The Australia Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has announced its new NT director will be an environmental scientist with industry experience and not the Chief Minister’s best mate and current ministerial adviser Cameron Angus.
The NT Government knew about unsafe homes in Bellamack since at least 2014 but did not take any measures to protect homeowners who were forced to stay in them during Cyclone Marcus, despite multiple engineering reports that found they were a cyclone safety risk, the NT Independent can reveal.
The NT Government awarded 24 contracts in the last week to a total of $7 million.
In total, 20 contracts worth $6.8 million went to NT-based businesses, and 4 contracts totaling $235,220.00 went to non-local enterprises.
Territory consumers looking to purchase big-ticket items online are being warned about “sophisticated” fraudulent websites that have duped savvy online NT shoppers and cost them nearly $1 million since late 2019, NT Consumer Affairs said.
A Chinese-backed agribusiness company has received the largest groundwater extraction licence in the history of the NT to use 40,000 megalitres of water a year for a major fruit and vegetable project in Central Australia that will mostly supply China.
A senior public servant who charged taxpayers for a questionable trip to Disney World has been appointed by the Chief Minister as the interim Territory Investment Commissioner, the NT Independent can reveal.
Two new commissioners will be appointed to bolster private investment in the Northern Territory with the goal of reaching the government’s decade-long $40 billion economy target, Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced this morning, but critics say it’s an admission of years of economic failure.
The NT Government awarded 28 contracts in the last week to a total of $61.9 million.
In total, 17 contracts worth $61.4 million went to NT-based businesses, and 11 contracts totaling $518,063 went to non-local enterprises.
The largest private investment since Inpex’s Ichthys gas project has been approved in the NT, with Santos signing off on a $4.7 billion final investment decision for its offshore gas Barossa Project, north of Darwin.
Thousands of Territory tourism and hospitality industry workers, among others, could lose their jobs after the Federal Government’s JobKeeper wage subsidy program ended on Sunday, amid concerns some businesses will struggle to survive without government backing.
The NT Government awarded 42 contracts in the last week to a total of $18.5 million.
In total, 39 contracts worth $18.2 million went to NT-based businesses, and three contracts totaling $255,662.60 went to non-local enterprises.
The giant Chinatown hole in the ground at Mitchell St on the corner of Mott Ct has been sold for $3.75 million to an undisclosed buyer after 20 years on the market.
