The former operator of Sushi Bay outlets has been fined $15.3 million for underpaying migrant workers over $650,000, the Fair Work Ombudsman has said, which is $5 million more than the Commonwealth Bank was fined for underpaying employees more than $16 million.
A subdivision application for Berrimah Farm to expand the Northcrest residential development by more than 900 lots has been lodged.
The female Department of Infrastructure employee who was verbally abused and threatened by chief executive Andrew Kirkman has been awarded legal costs, while the Chief Minister has ruled out any repercussions for Mr Kirkman, despite the judge now finding that he and the department knew they had no case and failed to act as model litigants.
Two Northern Territory waste recycling businesses have been awarded a combined $1.5 million in grants by the Lawler Government to recycle concrete into road bases and other products used in the construction industry.
The NT Office of the ICAC has ejected the NT Independent from a national anti-corruption conference held at the Darwin Convention Centre, after the editor explained he wanted to ask some questions of the delegates, which resulted in a 12-month trespass notice being issued by NT Police.
St John Ambulance has signed a funding deal with the government worth up to $57 million for this financial year, while the government will also pay for a “reform consultant” to help address “agreed outcomes” from the clinical governance and ambulance service structural reviews, as well as an independent finance audit, the chief executive officer of the ambulance service has said.
The latest highlights include Uranium mining being banned in Kakadu, Idle solar plants expected to be connected to the grid with a $250 million Federal Government commitment, and a New PropTrack rental report indicating worsening rental pain in the NT. Also making resource news is the NT Government signing a new gas supply deal with Empire Energy, and Australasian reports substantial advancement with its NT mine operations.
Sentinel Property Group has applied to build a microbrewery and pub at Casuarina Square as part of a $10 million revitalisation plan for “The Quarter” entertainment precinct.
The NT has again ranked last in six out of eight benchmark economic categories, indicating a significant decrease in economic activity, a new report has found.
Website founder and NT businesswoman Amy Milford has again been named as a AusMumpreneur Awards 2024 finalist.
A day after the Federal Government committed a quarter of a billion dollars for renewable energy in the Territory, the Lawler Government has signed another gas supply agreement with a key Beetaloo Basin player for the Territory’s electricity system, before the company has been provided final environmental approvals for expansion or finalising an agreement with Traditional Owners.
Informa Connect Australia is hosting the Northern Territory Resources Week, a comprehensive event that brings together three of the Territory’s foremost industries—The South East Asia Australia Offshore & Onshore Conference, Mining the Territory Symposium, and the NT Clean Energy and Decarbonisation Forum. This all-encompassing event will take place on September 18 and 19 at the Darwin Convention Centre, assembling major players in Australia’s oil, gas, and mineral industries.
