More than 10,000 internet users in Alice Springs have had their NBN connection upgraded to fibre to the premises, allowing speeds 18 times faster than conventional copper broadband connections with enhanced reliability, the member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour has said.
The Darwin Airport Development Group has said Qatar Airways buying a 25 per cent share of Virgin Australia would strengthen the Northern Territory’s role as an essential hub for global travel, it has been reported.
The NT Government awarded 14 contracts in the last week to a total of over $6.1 million with the largest being awarded to Piening Holdings Pty Ltd for Maintenance of Rural Roadside Amenities Facilities for a Period of 36 Months in Tennant Creek Region.
A discount tourism scheme for the Top End has opened for bookings, with up to 25 per cent savings available, the Tourism Minister said.
The latest highlights include Gemco Mine still grappling with cyclone-related challenges, and the First Home Buyers grant scheme begins October 1. Also making resource news is Vista Gold discovers high-grade vein intercepts at Mt Todd, and ECNT seeks stay order on Tamboran’s Beetaloo fracking project.
The Endeavour Group has purchased Darwin’s The Cav, it has been reported.
The Environment Centre NT has said it has filed an urgent application with the NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal to stop Tamboran Resources drilling at its Beetaloo Basin Shenandoah South fracking project until a final ruling is made on the centre’s claim that the project poses “unacceptable” risks to water.
The CLP Government has said it will not release the cost of the Tamboran Resources gas deal struck with the Lawler Government in April notwithstanding its own calls in parliament for the details to be revealed.
The Finocchiaro Government has announced that applications under its $20 million 12-month first home buyers grants scheme will open next month.
The NT Government awarded 10 contracts in the last week to a total of over $25.4 million with the largest being awarded to AKJ Services Pty Ltd for Part A Land Release Infrastructure in Holtze, Darwin Region.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has criticised Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to commission an independent review to assess the potential adverse impact on groundwater from gas fracking plans in the Beetaloo Basin, it has been reported.
The latest highlights include NT mineral expenditures exceeding Australia’s total by more than eightfold, and SC dismisses legal challenge against Tamboran’s fracking approvals. Also making resource news is that Beetaloo Basin is on the brink of initiating its first gas production, and Beetaloo Basin can supply gas to Australia for the next 400 years.
