A fresh five-year Designated Area Migration Agreement has been established for the Northern Territory, enabling employers to access more overseas workers until June 30, 2030, significantly increasing the number of eligible occupations from 135 to 325.
Romy Carey has been announced as the new chief executive officer of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association, replacing Will Evans.
Territorians will pay for a high-priced Melbourne lawyer to defend senior government executive Andrew Kirkman’s actions at an upcoming Federal Circuit Court hearing in Darwin, after another court found he threatened to blackmail a female staffer and inflicted a mental health injury on her while engaging in “aggressive” and “threatening” behaviour in 2021.
A new travel connection has been established between the Northern Territory and Malaysia following AirAsia Malaysia’s announcement of its non-stop service from Darwin to Kuala Lumpur, that was made possible with an undisclosed amount of taxpayer funds.
The NT’s land councils are demanding the Finocchiaro Government scrap its Territory Coordinator Bill, claiming it excludes Aboriginal people from decisions about their traditional lands and hinders their ability to protect their heritage, while a dissenting report to Parliament by an MLA states the bill is “not in the best interest of the Northern Territory”.
US-based logistics company Crowley says it’s collaborating with the NT Government to find a resolution to its Project Caymus bulk fuel storage facility being unlawfully constructed in Darwin Harbour without the necessary building permit.
A popular pub in Darwin’s northern suburbs is undergoing a major $2 million renovation that will also see its iconic name changed.
NT pensioners and those in financial difficulty will receive increased social security payments due to indexation adjustments by the Federal Government, effective March 20, but Council on the Ageing NT says the increase is not enough to meet skyrocketing living costs.
An NT prisons contract awarded to a private security company the Corrections Minister’s adviser previously worked for was handled independently of his office, the Minister has said, but he has refused to say how much it will cost taxpayers, while a privacy law expert said it was only in “extreme circumstances” that governments should hide the cost of contracts, with this contract not meeting the threshold.
The Finocchiaro CLP Government will lobby the Federal Labor Government this week to secure a commitment on the Darwin Port amid solvency issues with Chinese-owned company Landbridge, but the Chief Minister would not say if leasing the nationally strategic asset to China in 2015 was a mistake made by her previous CLP government.
The Finocchiaro Government is extending the life of three gas turbine electricity generators that supply Darwin and Katherine, but the government has refused to say if it will still meet its 2030 renewable energy target, while the Utilities Commission has said it cannot tell if the government’s plan is the appropriate solution, it has been reported.
The Northern Territory’s 2024-25 mango season has yielded 3.9 million trays, producing 51.75 per cent of Australia’s mangoes, with 2,000 local, national and international workers helping NT mango businesses pick and pack this season.
