government awarded 21 contracts in the last week to a total of $6 million with the largest being awarded to WTD Constructions Pty Ltd for Structural Repairs and Building Certification Work of Gapuwiyak School, East Arnhem Region.

The NT Government released 13 requests for tender in the last week, including Provision of CCTV Monitoring and Night Security Patrol Services within the Central Business District for a Period of 36 Months in Alice Springs. Click here to read the full list of tenders released this week.

The Northern Territory lost 2,930 people to interstate migration in the September quarter of 2021, newly released figures show, but ultimately recorded an annual population decrease of 0.2 per cent, the NT Department of Treasury and Finance said.

Some deserving Northern Territory tourism companies picked up four awards at the Australian Tourism Awards over the weekend.

The Gunner Government ignored a parliamentary committee’s recommendation to lift the cap on taxi licences in Darwin and Alice Springs and instead paid a consultant to tell them the same thing, Independent MLA Robyn Lambley says.

The NT Government awarded 22 contracts in the last week to a total of $8.5 million with the largest being awarded to DT Hobbs Pty Ltd for Provision of Construction, Refurbishments and Upgrades to Northern Territory Infrastructure For a Period of 36 Months in Milikapiti Community.