In the last week the NT Government has released 20 tenders, including Technical Review of Drainage and Erosion and Sediment Controls in Remote Subdivisions, All of NT.
First stage of the Carpentaria Hwy upgrade finished seven months late
The first section of the newly sealed and widened Carpentaria Hwy has been opened, seven months after the Fyles Government said it would be finished..
NT Resource News – November 6
Highlights this week include the NT Government approving Avenira’s mine management plan for the Wanorah phosphate project, Empire Energy Group moving closer to a final investment decision, Elmore’s third magnetite shipment off to China, and Lithium Plus reporting remarkable assay results from its drilling activities.
Migration agreement extended for one year to ‘boost NT workforce’, open new pathways for permanent residency: Govt
The Federal Government’s extension of its migration agreement with the NT Government for another year will directly benefit the local workforce by opening up more jobs across the territory, it has said, while the Opposition says the 12-month extension does not go far enough and will cost small businesses.
Federal Court injunction temporarily halts Santos’ Barossa gas pipeline construction
A Federal Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to Santos laying its Barossa gas pipeline in the Timor Sea after lawyers for Tiwi Islands traditional owner Simon Munkura this week sought an injunction.
New electric scooter and bike hire contract awarded by Darwin Council
Darwin Council has awarded a two-year contract to Beam to provide electric scooters and bikes for hire, taking the place of Neuron Mobility which brought scooters to city streets in a trial in 2020.
Public service numbers continue to increase since 2018 hiring freeze and cap: Report
Public servant positions in the NT Government have risen by roughly 1,300 since the Labor Government’s 2018 hiring freeze and subsequent hiring cap, implemented in response to a growing financial crisis, the latest State of the Service report shows.
NT Government tenders awarded – November 2
The NT Government awarded 25 contracts in the last week to a total of $7.4 million with the largest being awarded to Hydro-Chem Pty Ltd for Repairs and Maintenance, Cleaning, Testing of Cooling Towers and Chemical Dosing Systems for a Period of 60 Months, Darwin Region.
Fyles Cabinet reshuffle announced
UPDATED: A man who was elected in a by-election just last year is the Territory’s new Police Minister, following a Cabinet reshuffle announced by Chief Minister Natasha Fyles on Monday afternoon, that will also see another backbencher promoted to the Labor Cabinet team at the expense of Paul Kirby and Lauren Moss, who have both been booted.
NT economy in recession, still the weakest in the country: CommSec report
Despite the NT Government’s denial that the economy is in a recession, the Territory’s economy has shrunk by another one per cent for the third consecutive quarter, alongside Tasmania—the only two jurisdictions recording a steady decline in growth, according to CommSec’s latest state-of-the-states report.
Jetstar’s Darwin to Bali flights back starting October 31
Jetstar has announced the return of its flights between Darwin and Bali after a three-week hiatus due to runway repair works at the Darwin International Airport.
Santos says independent research shows no underwater cultural sites along Barossa pipe route
Oil and gas giant Santos has hit back at claims its Barossa gas pipeline would interfere with underwater Indigenous heritage sites with independent research it says shows there are no cultural heritage sites along its proposed pipeline route, that a group of Tiwi Islanders applied to the Federal Government to halt this week.